Weekly News for Designers № 478

Startup Calculator – How long will it take for your startup to turn a profit?

Laws of UX – A collection of maxims and principles for building user interfaces.

Learning to Learn – Ways to further your education in design and development.

Accessible Brand Colors – Use this tool to check the ADA accessibility of your color scheme.

How Losing a Big Client Changed My Career for the Better – Sometimes a tough break can lead you down a better path.

CSS Selectors Cheatsheet – A combination of a game, quick reference guide and printable cheatsheet.

Colorful Pattern Masking in Illustrator – Follow this guide to create some incredible text masking effects.

Breaking Boxes With CSS Fragmentation – An intro to the CSS fragmentation spec, which affects print styles and multicolumn layouts.

Redesigning Github repository page – Ways to improve the usability of the repository page.

UI Copy: UX Guidelines for Command Names and Keyboard Shortcuts – Best practices regarding labels for commands that appear in buttons, menu items, and other action-oriented elements.

Behind the Scenes of ClassicPress – the WordPress Alternative – A look at this new WordPress fork, which has just released version 1.0.

Web Accessibility Guide – A curated collection of web accessibility tips, tricks, and best practices.

Super Basic Icons – A collection of simple, easy-to-understand icons with both free and commercial versions.

SpriteStack – An online 3D pixel art editing tool.

Accessibility, a powerful design tool – How to make better design decisions based on what really matters.

Text Trail Effect – A demo of an attention-grabbing text effect for a slideshow.

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