Popular design news of the week: January 9, 2017 – January 15, 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.

5 Modern Website Background Ideas for 2017

background

10 Web Predictions for 2017

predictions

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Biggest Design Fail of 2017

biggestfail

Why are We all Moving Away from Apple?

apple

Tiny Trends #1: Non-Rectangular Headers

nonrectangular

24 Examples of Texture Usage in Web Design

Norway’s New Passport – Already a Design Classic?

norway

Hello, Unsplash, Inc.

unsplash

UX Design Trends to Follow in 2017

8 Free Apps for Picking a Colour Scheme

8apps

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Design Refresh Revealed in Leaked Screenshots

windows10

How Micro-Interactions Drive User Engagement

engagement

Graphic Designer Creates Epic Social Network for Superheroes and Villains

superheroes

Hello it’s Charlie

charlie

How to Create Perfectly Centered Text with Flexbox

20 Sketch Tutorials for Beginner Designers

sketch

Mobile Website Speed Testing Tool – Google

speed

Say Hello to Opera Neon

neon

Showcase of Beautiful Websites with Glitch Effects

glitch

How to Create Spotify Colorizer Effects with CSS Blend Modes

spotify

Designing for Brand Interaction

brandinteraction

Building a CSS Framework with Sass

sass

Design Thinking, Where it Came from and the Types of People Who Made it All happen

designthinking

The Evolution of UI/UX Designers into Product Designers

productdesigners

My Blend 2.0 – Visual Email & Unsubscribe

myblend

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Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman

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

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