Talk about getting out of the way and putting the content first. This site is just a big grid of UI samples. Click on any thumbnail to view a larger screenshot and project details.
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Using Scatter Brushes in Photoshop | Design Shack
So basic and yet so useful. We get so used to using the same tools in our apps that we don't spend enough time experimenting. To be fair, that's usually because of deadlines.
At any rate, this is a handy little tip.
How To Accomplish More By Doing Less from The 99 Percent
I tend to read articles like this about once a month because I have to constantly remind myself that this is how it should be. It's how I would work if I worked for myself, but it's not how I work for others, so obviously I have to change something.
How to Make Waking Up Comfortable and Pleasurable (Instead of Punishing)
DIY Star Wars Snowflakes from Matters of Grey
You know those paper snowflakes you can make by folding and cutting paper? Yeah. It's like that but the snowflakes are made out of Star Wars characters. My son is going to lose his shit when he sees this.
kuler
Can't believe I didn't already have this bookmarked.
HTML Email Boilerplate v0.5
Sweet. I wanted to do this three years ago when I was slogging through HTML email land. I was too busy and hated HTML email too much to ever actually do it, and I wouldn't have done anything nearly as pretty or complete as this. This is a must-save!
How To Build a Modern Website in 2011 – Tom Milway – Blog
I don't agree with everything the author says. Particularly where he ignores all business cases to the exclusivity of the user. To be sure, the best business plans align the two as closely as possible, but he ignores things like branding altogether. That's not really the relevant part of his post though. Instead, his post is another piece in support of mobile first, responsive design and why people need to be developing sites that way. And for that it's a worthwhile read.
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Prevents downloading of desktop assets on mobile devices. Warrants further investigation.
WordPress › Infinite Scroll « WordPress Plugins
This Wordpress plugin automatically loads another batch of articles when you reach the end of the page. In general I'm not a fan of the infinite scroll, but it is appropriate in some circumstances.
