Collections and Notes

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imgix solves images. We tackle the complexity of responsive imagery to help you deliver the highest value image to the right device, at the right time, every time. On-demand image processing, optimization and delivery.

Image processing on web, image management and loading

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SpiritJS

SpiritJS is the animation tool for the web.

JS library for keyframe and layer based web animations

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360 view of Blue Angels flight.

Incredible, and awesome.

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Quickly find the answers and commands to the most frequently asked git related issues.

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Hot Cocoa Packaging by Julia Morris

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A Redesign of Tesla’s Dashboard UI

The Concept

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Typography - 36 Days of Type by Jorge Tabanera

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Advice for designing for medical context

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Color vs. Contrast — Which makes you click? — Startups, Wanderlust, and Life Hacking

This is not another “use red instead of blue” article. We have heard that one time too many.

TLDR: Contracts makes you click, not color.

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HTML Arrows — HTML Symbols, Entities, Characters and Codes

Easily find HTML symbols, entities, characters and codes with ASCII, HEX, CSS and Unicode values for HTML arrow, ASCII arrow, and more in grid or table format.

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An intro block that slides out to uncover a gallery of portfolio items.

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Selecting a precise value using a slider is difficult and requires good motor skills. Do not use a slider if picking an exact value is important.

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Know when to quit–[it's] more important to know when to fire a client than defining categories you won't touch.

Bryce Howitson (from Zurb Tavern forums)

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Addressing some performance issues

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Breadcrumbs, worth designing

TLDR: Breadcrumbs help users navigate quickly, and remember where they are. They also help robots index your site for better SEO.

Breadcrumbs can...

add a secondary navigation aid, helping users understand where they are relative to the rest of the site

supplementary (but do not replace) primary navigation

one-click access to other sections or an ‘out’

they never test poorly because they’re never misunderstood (although they may be overlooked)

small space consumption, big gains

reduce bounce rate

Breadcrumbs can’t...

replace your primary navigation

fix a bad IA

show the user’s history

Breadcrumbs should...

follow familiar mental model established: top level > tier 1 > tier 2  > current page

look like links: use color and underlines

not compete with the primary navigation

be attribute (filter or category hierarchy) or location (site hierarchy) based. NOT path based (history) 

Breadcrumbs help SEO because...  Note: Google’s algorithms are getting smarter, and more ‘human.’ You can’t hack your SEO anymore, you can simply do your best not to damage it.

Google displays bread crumbs in search results

Structured schemas will help robots parse and correctly categorize your website

Sources: NNGroup: Breadcrumb Navigation Increasingly Useful, Usability Geek: 12 Effective Guidelines For Breadcrumb Usability and SEO, Smashing Magazine: Breadcrumbs in Web Design

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Brand new website? Get the basics right.

Clear, easy content

Simple navigation, with content where it’s expected

FAQ (if relevant)

Provide the information users want

Consistent page design

Design for the average user, not ‘elite’ user who might appreciate fancy technology or new tricks.

Source: Design Priorities by NNGroup