Collective #212
Inspirational Website of the Week: Behind The Hashtag: #TheDress
A sophisticated design with impeccable typography and smooth transitions. Our pick this week.
Get inspiredBushel: See how to easily manage your Apple devices
Set-up and protect your Apple devices anytime from anywhere.
Check it outHoudini: Maybe The Most Exciting Development In CSS You've Never Heard Of
Philip Walton explains what's behind the new W3C task force Houdini and how it's going to be a true game changer.
Read itThe Veil of Ignorance
A mind-opening article on the importance of designing for reality and not just for perfect conditions. By Adam Morse.
Read itFlag Stories
An interesting analysis of the world's flags by infographic specialists 'ferdio'.
Check it outComputer Science Video Lectures
Curated free computer science video lectures from top universities around the world.
Check it outInk Transition Effect
A really lovely and creative ink transition effect by Claudia Romano from CodyHouse.
Check it outViewport Unit Based Typography
Zell Liew takes a stab at exploring viewport units and how to use them in responsive typography. Great insights and useful techniques.
Read itFree Font: Peace Sans
A TypeType School learning project became a beautiful bold and free font.
Get itDesigning smart notifications
Alex Potrivaev writes about how notifications are broken and shares his thoughts on how they can be fixed.
Read itWeb Animation Past, Present, and Future
A great article by Rachel Nabors on the current status of web animation and where we are heading.
Read itSneakers (AI)
A set of adorable vector sneakers designed by Olga Abramova.
Get itDripicons Version 2
Version 2 of Dripicons — a versatile icon set with a smooth line made by Amit Jakhu.
Get itConsole Fright Night
Tim Holman's latest diabolic creation that will allow you to add a sound of horror for those who dare to open the inspector on your website :).
Check it outImage decorations for object-fit
A great article by Florens Verschelde on how to add decorations to an image that has 'object-fit' sizing.
Read itLingo
With Lingo you can organize, share and use all your visual assets in one place – all on your desktop. Free for personal use.
Check it outTANx
A very nice, free WordPress theme with a modern and clean design. Also available on GitHub. Made by the Phi Rhythmus team.
Get itDear Tim Cook
iPad artist Zoe Olson writes a letter to Tim Cook where she thanks him for the iPad Pro.
Read itDirty Tricks From The Dark Corners Of Front-End
A slideshow by Vitaly Friedman that will teach you some useful and interesting front-end tricks.
Check it outFree Font: Pixe Lute
A very interesting and artistic font designed by Bruno Freitas.
Get itMaterial Colors for Mac
A handy little Mac app that gives you quick access to the standard material design color palette. By Roman Nurik.
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