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Inspirational Website of the Week: Icon PR
Clean design, bold colors and solid typography make Icon PR our website of the week.
Get inspiredWeb Starter Kit
The ultimate boilerplate for responsive websites and multi-device experiences with a visual design system for documenting site components and many other features.
Check it outSmallworld.js
A utility for quickly generating map overviews using GeoJSON and HTML Canvas. A project by Mike Fowler.
Check it outSteady.js
A jank-free module to do logic on the onscroll event without performance regressions in @media-query like conditions. Made by Khalid Lafi.
Check it outSideComments.js
SideComments.js is a UI component to give you Medium.com style comment management on the front-end. A project by Eric Anderson.
Check it outClothing Store eCommerce Theme (PSD)
An excellently designed PSD template collection for an online clothing store.
Get itFree Font: Simple Stamp
A creative and playful stamp font designed by Oleg Stepanov.
Get itCall to Idea
An amazing collection site with design component categories for getting inspired. Made by Alexis Hill.
Check it outWavepot
Wavepot is a digital audio workstation in the browser that let's you live code music.
Check it outParticles in Canvas
A great tutorial by Donovan Hutchinson on how to get started with canvas for creating particles, bounce them around the screen and make them respond to gravity.
Read itThe Future of WordPress
An insightful article by Natasha Postolovski on the future of WordPress. Read about the prospects and opportunities, the difficulties and hurdles of the most popular publishing platform on the web.
Read itBallicons 2 Icon Set (PNG, PSD, SVG)
The second addition of the pixel perfect Ballicons with a free set exclusively published on Smashing Magazine.
Get itHomeless Fonts
A great project by the Arrels Foundation where you can purchase hand-written fonts to help their authors who are homeless people.
Check it outKick with Chrome
Pick one of three fun games and kick with Chrome on your mobile phone or tablet.
Playcollections.js
A Node.js package that provides JavaScript implementations of common collections, with many useful features.
Check it outAre Hollow Icons Really Harder to Recognize Than Solid Icons? A Research Study
Are warnings against using hollow icons in UI design justified? There's nothing better than to do some actual research to find out. Read about the result and conclusions in this brilliant article by Curt Arledge from Viget.
Read itMobileVis
MobileVis is a collection of mobile data visualization examples. Created by Irene Ros from Bocoup.
Check it outFavoring Curry
Learn about the process of "Currying" and how it can help you write better JavaScript code.
Read itCheckwave
Literally, a checkbox wave by Hakim El Hattab.
Check it outFree Font: Raw
A unique font by talented designer Noe Araujo.
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