Do you know Redux’s real power is beyond managing the state? Do you want to design with an understanding of how Redux works in mind? With the help of this article, Linton Ye would like to show you a full picture of Redux: what it can do, why it does its things, what the downsides are, when to use it, and how it relates to design. Even if you haven’t written a single line of code before, it’s still possible and beneficial to understand Redux. Expect plain English and doodles — no code or abstract talks.
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Many of us are taught to make sure our sites can be used via keyboard. Why is that, and what is it like in practice? Chris Ashton did an experiment to find out. He hopes to raise the profile of difficulties faced by real people, which are avoidable if we design and develop in a way that is sympathetic to their needs. Chris used the web for a day without JavaScript. Today, he forces himself to navigate the web using just his keyboard.
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CSS Grid Level 2 is already in the process of being specified, and the main feature of this level of the spec is to bring us subgrid. In this article, Rachel Andrew is going to explain what is currently part of the Working and Editor’s Draft of that spec. Note that everything here is subject to change, and none of it currently works in browsers. Take this as a peek into the process!
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In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Capacitor and cutting-edge web technologies such as Vue.js and Ionic 4 web components to build cross-platform mobile applications for Android and iOS.
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Following our monthly tradition, designers and artists from across the globe have created desktop wallpapers that are bound to get you in the summer mood.
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How do you arrange all the sections in your résumé when applying for a job position? What’s the order that you are supposed to follow? Are all of the sections necessary? This is where understanding résumé layouts and formats becomes important so that you can stand out from the crowd. Aditya Sharma dedicates this guide to all the web developers out there and it will demonstrate how you can create a successful résumé that will get you more shortlists than you can fathom. If it’s a piece of paper that is standing between you and your dream job, it’s time to show who’s the boss.
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With mobile traffic increasing on local business websites, web developers and designers are now tasked with a new responsibility. It’s no longer enough for websites to rank well — they need to rank well in local search results, too. As mobile users demand more information about local businesses, your websites need to be creative in how that data is served to them in search and through design. You can use these seven mobile design strategies to do so. In this article, Suzanne Scacca is going to show you how to use mobile web design to improve local search ranking.
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With modern email service providers, it’s easier than ever to create a first-class transactional email experience for your users, but, for most of us, the challenge lies in the fact that you don’t know what you don’t know. If you’re sending transactional email for your application, you’ve probably got the basics down, but you may be missing out on some of the more advanced best practices without even knowing it. With this guide, Garrett Dimon will help you make sure that you haven’t overlooked anything and aren’t unwittingly doing something wrong that could be hurting your delivery or user experience for your recipients.
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How well do you really know your users? Well, not only do you need to understand what triggers them, but also find ways how to design for persuasion. As much as we would like to think that our users are like us, they are not. Anyone involved in the creation of a product or an interactive experience, is not a typical user. In this article, Lyndon Cerejo will look at how going below the surface during user research helps us really understand what triggers our users, and how those deeper insights will help us design for persuasion.
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If you’ve been looking for a list of email newsletters dedicated to web designers and developers, Ricky Onsman has got one that is bound to help you keep up with the industry — the most useful news and resources sent directly to your email inbox. The newsletters that were most namechecked are included here in their own section: “The Favorites.” For this article, Ricky focused on great newsletter content. It could be presented as sophisticated HTML with videos and infographics, or it could be no nonsense plain text with minimal descriptions, as long as the content — including how reliable any links are — is good.
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