2022-10-05 14:30
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2022-10-04 15:40
Introduction As the necessity of graphics draw is invading the web development space. Watermark Images are being demanded most time in software development. Now PHP made it easy for people… Read More
2022-10-04 14:50
Over the weekend, WordPress.org meta contributors removed the active install growth charts for plugins, a key metric that many developers and a handful of services rely on for tracking. &ld&helli…Read More
2022-10-04 14:50
This year’s 99U Conference was, for the first time, a free, virtual experience with attendees joining us from around the world. From a paper-crafting workshop that investigates the in… Read More
2022-10-04 14:30
TL;DR: Design systems are a crucial success factor for digital businesses, and virtually every major player works with one. Still, they can sometimes be hard to sell to management. Here&rsq&helli…Read More
2022-10-03 14:30
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“Universally, human beings understand the concept of death, which is the end of a person’s life. Across most c… Read More
2022-10-02 14:50
WooCommerce Blocks 8.6.0 was released yesterday with support for a new block that displays cross-sells for products that are based on the current product in the customer’s cart. For e… Read More
2022-10-02 14:30
How Green and Cyan become a Yellow and Purple Contrast or a Turquoise Sequence.In this writing, I highlight how data visualization insight can be gained by examining trends resulting from c… Read More
2022-10-01 15:40
PHP is highly popular, and needs no introduction. But, so are the frameworks, Laravel, and Symfony. This blog plans on sharing detailed insights on the two frameworks, so that develop… Read More
2022-10-01 14:50
In January, an eight-minute video ricocheted across the internet. In it, photographer Noah Kalina chronicled some 7,300 self-portraits, taken daily over the last two decades. As he stares w… Read More
2022-10-01 14:30
How to practice more intention at work, and translate the frenzy into focus.Let’s face it, you have a lot on your plate.If you’re not careful, your day-to-day work has a tendenc… Read More
2022-09-30 14:50
In June 2022, WordPress.org’s Themes Team began strongly urging theme authors to switch to locally hosted webfonts, following a German court case, which fined a website owner for… Read More
2022-09-30 14:30
Balancing black and white, developing a universal language, and deconstructing what made Adrian Frutiger the designer’s designerAdditional glyphs for Frutiger’s Stones typefaceA… Read More
2022-09-29 15:20
I love building prototypes. They allow me to explore and sketch ideas, test my assumptions, and try out things at an early stage to make better design decisions. Prototyping is the single b… Read More
2022-09-29 15:20
A challengeImagine you need to create a two-column layout. Yes, the simplest one: a column on the left, a column on the right, and some gap in-between. The… Read More
2022-09-29 15:20
I’ve been writing and editing a lot of content about variable fonts for Google Fonts Knowledge recently, so I figured it was high time my own website switched over to use the variable… Read More
2022-09-29 15:20
In high school, my life revolved around music. I played drums in a punk band, spent hours at the mall in FYE listening to albums (remember FYE?), and went to local shows at dumpy music… Read More
2022-09-29 15:10
The post Celebratory Gunfire: An interactive data visualization and analysis. appeared first on Fresh For Designers Read More
2022-09-29 15:10
Design Notes Figtree is a geometric sans serif font walking the line between simplicity and friendliness. It is minimalist but not stiff, casual but not silly. Its most characteristic forms… Read More
2022-09-29 15:10
There is a prevailing notion in web development that the frontend—the discipline of creating what someone can see and do on a website or web app—is the only place you need to con… Read More
2022-09-29 15:10
Generalby Roon on September 8th, 2022“This is the Unix philosophy: write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work together. Write programs that handle text st… Read More
2022-09-28 15:40
During previous articles, we installed some dependencies and plugins for PhpStorm and Laravel. Now let’s dive into the configuration part. I will start by setting some good defaults… Read More
2022-09-28 15:10
“So, what kind of designer are you?” It’s a question all designers will encounter during their careers, whether it’s from someone you meet for the first time, an inqu… Read More
2022-09-28 15:10
Powerful prototyping with codeBring your design to life with code in Figma.Install for freeSquare.onTap((event,layer) ={})})343 likes6k installsMade by Works w… Read More
2022-09-28 15:10
Illustration by Paul Hebert Using the native HTML disclosure widget for a burger menu is so enticing. Toggling menu navigation links open/closed without any JavaScript is a big win. Unfortu… Read More
