Popular design news of the week: November 9, 2015 – November 15, 2015

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.

15 Reasons Why a Grid Based Approach will Improve your Designs

Filter Blend – CSS Blend Modes and Filters Playground

Lomography Effect Using CSS

CSS-only Colorful Calendar Concept

5 Web Design Takeaways from 2015

Google Launches New Search Results Interface for Tablets

How Apple is Giving Design a Bad Name

I Thought the Amazon Store was a Terrible Idea. Then I Actually Went There…

Squire – The Pen is a Mighty Sword

The Problem with Being a “UX Designer”

Are You Getting Cheated When Buying a WordPress Theme?

Dropsource – Build a Native App with the Dropsource Drag and Drop Editor

How to Design a Website with Emotional Impact

Why Designers Can’t Stop Reinventing the Subway Map

Why You Should Want to Be a User Experience Developer

Refactor.io – Share, Review, and Learn Best Code Practices

F.lux – Auto Adjust iOS Based on the Time of Day

ProShot – Turn your iPhone 6/6s into a GoPro!

Pantone Smoothies

No UI is the New UI

Gmail, We Need To Talk

Firefox for iOS Released

Misused Mobile UX Patterns

What are the Real Merits of Material Design?

Gill Sans is Reborn for the Digital Age

Want more? No problem! Keep track of top design news from around the web with Webdesigner News.

Cameron Chapman

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