Weekly News for Designers № 618

Showcode – Create beautifully-styled code snippets, then export them as an image with this handy tool.

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Bootstrap Icons – A free, open-source library of 1,500+ icons to use in your projects (Bootstrap or otherwise).

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10 Free WordPress Plugins for Extending BuddyPress and bbPress – Turn your WordPress website into an online community with these free plugins.

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React Aria – A library of React Hooks from Adobe that provides accessible UI primitives for your design system.

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Developer Tools secrets that shouldn’t be secrets – Get the inside scoop on what your browser’s developer tools are capable of.

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8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Incredible Lighting & Shading Effects – It’s now possible to add lighting and shading effects that are nearly on par with what we see in video games.

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Spectrum – Add a base color and this tool will generate an entire palette for you.

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A 10-step approach to inclusive branding, using the BBC as an example – A look at how the BBC put together its accessible branding.

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GUI Challenges – A collection of solutions to common interface challenges.

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Those Things You Must Do When Ending a Freelance Design Project – There are some important things that most designers never do when ending a freelance project. Here’s why you should make the effort.

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Getting out of the Freelance Pricing Trap – Learn how to start charging what you’re truly worth.

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Jam – This Chrome extension lets you give lightning-fast feedback on live websites without the frustration of screenshots.

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HTML Forms Library – This library contains ready-to-use code for forms and works with popular frameworks.

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CSS Buttons – Check out this open-source collection of button styles for every use case.

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Despite Its Critics, jQuery Forges Ahead – The popular JavaScript library is still in active development and in use by three-quarters of the web.

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FlowBite – This open-source library features 400+ web components built with Tailwind CSS.

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How I made Google’s data grid scroll 10x faster with one line of CSS – This case study demonstrates the troubleshooting process and how to implement a solution.

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