Weekly News for Designers № 517
50 Free Christmas Templates & Resources for Designers – Celebrate the season and use these free items for your holiday projects.
GooFonts – Use this resource to find Google Fonts based on tags. Great for discovering lesser-known items.
Making a Better Custom Select Element – How to ensure the popular form element is both accessible and the right choice for the job.
CSS Architecture for Modern JavaScript Applications – Keys to creating re-useable and scalable front-end systems.
Flowy – A minimal JavaScript library you can use to create flowcharts.
What’s the next UI design trend? – Will apps soon take on the traits of the “New Skeuomorphism”?
The 20 Best Free Outline Fonts – A great outline font can be a real attention-getter. Check out our collection of some of the top free choices.
The Thought Process Behind a Flexbox Layout – The brilliant and confusing process of using the CSS layout technique.
How to Overlap Images in CSS – Exploring the various methods for creating this popular image effect.
Being a Freelance Web Designer Isn’t for Everyone – There’s a lot of talk about how great freelancing is. But there are some real reasons why it might not be a perfect fit.
Free illustrations pack “Your Home Helper” – A free collection of super-hero style illustrations.
Vanilla List – A repository of awesome vanilla JavaScript resources.
CSS Layout – A collection of popular CSS layouts and patterns.
The Silly Side of Code Snippets – Examples of how you can hone your skills through some not-so-serious projects.
Using CSS custom properties to reduce the size of your CSS – A real-world example of CSS custom properties at work.
Animated CSS Background Generator – Use this tool to create stunning backgrounds for your website.
Wireframer – Create “flawless” SVG text for your wireframes with this brower-based tool.
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