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Video Tutorial: How to Create a Stained Glass Window Effect – Craft a stunning effect in Adobe Illustrator with this tutorial.
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The State of Design in 2021 – A survey of over 1,000 designers, asking them how they work, what they value, and what kinds of challenges they’re facing.
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8 Examples of Icon-Based Navigation, Enhanced with CSS and JavaScript – Some interesting examples of how icons can improve website navigation.
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VISIWIG Vector Pattern Generator – Create seamless patterns and export them to your favorite editing software.
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Doing Away With Bad Design Ideas and Moving on to the Good Ones – A few strategies creative professionals can use to quickly do away with all those bad design ideas, and move on to the good ones.
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On-Scroll Letter Animations – A small set of examples showing how letters can be animated on scroll.
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Vector Mockups Library 3.0 – A large collection of device mockups for Figma with light and dark versions.
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How to Play and Pause CSS Animations with CSS Custom Properties – Learn the techniques behind controlling CSS animation with tutorial.
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Create a Local WordPress Development Environment for Free with DevKinsta – A look at Kinsta’s new local WordPress development suite. Now available as a free download for Mac and Windows.
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A comprehensive list of UX design methods & deliverables – Here’s a handy listing of the most common tools, methods, processes, and deliverables that designers use throughout the digital product design process.
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The Blazor Component Library – Download this free and open source set of 60+ native Blazor UI controls.
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SVG Tutorial: How to Code SVG Icons by Hand – Learn to create your own SVG icons and implement them into your projects.
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Flagpack – A library of 260+ open source flag icons.
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Dealing with the Isolation of Freelance Life – Freelancing can be lonely – especially during a pandemic. Here are some tips for beating those stuck-in-your-home-office blues.
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