Collective #455
One Small Step for the Web…
Tim Berners-Lee introduces Solid, an open-source project to restore the power and agency of individuals on the web.
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Real Time Design in WordPress
Divi is powered by the Divi Builder, an insanely fast and incredibly intuitive front end editor like nothing you have seen before. It will change the way you build websites forever.
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Plans for the Next Iteration of Vue.js
Evan You provides an in-depth overview of what's coming in the next major version of Vue.
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Content and Design Are Inseparable Work Partners
A great article by Jared M. Spool on the importance of a holistic view on content and design.
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Zipsell
Zipsell is a free, open source and self-hosted platform for selling digital downloads.
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Reactive Programming in JavaScript with RxJS
Learn how to program using RxJS, the JavaScript library for transforming, composing and querying asynchronous streams of data.
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Slang
Slang is a simple audio programming language that was created to explore implementing a programming language entirely in the browser. By Kyle Stetz.
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Ink Cursor
A fantastic ink cursor demo made by Ricardo Mendieta.
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Motion design doesn't have to be hard
A great article by Jonas Naimark where he shares some tips and tricks for motion design.
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Free Font: Modernist Milk
A lovely stencil font made by New Tropical Design.
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Privacy By Design: How To Sell Privacy And Make Change
Joe Toscano explains why changing the way privacy is handled is critical to the success of businesses.
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Falling
A mesmerizing demo by Yuan Chuan.
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You Don't Need WordPress
A simple CMS that integrates directly with Google Drive so that you can create a blog with Google Docs only.
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sqlfmt: an [opinionated] online SQL formatter
Read about sqlfmt, an online tool for beautifully formatting SQL statements. By Matt Jibson.
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Representing Web Developers In The W3C
Rachel Andrew writes about her involvement with the CSS Working Group, and why she feels it is important that web developers understand what is being worked on in CSS, and have a way to offer feedback.
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Designing for Scale and Complexity
Read how the Fluent Design System was implemented across Microsoft Azure to improve usability, consistency, and accessibility for a highly complex and evolving cloud. By Joe Hallock and Leon Welicki.
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From idea to typeface: How are fonts designed?
An interesting read by Johannes Neumeier on the font creation process.
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Free Font: Azonix
A sci-fi inspired sans-serif typeface made by Mixo.
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Mmm... Pi-hole...
An interesting article on Pi-hole and how to use it to block nasty domains and ads.
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Skip
Skip is an experimental programming language developed at Facebook from 2015-2018.
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Ungoogled-chromium
More relevant than ever, in case you didn't know about it: Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration and enhancing privacy, control, and transparency.
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