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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.
6 Ways to Make your Personal Website More Effective
Becoming a Full-Stack Web Design Freelancer
Site Design: Plane
Sketch, Illustrator or Fireworks? Exploring a New Free UI Design App: Gravit
What’s New in WordPress 4.5
A Brief History of Lens Flare
Museum Logos: Drawing the Line
100 Portraits that Tell the Stories of People Underrepresented in Tech
Noysi – Create a Teamwork Chat for Free
Thwock: An Interactive Presentation Tool
4 Lessons Google Teaches us About User Experience
Min: Minimal Web Browser
Onboarding to Land Clients
Jony Ive Designs Stunning One-off iPad Pro
Stashes.io – Start your own Curated Directory
The Future of Business is Design
Google Built an App that Critiques Other Apps
Designers Shouldn’t Code-they Should Study Business
Ignoring LinkedIn is Hurting your Career
Moleskine Launches Smart Writing Set
Man Erases Thousands of Websites with a Bad Command
Shopify Acquires Kit, the Artificially Intelligent Marketing bot
Cards Against Humanity Designer: “Graphic Design Doesn’t Have a Critical Dialogue”
Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death is Getting an Update
House Passes Bill to Sabotage Net Neutrality
Want more? No problem! Keep track of top design news from around the web with Webdesigner News.
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