Category: Design
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#SpotifyWrapped
She’s Got It by The Leonard Simpson Duo; Mittrom by Mach-Hommy & Earl Sweatshirt; Open the Brain by Quelle Chris; Snake Oil Scientist by Marlowe; and Aunties Steak & Rice Hold the Cabbage by Camoflauge…
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Blue Beanie Day 2021
Blue Beanie Day in support of web standards is celebrated around the world on November 30. Hey, that’s today. So how can you help? Glad you asked! Take a self-portrait wearing a blue beanie (toque,…
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My Night With Essl
Herewith, a scene from last night’s interview with legendary web & book designer (and Dean of The Cooper Union School of Art) Mike Essl, who shared his portfolio, career highlights, early web design history, and…
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Not one of us
Even people who didn’t get deathly ill. Who aren’t still struggling to recover. Who didn’t lose a loved one—or more than one. Who didn’t bear the brunt of it because of their race and class.…
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Rediscovering music
If Spotify exposes you to new music, Last.fm helps remind you of great music in your existing collection that may have slipped your mind.
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Spring Summit 2021
In a few hours, we’ll kick off Day 1 of An Event Apart Online Together: Spring Summit, a three-day web design conference for front-end and UX professionals, starring fifteen extraordinary speakers. If you’ve signed up to…
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Saving Your Web Workflows with Prototyping
Our static tools and linear workflows aren’t the right fit for the flexible, diverse reality of today’s Web. Making prototyping a central element of your workflows will radically change how you approach problem solution and…
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Service Worker With A Smile
Jeremy Wagner’s “Now THAT’S What I Call Service Worker!” provides innovative techniques to harness the power of Progressive Web Apps with smaller HTML payloads and better performance for repeat visitors.
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Web designer’s gold
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro publishes a goldmine of web design how-to and troubleshooting info at Lireo Designs. Among her recent gems: Why is Twitter Displaying the Wrong Image for Your Post? (Updated) Making the Move From Self-Hosted WordPress…
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The dogs won’t eat it
My father used to tell this story to his project management students.
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See me speak: WordPress.com Growth Summit
WordPress.com is holding its first virtual conference, I’m speaking there, and you’re invited. The WordPress.com Growth Summit is a two-day live event where you can learn to build and grow your site, “from start to scale.” To make it…
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Watching Adventure Time again
Watching Adventure Time again after not having seen it for a year or two, I’m struck by its raw creative exuberance, broad emotional and tonal range, fearless exploration of psychological and political subject matter, brilliant…
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First, be kind.
Your feedback has the power to encourage another person, or shut them down, possibly forever.
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Never give up
The really good designers stand up to the misfortune of a killed idea.
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Pro Fonts for iPad
Designer fonts for your iPad (and iPad products).