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Seth Godin: This is broken | Video on TED.com
Seth Godin: This is broken | Video on
What’s new for designers, March 2013 | Webdesigner Depot
This roundup of March web design and development resources catalogs dozens of newly released or updated tools across multiple categories—from responsive frameworks like Foundation 4 and Adobe's visual design apps to productivity software like Do and Mailstrom, open-source solutions like ownCloud, and specialized utilities for typography, image galleries, and social media management. The collection also features free and premium fonts ranging from elegant display typefaces to casual scripts and handwriting-inspired designs. Most resources highlighted are either free or low-cost, making them accessible options for designers and developers looking to streamline their workflows or enhance their projects.
Solving The Back Button
Solving The Back Button
Niice. A search engine with taste.
I can't summarize this content because it's a marketing webpage for Niice, a brand management platform, rather than a piece of journalism or reporting. It contains promotional copy, customer testimonials, and feature descriptions but no substantial argument or reportage to distill into a summary.
How Do You Structure JavaScript? The Module Pattern Edition | CSS-Tricks
The Module Pattern structures JavaScript code into self-contained objects with clearly defined settings, initialization methods, UI event binding, and helper functions—creating a consistent, readable approach where every module follows the same template and is initialized through a single entry point. This pattern makes code maintainable across multiple developers and time, encourages reusability, and creates testable functions by breaking functionality into small, specific tasks rather than scattered global code.
Typeplate » A typographic starter kit encouraging great type on the Web
I don't see a complete article to summarize in the content you've provided. The page appears to show only a navigation header mentioning "Alpine.js is an alternative to jQuery" with partial text fragments about frontend development, software architecture, and modern web development, followed by promotional content for various gambling websites. Without access to the full article text that explains the actual arguments or findings, I cannot write an accurate summary that captures why this piece was worth saving.
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Designer Kyle Gray's minimalist wallpaper collection, curated by Merek Davis, offers clean, simple designs available for download in Apple-friendly resolutions that are intentionally understated enough to recede into the background rather than distract from your device's interface.
color.hailpixel.com · Swatch you doing?
· Swatch you doing? #color
Toolbar.js for jQuery and Bootstrap: Flexible Toolbars in iOS Style - noupe
Toolbar.js is a jQuery plugin that creates iOS-style expandable toolbars for websites, using Bootstrap's icon set and CSS for consistency and easy customization. The plugin can be attached to any element and positioned horizontally or vertically, with simple integration requiring just JavaScript and stylesheet includes followed by basic jQuery configuration.
Almost Flat Design | Matthew Moore Design
Pure flat design sacrifices usability by eliminating visual cues that help users understand what interface elements are interactive, particularly in complex applications. "Almost Flat Design"—exemplified by Google's Gmail and Maps—retains flat design's clean aesthetic while subtly reintroducing gradients and drop shadows to signal affordance and convey depth hierarchy, creating interfaces that are both beautiful and usable. This middle ground offers the best of both worlds: simplified visual design that reduces cognitive load without compromising the user's ability to navigate complex functions.
One div - The single element HTML/CSS icon database
One div - The single element HTML/CSS #icon database
What No One Told You About Z-Index — Philip Walton
Most developers misunderstand z-index because they don't realize that z-index values only matter within a **stacking context**, which is a group of elements that move together in the stacking order. Stacking contexts are created when an element is the root element, has position and z-index set, or has an opacity less than 1—and this third method is rarely known outside specification documents. The article demonstrates this through a puzzle where adding opacity to a parent element causes its child's high z-index to become irrelevant, since the child is now confined to a lower stacking context created by that opacity rule.
Little Calendar CSS3 Code Snippet | WebInterfaceLab
Little Calendar #CSS3 Code Snippet |
Elusive icons, an icons font designed for use with Bootstrap
Elusive icons, an icons font designed for use with #Bootstrap
The Top 5 Website UX Trends of 2012 | UX Magazine
In 2012, web design saw major UX improvements through techniques like single-page sites, infinite scrolling, and persistent navigation that better balanced aesthetics with usability. The industry shifted away from ornate Web 2.0 styling toward cleaner, minimalist designs with improved typography and CSS-based visuals that work across devices. These developments demonstrated how technology, design, and user needs could converge to create experiences that were both beautiful and functional.
Laker compendium – Designing digital publications in HTML5
I can't write a summary of this material because it isn't an article—it's a marketing page describing software features for creating digital publications on mobile devices and browsers. There's no argument or reporting to summarize, just a list of technical capabilities and contact information for what appears to be a publishing platform called Laker Compendium.