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Next.js
Next.js is a small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript webapps built with React, Webpack and Babel. It was open-sourced now.
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FullStory - See What Your Users See
FullStory captures every click, swipe and scroll on your website, giving you complete visibility into how users interact with your designs. Get started today.
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How To Poison The Mobile User
Martin Michálek shows how to create a bad experience for your mobile users in this brilliantly satirical, eye-opening article.
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The frantic run of the valorous rabbit
A lovely new game powered by Three.js by Karim Maaloul.
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Shave
Shave is a JS plugin that truncates multi-line text to fit within an HTML element based on a set max-height.
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Push Notifications on the Web (Building a PWA, Part 3)
The final part of a brilliant series on Progressive Web Application by Ire Aderinokun. In this part you'll learn how to implement web push notifications.
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humanæ
If you haven't heard about it yet: A stunning and important project by photographer Angélica Dass that shows the true colors of the human skin by referencing the PANTONE® color scheme. Watch her TED talk and check out the photographer's website.
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Overview of JavaScript ES6 features (a.k.a ECMAScript 6 and ES2015+)
Learn about all the new features of JavaScript in this great summery by Adrian Mejia.
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Games on GitHub
A list of popular videos games, add-ons, maps, etc. hosted on GitHub. Any genre. Any platform. Any engine.
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Network Access: Finding and Working with Creative Communities
A great article by Senongo Akpem on how networking with a wider range of design communities helps create original ideas.
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100 Days of Number Project
Balaji Kannan shares his experience participating in the inspirational #numberproject. Great read.
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Halloween Special Vector Set (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG, PNG)
A set of 50 adorable vector elements for Halloween. By Creative Veila for PixelBuddha.
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Don't Be a Crehater
An inspirational article by Eric Karjaluoto on how we shouldn't discourage creators with mindless negativity but with good and honest criticism.
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Responsive Images in CSS
A very interesting article by Chris Coyier on the CSS toolset for responsive images.
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Which doctype should you use in HTML emails?
Rémi Parmentier explains everything you need to know about doctypes in HTML emails.
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Reshake
Remeber CSShake? Reshake is the new React functional component that you can now use in your projects.
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Improving Perceived Performance with Multiple Background Images
Harry Roberts shows how to apply a smart gradient that shows while a background image is loading for a nicer experience on slower connections.
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Free Font: Bootcamp
A slick and artistic free font by
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What's new in IndexedDB 2.0?
Learn all about the Indexed Database API 2.0 and how to use it. An article by Bevis Tseng.
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The Remote Freelancer
Listing of community-curated resources to find topical remote freelance & contract work for software developers, web designers, and more.
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Photo Toning with Gradients & Blend Modes
Dave Shea shows how to apply gradients and blend modes for creating nice image toning effects.
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Functional CSS From A Pure UI Perspective
Some interesting thoughts on pure UI and functional CSS from an outsider's perspective.
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