SVG Landscapes
SVG animations are really starting to come into their own. Speckyboy has pulled together a great selection of SVG landscapes with animations to show off the potential. Some brilliant styling!
https://speckyboy.com/landscape-scenes-css-svg/
Epic Spinners
A collection of CSS only spinners. Perfect for loading animations within an app or website. Great selection all in one place.
http://epic-spinners.epicmax.co
CSS Content Cards
I have written a post about content cards before now. But they are so great I thought I should include this link as well. Contains card examples, as well as the code!
https://speckyboy.com/css-content-cards/
Unused CSS
This web tool scans your site, and finds any unused CSS selectors. Great for keeping the code size down!
https://www.jitbit.com/unusedcss/
Gulp!
I am a massive advocate of automating your workflow. I know I am harking back a bit here, but for those of you who don’t have the robots doing half your job, you should. This article breaks down this JS automation tool.
https://scotch.io/tutorials/automate-your-tasks-easily-with-gulp-js
The Sudden Death of the Website
This article covers a range of factors that point towards large brands doing away with their website. How bothered should we be as designs/developers?
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/13/the-sudden-death-of-the-website
Microframes, the Future of Wireframing?
Microframes, or micro-wireframes, are miniaturised versions of wireframes. Microframes amplify the benefits of wireframing and eliminate most of the shortcomings. Their benefits include speed, clarity of communication and lack of confusion. Are they the future?
https://www.creativebloq.com/features/are-microframes-the-future-of-wireframing
Just Leave!
Our industry has a tendency to eat people up, squeeze them for their creative juices, and spit them out burnt up. It’s just not worth it!
https://medium.com/@EliFitch/just-leave-no-job-is-worth-burning-out-for-33b5644942d7
