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Worth Reading
Smashing Mag published: Typographic Design Patterns And Current Practices.
Alan Stearns wrote about baseline grids for the web.
The difference between fixed, fluid, responsive layout? Liquidapsive (Liqui-dap-sive) will help.
Neil Wright discusses why iOS7 does and doesn’t reflect Apple’s core brand.
CSS trickery and calc function from Hugo Giraudel.
Typekit wrote about kerning on the web.
Loz Gray published his notes on the recent responsive Guardian redesign.
Fullscreen overlay effects tutorial from Codrops.
Creating Guided Product Tours like Google & Facebook.
New Resources & Services
InstantClick – A Javascript library that speeds up your website.
Fluidbox – A jQuery plugin for beautiful lightboxes.
jquery.wanker.js – The web was meant to be read, not squished.
Vafpress – WordPress Administration Framework.
Octocard – Highly flexible info card for every Github lover.
Sache – Find Sass and Compass extensions for your next project.
Command line cheat sheet & tips & tricks.
Designer Freebies
Crates – A free, responsive & grid-based tumblog theme for WordPress.
The Bitcoin Icon Set (100 Icons, SVG & JPG).
Fanicons Vol.1 (40 Icons, PSD, AI & EPS).
65 Bold & 65 Light Weather Icons (EPS).
High-Res Polygon Backgrounds (JPG).
Valentines Vector Pack (AI & EPS).
100 Seamless Fabric Textures (PAT).
…some inspiration…
Inferno Typeface – A Flaming Typographic Experiment.
…and finally…
AIGA presents… 100 Years of Design.