2022-09-28 15:10
People have opinions about everything. You’d think that after almost 30 years in design, I would get used to that fact. But sometimes it’s hard. Many people either forget or don… Read More
2022-09-28 15:02
On September 14, 2022 I got an email from someone that reeked eerily of a scam, but it turned out to be quite real. The full text is below.Hi Connor, A few days ago, this person named Maris… Read More
2022-09-28 15:02
I spent the last couple of months researching the role of voice assistants in reducing driver distraction. I discovered that voice assistants have the potential to reduce distraction if they… Read More
2022-09-28 15:02
The post Mental Models: why expectations drives user experience appeared first on Fresh For Designers Read More
2022-09-28 15:02
2022 HTTP Archive’s annual state of the web report Our mission is to combine the raw stats and trends of the HTTP Archive with the expertise of the web community. The Web Almanac is a… Read More
2022-09-28 15:02
Houses Of is a project showcasing charismatic houses around the world. Explore locations Explore locations Keizersgracht – Amsterdam, Netherlands Leicester Street – Fitzroy, Mel… Read More
2022-09-28 03:00
(iPhone 14 announcing “dynamic island”) Credit: AppleAnother year and another iPhone reveal for us to rave about. This year’s iPhone 14 has been quickly branded by the inte… Read More
2022-09-27 15:10
It’s always interesting to watch how companies approach the building of their new products. During the market research phase, companies are trying to future-proof every detail to ensu… Read More
2022-09-27 15:10
As you can probably tell from the stuff I’ve been linking to today and today’s Clearleft newsletter, I’ve got design systems on my mind. What I like about design systems is… Read More
2022-09-27 15:10
It’s been a while since I introduced a new syntax to the css-doodle project to solve my own problems. While I’m not sure it would be useful elsewhere, I need to make some notes b… Read More
2022-09-27 15:10
Braun Linear is the new typeface for Braun. It has very little modulation in the line strength, so we called it »Braun Linear«. I built it together with my colleague Ludwi… Read More
2022-09-27 15:10
Software today is ubiquitous — it’s everywhere you look. It’s gone from something that was just used by a handful of select individuals to perform intense calculations in a… Read More
2022-09-27 15:00
As you can probably tell from the stuff I’ve been linking to today and today’s Clearleft newsletter, I’ve got design systems on my mind. What I like about design systems is… Read More
2022-09-27 15:00
It’s been a while since I introduced a new syntax to the css-doodle project to solve my own problems. While I’m not sure it would be useful elsewhere, I need to make some notes b… Read More
2022-09-27 15:00
Braun Linear is the new typeface for Braun. It has very little modulation in the line strength, so we called it »Braun Linear«. I built it together with my colleague Ludwi… Read More
2022-09-27 15:00
[Update 27/09/2022] – Title changed from ‘Thanks to Figma’ -‘Thanks to Penpot’Towards a future of Open Source design tools, like PenpotFor years, ‘Open S… Read More
2022-09-27 15:00
There’s something wrong with skateboard trucks, and I don’t know why.I’ve always been interested in skateboards – not so much the sport itself, but the design and en… Read More
2022-09-26 15:10
The Web is Good Now typographyimageslayoutcomponentsanimationhostingcdns There are quite a few things in the world of web design and development that have gotten… easy. It might be t… Read More
2022-09-26 15:10
Gathering design feedback for websites has never been easier. Eliminate unnecessary design revisions and messy feedback spreadsheets. Empower clients and your team to provide contextual fee… Read More
2022-09-26 15:10
Home All articles An overview of three tools and techniques for testing and verifying accessible color contrast of your design.Sep 22, 2022 Say you have some text on a light background, lik… Read More
2022-09-26 15:10
Without question, collaborative document editing for teams building products is here to stay. This shift has to do more with how companies operate than the product development process. When… Read More
2022-09-26 15:10
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ll know that I’m really bullish on the notion that practitioners of a craft should be able to understand the core principl… Read More
2022-09-26 14:30
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“Research methodologies and strategies have been improving since the beginning of the 20th century. Some companies w… Read More
2022-09-26 14:30
Lenses to peek into the metaverse The virtual reality space is far from being exempt from risks to our society. Peeking into it through philosophical, technological, ethical, and cognitive… Read More
2022-09-25 15:40
As software engineers, our job is mainly to think a lot and write code (as little as possible). Writing code can be tedious, especially with Laravel where in many places it relies on pure … Read More
