Weekly News for Designers № 495
The Design Trend of Utilizing Monochrome Colors in Hero Areas – Some exciting examples of how monochromatic colors can help you stand out.
Approaching the Website Design Process from the Browser – Should designers skip the static mockup and head straight to the browser?
HTML can do that? – 10 examples of surprising features that run on pure HTML.
User Experience: Best Practices on Effective Visual Hierarchy – How to create a compelling visual hierarchy for both web and mobile products.
Track This. – This tool from Firefox will trick trackers into thinking you’re someone else.
mps-youtube – A terminal-based YouTube media player and downloader.
Making the Most of Slow Times at Your Web Design Business – A slowdown at work can be a terrific opportunity to accomplish something positive.
Design is a (hard) job. – A short essay examining how the pressures of client work can negatively impact the joy of design.
Google’s robots.txt Parser is Now Open Source – Test your robots.txt files using Google’s robust tool.
Tips for rolling your own lazy loading – A guide for adding your own implementation of lazy loading functionality.
Mozilla SSL Configuration Generator – Use this tool to configure SSL for your specific setup.
How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn – Level up your career by ignoring buzzwords and looking inward.
Google Earth Ported to Browsers with WebAssembly – Soon, you’ll no longer need a standalone app to take advantage of Google Earth’s features.
What Web Designers Can Do To Speed Up Mobile Websites – Speed matters, especially on mobile. Learn how to squeeze every last bit of performance out of your site.
The First Sony Walkman Was Released 40 Years Ago Today – Celebrating a gadget that was, at the time, the pinnacle of mobile tech.
7 free icon sets to download on Dribbble – A diverse selection of icons available for use in your projects.
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