Design
Abstract: The Art of Design | Official Trailer
Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Making a Murderer, and now, finally, Netflix is showing the design community some love.
This documentary explores the minds of some of the best known, and most loved designers, from the recent, right back to the 'founding fathers' of design.
Colour of the Year 2017 - Greenery
A refreshing and revitalizing shade, Greenery is symbolic of new beginnings - Apparently.
Pantone has decided that this year, everyone should use this shade of green. If you need something nature-ry they've even provided a few colour schemes! Get going!
Form Design for Complex Applications
Thirty steps, 400 data fields, 1 terrible design.
Breakdown the complexity and start designing data entry in an easy, simple, and effective way, whilst still looking great and giving a great User Experience.
Startups
The Inside Story of BitTorrent’s Bizarre Collapse
A great tool with a serious reputation problem, and no way to make cash
Perhaps the lesson here is that sometimes technologies are not products. And they’re not companies. They’re just damn good technologies.
Learn
Use the Zeigarnik Effect to Learn to Code Faster
Get up, take a break, and come back later on, and you'll learn faster
Well, that is unless you forget to come back, or take a 2 year break… Either way, this is an interesting little technique that might help you wrap your head around something you find complex.
Vibrant Colors For Apps and Sites
There are no wrong colors. What matters most is how to use them.
Make your website or app pretty and vibrant with these simple and easy to follow techniques.
Tools
Vanilla Javascript Parallax Library — Rellax
A non-laggy parallax effect with Javascript… 'Impossible!' I hear you cry!
Very possible! It even seems to work nicely on our iPhones, including an archaic 5s… Witchcraft, pure witchcraft.