Doc Pop News Drop: An Interview With The Co-Release Lead of WordPress 4.9.9

September 11, 2018design tips
Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s News Drop we talk with Anthony Burchell, one of the release leads for WordPress 4.9.9, about what to expect from this upcoming release …
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How to Integrate Artificial Intelligence in the Sales Process

September 11, 2018design tips
Less than a decade ago, the idea of artificial intelligence would inevitably have us thinking about the catastrophic future where machines ruled all mankind. Fast forward a few years, and artificial intelligence is all the rage, albeit with much less dramatic results. However, that doesn’t mean it’s not present in our lives. One area where …
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Introducing Trashy.css

September 11, 2018design tips

It began, as many things do, with a silly conversation. In this case, I was talking with our Front End Technology Competency Director (aka “boss man”) Mundi Morgado.

It went something like this…

Mundi Morgado I want you to build a visual screen reader.”

Nathan Smith Who what now?

Mundi Morgado I want a CSS library that allows you to see the structure of a document. It shouldn’t use class so that you’re forced to focus on semantics. Also, …

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The Low Hanging Fruit of Web Performance

September 11, 2018design tips

I kicked off a really poppin’ Twitter thread the other day:

What are the LOWEST hanging fruit of web performance? Nothing fancy, anyone can do, big impact.

Gzip. Optimize stuff. Reduce requests…

What are other big ones?

— Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) August 17, 2018

So, I decided to round up all the ideas (both my own and yours) around that in a post over on the Media Temple blog.

These are the things we dive into in that post:…

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Design Trend: Bubble & Blob Backgrounds

September 11, 2018design tips
Have you noticed all the fluid, boundless shapes in design projects recently? The use of bubbles and blobs is trending. From simple circles to interconnecting loops, to full-screen blobs that move and shift, to simple “blobby” animations, this trend is popping up everywhere. The nice thing is that while using bubbles and blobs is a […]
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Changes on CSS Grid Layout in percentages and indefinite height

September 10, 2018design tips

This is a wonderfully nerdy deep dive into a very specific CSS change by Manuel Rego Casasnovas. Here’s a bit of terminology we should know:

First question is, what is an indefinite size? The simple answer is that a definite size is a size that you can calculate without taking into account the contents of the element. An indefinite size is the opposite, in order to compute it you need to check the contents first.

And then goes on to …

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Hemingway Theme Adds Gutenberg Support

September 10, 2018design tips
Anders Norén has added Gutenberg support to his popular Hemingway theme in the latest update, version 1.66. The theme has a simple, timeless design that appeals to both bloggers and business owners alike. It is active on more than 30,000 websites and some of those site administrators are using Gutenberg. (more…)
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8 Kinds of Newsletter Sign Ups You Should Have on Your Blog

September 10, 2018design tips
Email newsletters are a great way to keep customers interested in your brand. In fact, a survey of retail professionals found that 80 percent of them use email marketing for both customer acquisition and retention. Getting website visitors to sign up for your email list can be a challenge, however. Part of what makes this …
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Old Timey Terminal Styling

September 10, 2018design tips

I saw a little demo the other day called HTML5 Terminal. It has some functionality, but it seems like it’s just kinda for fun. That said, I loved the aesthetic of it! Blurry monospace type with visible monitor lines and a glowing green background — nice!

Let’s re-create that, bit-by-bit.

A radial gradient is perfect for the glowing green background:

body {
background-color: black;
background-image: radial-gradient(
rgba(0, 150, 0, 0.75), black 120%
);
height: 100vh;
}

I’m so used …

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