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.net 193 is on sale now! Become a one man web agency and discover the world’s top 20 web designers

EDITORIAL INTRO FOR ISSUE 193

“Two of web development’s leading exponents within just 10 pages of each other!”

This month we’ve pulled out all the stops to bring you a bumper issue, jammed with great features, insightful interviews and tutorials from the world’s best designers and developers.

Where to begin? On page 22 you’ll find our Q&A with Khoi Vinh, design director at NYTimes.com. A few pages later, we catch up with Google’s director of user experience, Irene Au. Two of web development’s leading exponents within just 10 pages of each other. Not bad, eh?

Elsewhere, Mark Boulton reveals how to price projects realistically, Elliot Jay Stocks shows you how to be a one man web agency, we unveil our list of the world’s top 20 web designers, AKQA get to grips with Facebook Connect, Ryan Taylor walks you through a sweet JavaScript fade effect, and that’s just a fraction of the wizard content in this month’s packed publication. Enjoy!

.net issue 193 is on sale now!

Become a one man web agency Web design can be a complex affair, and when you’re doing it all by yourself, working with big clients and running your own business, what’s the best way to approach a project and stay on top? Elliot Jay Stocks looks at the life of the independent designer	The top 20 web designers They’re design deities, the kings and queens of code … Gary Marshall talks to the world’s top 20 designers and uncovers the secrets of their success
Why Google isn’t evil Geoffrey Cain reveals how Google.org, the philanthropic wing of the search giant, is using its algorithms to save the world	Interview: Irene Au Whatever you may think of it, Google’s approach to design is certainly different. Irene Au, the company’s director of user experience, talks to Oliver Lindberg about data-driven design decisions, achieving consistency and user research
Get to grips with Facebook Connect Ben Jones and Nick Lockwood of AKQA reveal how you can wire Facebook functions into your app with Facebook Connect	Build a branded YouTube channel Tom Uglow, creative team lead for Google, presents a step-by-step guide to building a branded channel on YouTube, from initial design choices to advanced features