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Whether looking for the skills to help build a career in web design, or simply want to learn for personal projects, we offer many articles to get you the knowledge you need.

What’s the Environmental Impact of Your Website?

What’s the Environmental Impact of Your Website?

We examine the relationship between the web and the planet. We’ll show you how to measure your website’s impact and offer tips for reducing its carbon footprint.

What Should New & Inexperienced Designers Be Learning?

What Should New & Inexperienced Designers Be Learning?

Today I’m speaking to those just getting started in design. Maybe you just graduated from design school, or you’ve read through all the fundamental lessons offered here and on other…

Learning to Appreciate Great Content

Learning to Appreciate Great Content

How can we learn to appreciate great content? How do we support those who create it? Here are a few ideas we would like to share.

How Old-School Technologies Still Shape Web Development

How Old-School Technologies Still Shape Web Development

Many old-school technologies have evolved. Others have faded into the background. But we still rely on them. Perhaps more than we think.

50 Free eBooks for Web Designers & Developers

50 Free eBooks for Web Designers & Developers

A huge collection of our favorite free web design and development books. Topics include CSS, HTML, JS, WordPress, UX, Git, and much more.

Develop Processes for These Web Design Tasks

Develop Processes for These Web Design Tasks

Small web design tasks can become inefficient, especially at scale. Developing new processes for these tasks can help.

50 Cheatsheets & Guides for JavaScript

50 Cheatsheets & Guides for JavaScript

JavaScript is at the forefront of powering the web. To help you sort through it all, we have compiled this collection of cheatsheets and reference guides.

A Comprehensive Guide on the “Whys” of Site Optimization

A Comprehensive Guide on the “Whys” of Site Optimization

A comprehensive guide to understanding the importance of site optimization for better performance.

Getting Past the Limitations of Your Design Skills

Getting Past the Limitations of Your Design Skills

Have you ever looked through design books or online publications, keeping up to date on what’s happening in the industry, when you happen upon a bunch of work that’s leaps…

50 Cheatsheets & References Guides for CSS

50 Cheatsheets & References Guides for CSS

To help keep you up with all new CSS features, we have this extensive collection of CSS-related cheatsheets and resources for you.

What My Old Design Projects Have Taught Me

What My Old Design Projects Have Taught Me

I’ve felt embarrassed when looking through my old projects. But time brings perspective. Eventually, you start to see things in a different light.

The 10 Best SVG Filter Resources & Tutorials

The 10 Best SVG Filter Resources & Tutorials