Popular design news of the week: August 21, 2017 – August 27, 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 Amazing Hamburger Menu Trends to Emulate

hamburger

12 Extensions that will Make any UX Designer’s Life Easier

Google Drops Support for HTTP on Chrome

http

Preact : A Smaller, Faster React Alternative

preact

Simplicity in UX Design

simplicity

Coming Soon Page Design: How to Make it Awesome and Successful

comingsoon

Pastel Colored Ocean in CSS (a Calm Place to Slow Down)

calm

JavaScript is Eating the World

javascript

Skeuomorphism, Flat Design and the Rise of Type Design

skeuomorphism

Medium’s New Logo: A Review

medium

19 Slack Groups for Designers & Developers

slack

Facebook Design’s Desktop Kit

desktop

Studio Vs Freelance: The Pros and Cons

studio

Visura – Think Linkedin Combined with Squarespace for Creatives

visura

Don’t Overthink. Just Do.

overthink

If Celebrities were Pantone Colours

celebrities

30 Useful User Onboarding Tools

onboarding

The Grid (the Much-hyped AI Website Builder) is Near Industry-low in Customer Satisfaction

thegrid

What Happens to Creativity as We Age?

creativity

“Dark UX” Design is Everywhere Online and It’s Turning You into a Sleep-deprived Internet Addict

Four Psychology Principles Every UX Designer Should Know

psychology

Interface Font Family

interface

Why Blockchain Needs Design

blockchain

#WeStandTogether

westandtogether

Branding the Moon: Play Among the Stars

moon

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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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