Weekly News for Designers № 555

Thumbnail to Full Width Image Animation – Utilize this stunning effect to introduce new content to your readers.

Slate – A tool that helps you create beautiful, intelligent, responsive API documentation.

Volt – Create something beautiful with this free Bootstrap 5 dashboard theme.

Omatsuri – A set of browser tools to fit your everyday workflow.

All design projects should start in a Google Doc – The benefits of collaboration before starting up those UI tools.

Should You Use WordPress Auto Updates? – The new feature in WordPress 5.5 may be useful for some – but there are potential downsides.

Creating 3D Illustrations with CSS – 3D drawings are indeed possible with CSS. Use this tutorial to learn how.

theheadless.dev – Check out this community-driven knowledge base for learning headless browser automation.

Git Concepts and Workflow for Beginners – Use this guide to learn the most popular Git commands and more.

Grids Part 1: To grid or not to grid – A look at making grids and tables more accessible.

Enhancing User Experience With CSS Animations – Examples of how animation can improve UX.

Dealing With a Panicky Design Client – Maybe it seems impossible, but with a little bit of work on your part, it’s totally doable.

SEA.css – Give this simple and easy-to-use CSS framework a try.

Together at Home: Managing Kids and Your Web Design Business – The challenge of having children in an online school while still trying to run your business.

Best way to lazy load images for maximum performance – How to implement lazy loading for browsers who support it natively, with fallbacks for those who don’t.

Noteqor – A simple note-taking app for Figma.

Gradient angles in CSS, Figma & Sketch – Learn what really goes on when you assign an angle to a gradient.

Free Poster Folds and Creases Textures – Grab this free collection and make your digital art look like printed posters.