agoG Graphic - Coventry

agoG Graphic based in the West Midlands, UK specialise in web application development, open source software and computer graphics

We make use of advanced technologies, whether open source or otherwise in many of our services and products...

Product Illustration of 'Glowstar' Solar Lantern

3D Illustration of the 'Glowstar' solar lantern, graphics produced using 3DStudio MAX from Autodesk

Product visualisation
Architectural walkthroughs

The field of computer graphics continues to develop, blurring the line between effects and reality; allowing simulations and prototypes to reach new levels of impact and efficiency.

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Mastering the UNIX Command Line: A Beginners Guide: Do you ever wonder where your web creation went when it grew up and moved out of home? In the first part of our series on UNIX operating systems, Chris reveals some of the mysteries of how it all works -- you owe it to your web site to know this stuff!
Mark Boulton's Freelance Design Secrets: Andy Kowalik catches up with Mark Boulton to discover the man behind the successful web design studio, the route he took to achieve this success, and what's crucial in keeping it that way.
CSS Positioning Properties At-A-Glance Guide: Need a quick online guide for CSS positioning properties? Look no further than Nigel's essential at-a-glance guide, which contains all the common properties.
Fancy Form Design Using CSS: Form design is the necessary evil of web development. Don't you wish you had a wizard's wand to create accessible yet attractive forms? We have found such a wizard! Here, Cameron Adams shows you how to use CSS to create forms that are both great-looking and usable, and gives you the code you need to make the job easy.
Warning: This Secret CSS Technique Will Surprise You!: Alex has been in the lab experimenting, and his latest concoction is stunning! If you're ready to try your hand with a cool new CSS technique, don't miss this hands-on tute.
Breaking Out of the Box With CSS Layouts: The caged bird may sing, but the jazziest tunes are sung by birds that have broken out of the box! In this step-by-step guide, Jina shows you how to take that cramped old grid-based page layout, and use CSS -- and a little imagination -- to break the bonds and set your design free!
Nifty Navigation Tricks Using CSS: Navigation is the key to surfing the Web, and in this collection of ready-made solutions Rachel steps us through horizontal and vertical menus, drop-down, fly-out, and tabbed navigation systems. Learn the basics of styling lists as menus, and soon you'll be creating drop-down menus from pure CSS -- and making sure they're as accessible as possible!
Test Driven Development: Are You Test-infected?: You're a good programmer -- no, a great programmer -- so your code doesn't have bugs, ever. Right? I thought not. In this article, Chris explains why you should be writing your tests before you write your code, and shows you how to fully embrace a Test Driven Development process.
Firefox 3: What's New, What's Hot, and What's Not: It's Firefox 3 Download Day! To celebrate the latest release of everyone's favorite open source browser, Fabio takes you through the ins and the outs of what's new in Firefox 3.
Walk on AIR: Create a To-do List in Five Minutes: Adobe AIR is a platform for building web apps that run on your desktop. In this introductory tutorial, Akash shows how easy it is to quickly create a simple to-do list desktop application using only HTML, CSS and JavaScript!
Make Your Mark with Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate marketing can be more lucrative than online advertising sales -- but only if you know the tricks of the trade! In this step-by-step tutorial, Peter and Georgina reveal some of the common -- and less well-known -- ways to make a solid income through affiliate marketing.
Create a 3D Product Viewer in Flex 3: If you're going to experiment with Flex 3, you might as well create something cool, right? With only a small amount of code, Jack shows you how to create an awesome 3D model of a light cycle from the movie Tron that your users can view, rotate, change the color of, and more!
How to Code HTML Email Newsletters: Browser idiosyncracies, spam registers, and various mail clients are just some of the pitfalls that must be faced by email marketers. Make sure your HTML email gets through with Tim's essential how-to.
Beyond CAPTCHA: No Bots Allowed!: The popular CAPTCHA solution can help lock out robots and reduce spam, but it's far from failsafe -- and it causes major accessibility headaches. In this article, James looks at the problems, issues, and alternatives to requiring a human to prove that they're not a bot.
Build Beautiful Buttons in Photoshop, Part II: In this second instalment of Photoshop tutorials, Corrie reveals more of the secrets behind creating swish navigation buttons. Learn techniques for creating a wide range of button styles: opaque, pearl, glass, plastic, and more!