Weekly News for Designers № 456

Vapid – An “intentionally simple” content management system that lets you build a dashboard via HTML.

Rediscover History with the Web Design Museum – Gain inspiration from the web’s great past.

Choosing the Right Design Deliverables for Your Clients – An overview of the different types of deliverables and their importance.

Dark Patterns And Other Design No-Nos For Mobile – Why you need to think about making gains for the long-term.

Gisto – A tool to manage your GitHub Gist code snippets.

The future of design – Are you ready to adapt to what’s next?

Effective Use of Negative Space in Web Design – The importance of using space for a better UX.

Eagle.js – A slideshow framework for Vue.js.

Variable Fonts – A resource for finding and trying out variable fonts.

Designing UI with Color Blind Users in Mind – Improve your site’s accessibility for those with color blindness.

Web Designers: Stop Doing These 5 Unproductive Things – A look at bad habits that can hurt your career.

A Short Guide to Minimal Web Development – Being simple in your code.

The 12 Things You Need to Consider When Evaluating Any New JavaScript Library – Figuring out if a library is worthy of your time.

ColorBox – A tool to create progressive color sets.

Usability Tips for Content-Heavy WordPress Sites – Techniques and plugins to help improve UX.

Having fun with link hover effects – Creative examples of effects, including the use of animation.

How To Learn Calligraphy (for beginners) – Get started with the classic artform.

Freebie: Autumn Kawaii Icon Set – This free set of 50 SVG and PNG icons is perfect for your fall projects.

14 Free Subtle Grunge Texture Brushes for Adobe Photoshop – Add a touch of grunge to your projects with these brushes.

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