2022-09-25 14:50
We all know constant connection makes it harder than ever to switch off when we finish work for the day. It’s vital to set aside time to properly recharge. But let’s say you alre… Read More
2022-09-25 14:50
In today’s world, there are many devices from which people can choose, and it can be daunting if you try to put and build for the best experience on all devices. However, when designi… Read More
2022-09-25 14:30
I was born in 1988 in the neighborhood of Capão Redondo, in São Paulo. Since I was little, I have always had an interest in art, despite having very few references and knowled… Read More
2022-09-25 14:30
Automated tracking of token and component adoptionEarly on in Onfido’s design system journey all our data and metrics were manually collected. We were a scrappy team without dedicated… Read More
2022-09-24 14:50
Automattic-sponsored core contributor Adam Zielinski published a demo today of WordPress running in the browser with no PHP server. This is accomplished using WebAssembly (WASM), a format fo… Read More
2022-09-24 14:30
Since I was very young, I understood that my first job option was Design. I learned to use Photoshop (a pirate version, which my mother bought from a street vendor) as a child, around 11 ye… Read More
2022-09-24 14:30
Companies acquiring each other has been happening since the beginning of time. It is a natural step in the decision-making process to preserve a business’s survival, growth, and compe… Read More
2022-09-24 03:00
The post First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts appeared first on Fresh For Designers Read More
2022-09-24 03:00
It’s always interesting to watch how companies approach the building of their new products. During the market research phase, companies are trying to future-proof every detail to ensu… Read More
2022-09-24 03:00
In recent years I’ve developed an interest in mechanical watches and how the aesthetic and product design decisions, made over a hundred years ago, have defined and informed wrist wat… Read More
2022-09-24 03:00
Today’s web is a very interactive experience, yet we often fail to provide the same experience to everyone. Complex form widgets, interactive configurators, tables, shop listings, and… Read More
2022-09-24 03:00
The post Palette.fm: a new AI colorizer appeared first on Fresh For Designers Read More
2022-09-24 03:00
The majority of the languages have some mechanisms for generating random numbers. Unfortunately, that is not the case in CSS. This might not be a problem for most websites, but when dealing… Read More
2022-09-24 03:00
When we think about sustainability, we often think about physical things – recycling rubbish, ditching plastic water bottles, switching lights off. Of course, all of these things are… Read More
2022-09-23 15:10
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2022-09-23 15:10
Jason on why moving in business is hard: [Moving is] hard because talk is easy. Theorizing is easy. Imagining is easy. Waiting is easy. Second guessing yourself is easy. Third and fourth opi… Read More
2022-09-23 15:10
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2022-09-23 15:10
Habits are a powerful part of our everyday life. They’re what we rely on when we want sustainable behaviour change: losing body fat or gaining muscle, going to sleep earlier or waking… Read More
2022-09-23 14:30
Lena Sotto Mayor Lena is a Product Design Lead at Globo.com, where she’s been creating digital experiences for the brand’s main channels. Born in Manaus, Brazil, she was heavily… Read More
2022-09-23 14:30
How setting the right goals and focusing on the user can help you break free from the feature factory.[source]Unfortunately, we keep hearing very critical voices regarding agile methodology… Read More
2022-09-22 15:40
To follow along I recommend either a Linux machine or a virtual machine with fresh Ubuntu installed (Virtualbox recommended).VM has the advantage that your work environment is isolated from… Read More
2022-09-22 15:00
24 min readUX, Design PatternsInline validation in web forms is useful when it works, but frustrating when it fails. Too often it leads to an endless stream of disruptive error messages or… Read More
2022-09-22 15:00
Ever wondered how a QR code works? No, me neither but it’s low-key fascinating. (Warning, there is some extremely nerdy shit here.👇 )The Quick Response code was invented by a s… Read More
2022-09-22 14:50
With the launch of the Apple Watch Series 5 over the summer, it’s time to revisit the Apple Watch screen sizes for designers. We’ve created an Apple Watch Size Comparison table… Read More
2022-09-22 14:50
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) has announced the availability of version 6.0, an update that applies to both the free and pro versions of the plugin. This release introduces a refreshed admin… Read More
2022-09-22 14:50
