Don’t be shy, we really do want to see your portfolios. If you think you have what it takes, email us at steve.jenkins@imagine-publishing.co.uk with a URL and a quick comment.

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A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers, visitors and followers. Look forward to working with you all again next year.

As part of our HOT 100 special in January, we’ve decided to give you a chance to get involved with a quick reader poll that looks back at 2011 and forward to 2012.
First up we want your vote for which of our thirteen favourite Lightbox sites from each issue should be crowned overall Site of the Year. We’ve provided each one right here, reminding you of the URLs and designers, as well as providing a quick screenshot to illustrate each example’s greatness.

Secondly, we want to know which web agency from our Pro File roundup over the past 12 months is not only your favourite, but crucially could be the one to watch out for most in 2012.

Cast your votes now to have your say!

ISSUE 179
Firstborn

URL: www.fborn.com

ISSUE 180
Driftlab

URL: www.driftlab.com

ISSUE 181
Liquid Light

URL: www.liquidlight.co.uk

ISSUE 182
Mutado

URL: http://mutado.com

ISSUE 183
Hi-ReS

URL: http://hi-res.net

ISSUE 184
Critical Mass

URL: www.criticalmass.com

ISSUE 185
Flightless

URL: www.flightless.co.nz

ISSUE 186
Session Digital

URL: www.sessiondigital.com

ISSUE 187
GR/DD

URL: www.grdd.co.uk

ISSUE 188
2Advanced

URL: www.2advanced.com

ISSUE 189
ORM London

URL: www.ormlondon.com

ISSUE 190
Underwired Amaze

URL: www.underwired.com

ISSUE 191
Ultranoir

URL: www.ultranoir.com

Cast your votes now to have your say!

Don’t be shy, we really do want to see your portfolios. If you think you have what it takes, email us at steve.jenkins@imagine-publishing.co.uk with a URL and a quick comment.

Already looking forward to getting your portfolios, so start sending now.

Creating a data-driven website can be challenging as designers come to terms with data manipulation to deliver content to the browser. Alpha Five Version 11 can connect to any of the common web data sources, from MS Access to MySQL from SQL Server to Oracle, it’s just a matter of “connect and deliver” Once you are connected to your data source, Alpha Five comes to life as it responds at lightning speed using codeless Ajax to deliver information to your site visitors. Another exciting feature of Alpha Five is its ability to allow you to effortlessly integrate image galleries, intelligent platform-aware video, as well as data-aware maps without writing a single line of code. All this, with the added benefits of support for gestures, orientation, swiping, pinch-zooming and momentum scrolling on touch-driven devices.

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Treat your loved ones to a fantastic gift subscription of Digital Photographer magazine and they will receive a fantastic package of photography gifts to open on Christmas day.

Each pack will contain:

• The December issue of Digital Photographer magazine

• An interactive DVD on on Fixing Your Photos in Photoshop

• An exclusive collectable art print

Then for the next year you (or your lucky gift recipient) will receive the latest issue of Digital Photographer mailed direct to your door before it goes on sale in stores

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Terms and conditions: The gift pack offer is only available with an annual subscription (13 issues). The gift pack and gift card will be mailed direct to the person placing the order to pass on to the recipient to avoid ruining any surprise before Christmas. The magazine subscription delivery will start with the first available issue in January. Imagine Publishing reserve the right to change the contents of the gift pack for items of a similar value. Stocks are limited and Imagine Publishing reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time.

Looking for something to inspire your creative side? Our sister magazine Digital Artist has just released Volume 1 of its complete collection, featuring issues 1 to 20 on one handy interactive disc. It’s now on sale in the Imagine Shop, priced at just £19.99.

These issues are now out of print and, for the most part, completely sold out, so they’re incredibly hard to get hold of. You can now get all 20 issues as high-res PDFs that you can view on a Mac or PC and even print out so that you can follow along with the tutorials comfortably. There are over 1500 pages of digital art goodness in here featuring the world’s top digital creatives working in a range of programs including Photoshop, Corel Painter, Illustrator and many more. The eMag disc has an easy-to-use Search function which you can use to find your way to the content you want, from digital painting to graphic design and the latest in illustration.

The Digital Artist team has also thrown in some fantastic extras including textures, stock photos and Photoshop brushes. This is a great way to get all the content from the first 20 issues of the magazine… and it also makes a delightful present for artists, illustrators, designers, or anyone who’d like to get more from their creative side. But hurry – stocks are limited!

Digital Artist: Volume 1 is exclusive to the Imagine eShop and can be purchased here: https://www.imagineshop.co.uk/dvds/digital-creativity/digital-artist-emag-vol-1.html

It’s that time again. With three pages dedicated to the delights and design talents of Web Designer readers, this is an opportunity not to miss.

Don’t be shy, we really do want to see your portfolios. If you think you have what it takes, email us at steve.jenkins@imagine-publishing.co.uk with a URL and a quick comment.

Already looking forward to getting your portfolios, so start sending now.

This all new bundle contains vectors, images, audio, flash, fonts, Photoshop files, and vouchers with great value! Items by SlideShowPro, Go Media, Influxis, Electric Rain, Miniml, Amayeta, Multidmedia, Onyro, BrushLovers, Ultrashock and more!

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The bundle includes over 1200 vector, image, Flash, audio, and Photoshop items, and some great vouchers, by Ultrashock, Erain, Go Media, Brush Lovers, and TN3 Gallery.

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