Collective #95
Inspirational Website of the Week
RSQ does not only help sell shit online since 1977 but they also have a brilliantly designed website with some cool effects and a great natural language questionnaire in the Join Us section.
Get inspiredMyth
Myth, a fantastic preprocessor for CSS, will let you write modern CSS without having to worry about browser support or even current spec approval statuses. It's like a polyfill for CSS.
Check it outSpinKit
A great collection of beautifully designed loading indicators animated with CSS by Tobias Ahlin.
Check it outJavaScript Promises
Jake Archibald explains what JavaScript Promises are and why they are so extremely useful, i.e. for async success/failure handling.
Read itFree Font: Kari
Kari is an elegant and beautiful typeface designed by Javier Rivero.
Get itThe science behind fonts (and how they make you feel)
An insightful article by Mikael Cho on how typographic choices impact the readers disposition and the scientific research behind it.
Read itApplication Layout with CSS3 Flexible Box Module
Simon Speich shows how to implement a fluid fullscreen application layout using CSS flexbox.
Check it outSwitchery
Switchery by Alexander Petkov lets you turn your default HTML checkbox inputs into beautiful and easy to customize iOS 7 style switches.
Check it outReally Simple Responsive HTML Email Template
A simple, but extremely useful responsive HTML email template by Lee Munroe.
Get itLine Menu Icon... That Is A Menu
Chris Coyier shows how to make an animated menu that transforms from a menu icon into a full menu.
Check it outThe Runtime Performance Checklist
Paul Lewis explains the importance of not only making sites load fast but providing good performance while using the site as well. He dissects seven runtime performance problems and gives some tips on how to fix them.
Read itProject Hubs: A Home Base for Design Projects
Brad Frost writes about project hubs, a website where all the key design and development materials can be accessed by a project team to avoid the usual managing mess over emails and revisions of a project.
Check it outA Moment to Breathe
Nick Cox shares his experience and insights on how to reach a better work-life balance with improved sleep habits and meditation.
Read itChristmas Gifs
What would be Christmas without Christmas Gif(t)s? Merry Giffing with these artsy masterpieces! :)
Check it outMerry Christmallax
And Merry Scrolling with this beautifully made Christmas site by Petr Tichy and Jason Mitsios (design).
Check it outNTH-TEST
If you are not a natural-born understander of nth-child and nth-of-type you should definitely check out this awesome test site by Paul Maloney.
Check it outFree Font: Merry Scriptmas
Nico Inosanto designed Merry Scriptmas, a very elegant Christmas font that will come in handy for your Christmas designs.
Get itFree Font: Hallo Sans
Hallo Sans is a clean and sophisticated typeface designed by Fredrik Staurland.
Get itZepto Builder
If you are using Zepto.js, you'll definitely find this builder very useful. It will let you generate a custom version of Zepto that just includes the modules you need.
Check it outFree Font: Hungarumlaut Infinity
This spacy pictogram-dingbat font was created for the branding identity of the 'To the infinity and beyond' exhibition. It was designed by Adam Katyi and you can get is for a Tweet.
Get itFlat Responsive Showcase (PSD)
A great showcase PSD by Pixeden with smart layers that let you insert your project screenshots with ease.
Get itFlat Holiday Icons (PDF, PNG, AI)
Some sweet holiday freebies by Cat Lo including a set of super-cute icons and free holiday cards.
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