Collective #212

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Bushel: See how to easily manage your Apple devices
Set-up and protect your Apple devices anytime from anywhere.
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Houdini: 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.
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The Veil of Ignorance
A mind-opening article on the importance of designing for reality and not just for perfect conditions. By Adam Morse.
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Flag Stories
An interesting analysis of the world's flags by infographic specialists 'ferdio'.
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Computer Science Video Lectures
Curated free computer science video lectures from top universities around the world.
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Ink Transition Effect
A really lovely and creative ink transition effect by Claudia Romano from CodyHouse.
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Viewport 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.
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Free Font: Peace Sans
A TypeType School learning project became a beautiful bold and free font.
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Designing smart notifications
Alex Potrivaev writes about how notifications are broken and shares his thoughts on how they can be fixed.
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Web Animation Past, Present, and Future
A great article by Rachel Nabors on the current status of web animation and where we are heading.
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Sneakers (AI)
A set of adorable vector sneakers designed by Olga Abramova.
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Dripicons Version 2
Version 2 of Dripicons — a versatile icon set with a smooth line made by Amit Jakhu.
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Console 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 :).
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Image decorations for object-fit
A great article by Florens Verschelde on how to add decorations to an image that has 'object-fit' sizing.
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Lingo
With Lingo you can organize, share and use all your visual assets in one place – all on your desktop. Free for personal use.
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TANx
A very nice, free WordPress theme with a modern and clean design. Also available on GitHub. Made by the Phi Rhythmus team.
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Dear Tim Cook
iPad artist Zoe Olson writes a letter to Tim Cook where she thanks him for the iPad Pro.
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Dirty Tricks From The Dark Corners Of Front-End
A slideshow by Vitaly Friedman that will teach you some useful and interesting front-end tricks.
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Free Font: Pixe Lute
A very interesting and artistic font designed by Bruno Freitas.
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Material 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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