Melanie Lang

Creative solutions

Dunedin, New Zealand

A mid-20 creative German. Interested in code, great content and politics. Loves structure, travel and underwater rugby. Determined to see an Aurora Australis in 2013.

Melanie Lang

Creative solutions

Dunedin, New Zealand

A mid-20 creative German. Interested in code, great content and politics. Loves structure, travel and underwater rugby. Determined to see an Aurora Australis in 2013.

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“This Is How We Built It” Case Studies
Unlike many other industries, the Web design community is all about sharing knowledge and experience. Each of us is very lucky to be part of such a great and useful learning environment, and it is up to us to embrace it — to embrace our learning experiences, and also to embrace our ability to share.
Smashing Magazine
Web
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Meet Melanie Lang
Melanie Lang is a German international student at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Here she tells us some of her favourite things about studying in New Zealand.
Otago Blogs
Travel
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A Converter Tool For Multiple Mobile Densities
Displays with high densities have been around now for some time and they definitely came to stay. Although this development is greatly enhancing the quality of our screens, at the same time it can create some headache for designers and developers who are determined to provide a great experience for all of their customers using every type of screen resolution.
Smashing Newsletter
Web
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The Smashing Magazine 2013 Photo Contest
Once again, it’s time to join in on a Smashing Magazine photography contest. You might remember or took part in our popular Coffee Mug Contest in 2011, which drew over 470 entries. This time, we are not interested in the vessel that holds your daily intake of caffeine, but rather in the object that fuels your creativity and inspiration.
Smashing Magazine
Photography Web
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"A Challenge I Would Not Trade A Second Of"
For a few years, Smashing Magazine has been my first tab to start every browsing session (right after checking Gmail and Facebook). Assuming that the company was based somewhere in the US, I was quite surprised to discover that its headquarters are — from a global perspective — just around the corner from me.
Smashing Magazine
Web
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Helveltica Superheros
Creative artworks often emerge in unusual places. French design student René Mambembé has created a set of posters combining two very different things: typography and super heros. Titled “Helveltica, My Hero“, the designer has assigned each letter in the alphabet to either a superhero or a well-known character by using interesting compositions of the Helveltica glyphs.
Smashing Newsletter
Web
Emails, The Good Ol’ Way
Gone are the days when we used to write letters by hand and send them off to our beloved friends and family. Nowadays, I feel tired after writing less than a single page, because I replaced writing with typing once I finished school. The Web allows us to communicate quickly and efficiently. Yet handwritten letters still have this personal touch to them and stand out in our daily flood of business emails and spam.
Smashing Newsletter
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Learn How Things Might Work
Have you ever wondered how the devices that you use every day work? Such as your everyday companion, your mobile phone, the coffee cup that provides you with the fresh goodness of caffeine throughout the day or the toaster that delivers your favorite breakfast foundation in the morning?
Smashing Newsletter
Web
Tinytype: A Comprehensive Table For Default Fonts On Mobile
Today we’re spoiled with choices when it comes to creating a website with beautiful typography. However, the rise of mobile devices and the need for a lighter page weight are important considerations when using Web fonts.
Smashing Newsletter
Web
3-D Chess With HTML, CSS And JavaScript
If you happen to love chess and love building websites, you just hit a jackpot. With the 3-D Hartwig chess set by Julian Garnier, you can combine both of your passions. The game is coded and built using only HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Before you make your move, you can preview your options by clicking on a chess piece. You can even select different themes.
Smashing Newsletter
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Philosophical Concepts Explained
Philosophy is a complex theoretical study which doesn’t quite make all of its concepts easy to understand. So when it comes to explaining some of the main theories and movements in philosophy, reducing the complexity to the absolute minimal visual representation might be quite a challenge.
Smashing Newsletter
Web
Inspirational Podcasts — Listen, Watch And Share!
With a phone or tablet in your pocket, you get instant access to a huge variety of podcasts — both audio and video. They keep you entertained while you’re commuting or on a long plane ride, and they provide useful information that you can integrate into your daily routine as a Web professional. Keeping track of the ever-changing selection and finding quality podcasts that feature exactly the topics you are interested in can be painful.
Smashing Magazine
Web
Powerful New CSS- and JavaScript-Techniques (2012 Edition)
Since our last round-up of useful CSS techniques, we’ve seen a lot of truly remarkable CSS geekery out there. With CSS3, some of the older techniques now have become obsolete, others have established themselves as standards, and many techniques are still in the “crazy experimentation” stage. Since the release of the previous post, we’ve been collecting, sorting, filtering and preparing a compact overview of powerful new CSS techniques.
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About

Melanie Lang

Web design & development

Writing

Editing

Politics

WordPress

Underwater rugby

I'm a mid-20 creative German currently completing my degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Former trainee and casually employed at Smashing Magazine. I'm interested in writing, Web & UX design, and generally in making things beautiful, simple and efficient.

Besides, I also enjoy offline stuff like underwater rugby, travelling, being outdoors, cooking & baking and I'm a passionate member of the volunteer fire brigade.

Image Credit:
Arvind Grover (Heading)