This Week In Web Design - September 11, 2020

It’s “Fri-Yay” again, meaning we’ve made it through another week as this crazy year continues to move forward. It also means it’s time for this week’s edition of our weekly roundup of all the web design and development related articles we’ve found published on the interwebs over the past seven days. From CSS to JavaScript, WordPress to color pallets, tutorials to design systems – whatever you’re interested in or looking to hone your skills, we have it here. Let’s dive in!

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Menu Reveal By Page Rotate Animation | CSS-Tricks

There are many different approaches to menus on websites. Some menus are persistent, always in view and display all the options. Other menus are hidden by

Working with JavaScript Media Queries | CSS-Tricks

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of media queries? Maybe something in a CSS file that looks like this: body { background-color:

Using max() for an inner-element max-width | CSS-Tricks

I go into all this in The "Inside" Problem. The gist: you want an edge-to-edge container, but the content inside to have a limited width. I think there is

How to Create a Simple Gutenberg Block Pattern in WordPress

We introduce you to the concept of Gutenberg block patterns and demonstrate how to create one of your own in WordPress.

10 Best UI/UX Practices To Adopt While Building A Website For Your Brand

Did you know that 88% of online shoppers say they wouldn’t return to a website after having a bad user experience? User Experience Design (UX/UI or UXD) in web design is the method of improving user satisfaction by enhancing the usability, accessibility, and performance of user interaction with websites. When a website’s design is so […]

3 Essential Design Trends, September 2020

A seasonal change is on the horizon and that always has me looking to refresh projects. This month’s design trends provide a few different ways to do that wit

15 designer curated color palettes to inspire your next project

To inspire your next graphic design or illustration project, we've rounded up a handful of Shots packed with beautiful color palettes curated by our very own design community.

30 Free HTML and CSS Book Effects and UI Design

Display your books online in a realistic way and spice up your digital library and bookshelf with these free HTML and CSS book effects and UI.

Getting Started With the JavaScript Fetch API

The JavaScript Fetch API provides very easy way to make requests. Learn all you need about what fetch API is, how it works and how to use it.

The Freelancer's LinkedIn ProFinder Guide to Getting New Clients

Your step-by-step guide for LinkedIn ProFinder to connect employers with expert freelancers for their projects.

A beginner's guide to develop your WordPress theme

Develop and create your own WordPress theme with this easy step-by-step beginner's guide to have a unique and brand-focused website!

The Ultimate List of YouTube Channels to Boost your Web Development and Programming Skills [UPDATED] · Dev & Gear

These YouTubers are followed by thousands for their high-quality programming tutorials, find your favorite channel in this ultimate list to learn and boost your web development skills today.

30+ Useful Pure CSS Code Snippets - 1stWebDesigner

We’ve rounded up a collection of useful pure CSS code snippets for elements that are commonly used when designing and developing a website.

How CSS Perspective Works | CSS-Tricks

As someone who loves creating CSS animations, one of the more powerful tools I use is perspective. While the perspective property is not capable of 3D

Looping Measures of Effectiveness Back to the Creative Team

The creative process doesn’t end when a project is approved and deployed as a marketing asset. Looping that asset’s performance metrics back to the design team is a pivotal part of the overall creative workflow.

7 questions to ask when hiring a remote website developer

When you are a company owner or a manager of a business of any size and think of creating a website, all you have to do is to hire a web developer. They should

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

You’ll start to spot those red flags for projects and clients you want to avoid. It is about understanding the types of clients you want to work with.

How to become financially stable as a remote freelancer

This article was originally published on .cult by Apinya Dechalert. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. Switching from traditional full-time employment to contract work can be a bit of a transition — especially […]