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New Resources & Tools
Griddd – A dead simple, customisable, flexbox-based grid.
iotaCSS – A smart open source SASS based OOCSS framework built for scale.
Buttons – A collection of CSS buttons.
Shop.js – A collection of highly customizeable e-commerce UI elements designed to support any checkout flow for Hanzo.
OBNOXIOUS.CSS – Animations for the strong of heart, and weak of mind.
Pingy CLI – A simple frontend build tool with no config or plugins.
vx – A collection of reusable low-level visualization components.
Britecharts – A client-side reusable Charting Library based on D3.js v4 that allows easy and intuitive use of charts and components that can be composed together creating amazing visualizations.
BBC Grandstand – A collection of common CSS abstractions and utility helper classes.
Prepack – A tool for making JavaScript code run faster.
SQLPad – A self-hosted web app for writing and running SQL queries and visualizing the results.
Learning Guides, Tutorials & Tips
An Introduction to CSS Grid By Eric Karkovack
Design Better Data Tables By Andrew Coyle
50 Best Resources When Learning to Code By Pavel Malos
7 Tips for Development-Friendly Design By Joanna Erd
UX Design
The Path to Design System Maturity By Christian Beck
Better Version Control for Design Projects By Tobias Günther
Mobile First, Desktop Worst By Oliver Brooks
Wireframes are dead—why I haven’t used wires in over a year. By Zakary Kinnaird