With the overwhelming number of tools, libraries, and technologies out there, it’s impossible to know everything. Yet web designers place a great deal of pressure on themselves to keep up. It can lead to a feeling of being burned out and hopelessly behind. The truth is that there is only so much you can know. […]
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Every web developer has tasks they’d rather avoid. Or ones that simply take up too much time. Quite often, they’re little things that get in the way of more important work. You could hire someone to help with these tasks. But that can be cost-prohibitive – not to mention inefficient. And there’s also the challenge
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Type Design Resources – Tips for everything from learning the basics to running your own foundry. Creating a Clock with the New CSS sin() and cos() Trigonometry Functions – Math nerds will want to explore the potential of these additions to CSS. 2023 Web Framework Performance Report – Comparing the real-world performance of popular frameworks.
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To many web professionals, freelancing means freedom. The freedom to work on what you please, when you please. It seems to be the perfect career path for this on-demand world. However, being on your own does have some downsides. Solo entrepreneurs don’t have the same benefits and protections as employees. And it often leaves us
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Metallic effects are both attractive and flexible. They’re often used to create an industrial or high-tech aesthetic. They work great as backgrounds, yet can also make even the tiniest elements stand out. Everyone from manufacturers to sci-fi bloggers can benefit. Traditionally, these effects required complex images. This could result in slower page load times. But
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How Blogs Shaped the Web – A look back at the early days of blogging and how it impacted the online world. Fullscreen Clip Animation – Explore clip-path animations where a fullscreen image moves into a row/grid of smaller images, morphing its shape along the way. Modern Font Stacks – System font stack CSS organized
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Booking new clients for your web design business is challenging. First, you have to find someone interested in your services. Then it’s a matter of hammering out an agreement so that you can start your journey together. This sounds easy. But the process can feel like being in a reality show competition. Once in a
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<p>Responsive web design has been such a success for many web designers that it is generally seen as the default approach to creating a website, but it’s not as cut and dried as all that.</p> <p>There are many different factors to consider when deciding whether or not to use a responsive approach to designing your
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<p>Minimal styles with big, bold text is the biggest trending website design element of 2023 so far. There are many projects out there that are text-heavy without a lot of other embellishments or imagery. You’ll see a lot of that here, with a few other goodies mixed in.</p> <p>Here’s what’s trending in design this month.</p>
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