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September 8 2020

How to create stronger layouts with the 8pt Grid

marcandrew.me

The 8pt Grid is probably one of the most commonly used Layout Grid Systems there is, and for very good reason.

Articles

Credit: Marc Andrew

All the Ways to Make a Web Component

webcomponents.dev

Compare coding style, bundle size and performance of 33 different ways to make a Web Component.

JavaScript

Credit: Web Components .dev

SF Symbols Changes in iOS 14

medium.com

There are many new symbols, renamed symbols, multicolor symbols, right-to-left localizations and even a few bug fixes.

Icons iOS

Credit: Geoff Hackworth

This adorable blue cat moves across the milk packaging

designboom.com

For this packaging redesign, Depot created a blue cat that looks at the consumer with interest and plays with a string.

Packaging

Credit: designboom

Another underappreciated part of the USPS? Its exceptional design

fastcompany.com

For decades, the USPS has tapped some of the world’s best designers to get creative on those 1-inch-by 1.25-inch canvasses we call stamps.

Inspiration

Credit: Fast Company

 

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Chart Colors, Beyond Media Queries, Vectornator X4, Winamp Skins, Balsamiq

Monday, September 7, 2020

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Time to Design, TypeScript 4.0, Web Animations, System Encyclopedia, Proportional Resizing

Friday, September 4, 2020

The 5 best design links, every day. Curated by a selection of great editors. Email not displaying properly? View browser version. Sidebar September 1 2020 How can you find time to design? uxdesign.cc

Slow Connectivity, Three Skeuomorphs, Component Driven, Web Brutalism, Removing Barriers

Friday, September 4, 2020

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Material Color, Stitches, Interactive Globe, Color System, Figma Community

Friday, September 4, 2020

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Slower Web, Custom Bullets, Zoom UI, L-A-Okay, Card Component (+ announcement!)

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