Popular design news of the week: October 16, 2017 – October 22, 2017

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the most popular designer news that we curated from the past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that were posted, so don’t miss out and subscribe to our newsletter and follow the site daily for all the news.

InVision’s New Free Tool Wants to Kill Sketch, Adobe, and Framer

Why the Email Confirmation Field Must Die

Essential JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks You Should Know About

Site Design: Adult Swim Singles 2017

Ghost Buttons: Why You Should Be Afraid

We Have Failed

RWD Design Blocks

In their Shoes: Developers Understanding Designers

A UX Designer’s Guide to Building Better Forms

Adobe Announces Groundbreaking AI Tool Sensei

Flat Design: Why You Should Question Nielsen Norman’s Research on the Trend

Site Design: Polaroid Originals

Color Palette Generator

Welcome Adobe XD CC

Bad Design Isn’t Just Ugly – It’s Expensive

Metaballs

Woz U – Steve Wozniak’s New Tech Education Platform

Are You Actually Designing for the User?

Apple’s Inconsistent iPhone X Design Guides Hint Perfection is no Longer Priority

Hey, Can You ‘do the UX’ for Us?

Can a Font Be Feminist?

Voyage UI Kit — Inbox Design

The History of the Ampersand

Rebuilding Slack.com

The Comic Sans Index: What Kind of Fonts do Americans Use?

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Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman is a freelance writer and designer from New England. You can visit her site or follow her on Twitter.