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A guide to color accessibility in product design – Tips for ensuring the use of accessible color combinations.
A guide to color accessibility in product design

Google’s Dominance on the Web, 20 Years In – The behemoth’s rise has led to ethical and regulatory questions.
Google’s Dominance on the Web, 20 Years In

md.html – Create HTML pages using only markdown.
md.html

Rams, a Documentary Portrait of a Design Legend – A look at the great Dieter Rams.
Rams, a Documentary Portrait of a Design Legend

CSS Only Floated Labels with :placeholder-shown pseudo class – A technique for creating useful and fun form labels.
CSS Only Floated Labels with :placeholder-shown pseudo class

Sans Forgetica – A scientifically designed font to help you remember study notes.
Sans Forgetica

Use Cases For Flexbox – Determining when CSS Flexbox is the best solution.
Use Cases For Flexbox

Bad Practices on Birthdate Form Fields – Methods for avoiding user confusion.
Bad Practices on Birthdate Form Fields

Understanding Design Systems and Patterns – Learn what design systems are and their benefits.
Understanding Design Systems and Patterns

10 Beautiful Examples of Illustration in Web Design – The use of illustration can help your designs stand out.
10 Beautiful Examples of Illustration in Web Design

Micro nudge: a micro animation for behavioral change – How to prompt users to perform small tasks using animation.
Micro nudge: a micro animation for behavioral change

MODALZ MODALZ MODALZ – A guide for when to use modals (and when not to).
MODALZ MODALZ MODALZ

Quick SQL Cheatsheet – A resource for relevant SQL queries.
Quick SQL Cheatsheet

Minimal HTML & CSS Resume Template freebie – Impress your next boss with this free resume template.
Minimal HTML & CSS Resume Template freebie

Creating horizontal scrolling containers the right way – Using CSS Grid to build a scrolling container for mobile devices.
Creating horizontal scrolling containers the right way

What to Do When a Client Tries Your Patience – Patience can be great, but there are limits.
What to Do When a Client Tries Your Patience

CSS Layout cookbook – MDN’s guide to creating common CSS layouts.
CSS Layout cookbook

How to Get Things Done When You Don’t Feel Like It – Strategies for pushing through those doldrums.
How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It

Favicon Checker – Compare your site’s favicon in all major browsers.
Favicon Checker

Designer + Developer Workflow – A better way to work together.
Designer + Developer Workflow

A11Y Style Guide – A living pattern library with an eye towards accessibility.
A11Y Style Guide

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