Weekly News for Designers № 423

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Meet the New Dialog Element – A look at the new <dialog> element and how to use it.

Modern CSS Explained For Dinosaurs – A crash-course in how the use of CSS has evolved.

9 Floating Form Label jQuery & JavaScript Plugins – Floating labels are one of the hot new trends in form design. Here are 9 tools you can use to implement them.

Recreating the GitHub Contribution Graph with CSS Grid Layout – This tutorial shows how powerful CSS Grid really is.

Introduction to Graphic Design Process – Run this Graphic Design Process checklist when you start a new project with a client to provide images or designs.

Using Media Queries For Responsive Design In 2018 – Taking Flexbox and CSS Grid into account, you might not necessarily need to use media queries.

Visually Build Responsive Layouts with CSS Grid – A tool to help you build a responsive CSS grid.

faune – A new typeface commissioned by the Centre National des Arts Plastiques.

Free Material Design Email Template – Download a free HTML email template based on Google’s Material Design.

Create a Doughnut Chart Output for a Range Input – Create a beautiful chart using conic gradients and CSS variables.

Build a JavaScript Command Line Interface (CLI) with Node.js – A tutorial showing the flexibility of Node.js.

CSS Grid Layout – Crossed Sections – An introduction to CSS Grid and its potential with a practical example.

Build a Download Button Full of Micro Interactions – Learn how to build a button that is full of useful micro interactions.

Designing Windows 95’s User Interface – Revisiting the research behind the classic OS’s UI.

The Best UX is No User Interface at All – Some great examples of OS UI evolution over the years.

SVG Backgrounds – Customizable SVG patterns and background designs for websites and blogs.

3 Superpowers of the Flex-Box Model – A look at how flex-basis, flex-shrink and flex-grow work.

Supporting Old Browsers: How-To and for How Long – While it’s easy to ignore older browsers, it’s also not that difficult to provide basic support in your designs.

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