How do you overcome creative block? It’s a simple question, but one that we wrestle with as creatives over and over again. Just when we think we’ve found the answer to move past… Read More
2022-09-22 14:30
It’s always interesting to watch how companies approach the building of their new products. During the market research phase, companies are trying to future-proof every detail to ensu… Read More
2022-09-22 14:30
I found out about Design at the same time my mother did. She was a languages teacher at the time, and she now works as a furniture designer. I always liked artistic activities as a kid and… Read More
2022-09-21 15:10
I came across a Circuit Breaker Podcast episode called Understanding Prototyping to Learn. This episode is a MUST LISTEN! Bob Moesta and Greg Engle come from a hardware/manufacturing product… Read More
2022-09-21 15:10
Hello again! 👋 Wow, it’s been a busy few months, but I haven’t forgotten about this newsletter! Since my last publish, I’ve joined the talented team at Webflow, he… Read More
2022-09-21 15:10
If you don’t see the world the way it is, you’ll think it works in a way that it doesn’t and make terrible mistakes. The key to getting what you want out of life is to ide… Read More
2022-09-21 15:10
I’ve already written about the and elements, but there is more to tell, and there have been some changes since I last wrote at length about them in 2018. and HTML’s and elements… Read More
2022-09-21 15:10
Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of users—of humans. It is designing product details that you might randomly discover (someti… Read More
2022-09-21 15:00
Last week I had the privilege of participating in Smashing Conference in Freiburg. One of the standout sessions was from Asim Hussain, of the Green Software Foundation, who talked about what… Read More
2022-09-21 15:00
ClipDrop Image Relighting AppWe have recently introduced 💡 our image relighting AI application 💡 allowing you to apply professional lights to your images 📸 in… Read More
2022-09-21 15:00
How informal street vendors define the sonic landscape of Mexico’s capital In Mexico City, many notes in the city’s soundscape come from itinerant merchants — a largely inf… Read More
2022-09-21 15:00
Token CSS is a work-in-progress. Bugs, missing features, and breaking changes are expected! Token CSS is a new tool that seamlessly integrates Design Tokens into your development workflow. C… Read More
2022-09-20 15:00
We use cookies to improve performance and enhance your experience. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our privacy policy. Scale your design operations S… Read More
2022-09-20 15:00
The best feature of the iPhone 14 is one that Apple didn’t tell you about. Forget satellite SOS and the larger camera, the headline is this: Apple has completely redesigned the intern… Read More
2022-09-20 15:00
Is there a need for designers to up their skills and knowledge in the new industrial revolution? Yes, but it comes with its own set of challenges.A.I. won an arts competition, causing an up… Read More
2022-09-20 15:00
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2022-09-20 14:50
AI image generation has quickly become more accessible over the past few months and is making its way into different industries that require asset creation. Although it’s still somewh… Read More
2022-09-20 14:30
For makers of products & seekers of meaning. Every new publication is a glimpse into a new possible future, a fascination for a world that might be. It represents the inability to accep… Read More
2022-09-20 14:30
Why did you quit your last job? This was the main question in my recent study I did with designers. I received 156 responses to my survey, most of them were from Product/UX designers, secon… Read More
2022-09-19 15:40
PHP GD is a library that performs fantastic tasks that helps you to do several things with your image. As a PHP Developer, There are times when you have to survey some advanced functionalit… Read More
2022-09-19 15:10
There was a merge in the Ethereum blockchain that occurred this past week. However, it was another merge that stole tech headlines—the acquisition of Figma by Adobe. If there was a to… Read More
2022-09-19 15:10
You design on the web for a living, and want to put accessibility first. Let’s do this.I’ve written on the topic before, but it occurred to me recently that while much of that ad… Read More
2022-09-19 15:10
Search CollectionResetThank you! Your submission has been received!Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.Ant GroupAtlassianSpotifyUberAirtableLaboratório BridgeIBMChakr… Read More
2022-09-19 15:10
You might already be aware of how we can use feature detection in CSS to check whether a particular property and value combination is supported. This is a pretty smart way to go about writin… Read More
2022-09-19 15:10
Overlays have become a ubiquitous UI element on mobile: beyond the annoying popups for cookie permissions, chat bubbles, coupons offerings, and marketing-subscription offers, you will also… Read More
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