Collective #217
Inspirational Website of the Week: Misplaced
Meaningful storytelling with a strong typographic design and great layout. Our pick this week.
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Boxy SVG Editor
Boxy SVG is a modern and free Web Platform vector graphics editor.
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grafi.js
Grafi.js is a library intended for learning how image processing works. Made by Mariko Kosaka.
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Chart.js
Version 2.0 of the flexible JavaScript charting library for developers and designers is out.
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Jam API
Jam API is a service that allows you to turn any website into a JSON accessible API using CSS selectors. By Gavin Dinubilo.
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Diffee
A brilliant blend mode powered website diff tool made by Una Kravets.
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Tick-tock
Some hypnotizing animated clocks by Hakim El Hattab.
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Buttons in Design Systems
A fantastic read by Nathan Curtis on how to set up a button system that endures.
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Free Font: Sequel
A superb looking bold font designed by Philip Trautmann.
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Project Infinite
Genevieve Sheehan introduces Project Infinite, the new solution for accessing files in real-time by Dropbox.
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The Web isn't uniform
A reminder by Karolina Szczur to be more considerate about providing a better "no JS" experience for users.
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HTML5 Media Source Extensions: Bringing Production Video To The Web
Stefan Lederer gives a great overview of the current state and the future of video on the web.
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Making Iframes Responsive
Ire Aderinokun shows a solution to a tricky problem: making iframe embeds fully responsive.
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SVG Sprite Workflow That Works
Ryan Yu shares the solid SVG sprite workflow used at Squiz.
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Caching best practices & max-age gotchas
Jake Archibald writes on how to do caching in the browser the right way.
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Hotel And Spa Icon Set (55 Icons PNG, SVG)
A set of 55 well designed icons with a hotel and spa theme. Made by IconCrafts for Smashing Magazine.
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Yes Invoice
A fresh cloud-based management tool for invoices and payments.
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Making the Switch Away from Icon Fonts to SVG: Converting Font Icons to SVG
Learn how to use online tools and apps for creating SVGs out of your icon fonts. By Sara Soueidan.
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Bootstrap 4 Cheat Sheet
An update to the very useful Bootstrap 4 cheat sheet that serves as a great reference.
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Free Font: Sitka Brush
A playful all-caps brush typeface made by Hustle Supply Co. for PixelBuddha.
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ImagePresso
A new service for optimizing PNG game graphics automatically. Free to try.
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