Weekly News for Designers № 512

RegexGuide – A tool that takes the pain out of writing regular expressions.

A tiny guide to Variable Color Fonts – Learn the secrets behind this promising new development in typography.

Exploring the Beauty and Power of Volumetric Backgrounds in Web Design – Examples of how 3D animation can enhance web backgrounds.

Making Gooey Image Hover Effects with Three.js – Use this tutorial to create a compelling image reveal effect.

Arcade Game Typography reminds us of the best of 8 pixel monospaced fonts – A look at the fonts behind your favorite classic video games.

Focus Overlay – A library for creating overlays on focused elements. Beautiful design and better accessibility.

Too Many Threads: A Scattered Approach to Coding – Why scouring the support threads for code isn’t always the best idea.

An Illustrated Guide to Some Useful Command Line Tools – A resource for finding helpful add-ons to the command line.

Free Abstract Tropical Patterns and Minimalistic Vectors – Bring the spirit of the tropics to your projects with these free vector graphics.

Accessible Drop Caps – Creating a drop cap that maintains accessibility may be more involved than you thought.

Haptic UX — The Design Guide for Building Touch Experiences – Build experiences that leverage our sense of touch.

CSS variables, input[type=”color”] and form animations – A quick guide to creating a more interesting set of form elements.

The Future of Freelancing with WordPress – How Gutenberg, leadership and corporate influence may affect freelancers.

Awesome Design Plugins – A resource for finding plugins for Figma, Sketch and Adobe XD.

GitRoyalty – Add a paywall to your open source projects for subscribers via git.

Buy Me a Coffee – Help support content creators through this payment app.

Meet Spectrum, Adobe’s design system – Have a look at Adobe’s new design system and download UI components.

Typography Resources – A curated directory of resources to buy, learn and acknowledge great typography.

50 Free Animated Icon Set – Download a set of free animated icons, available in multiple formats and styles.