Minimalist Graphic Design: 10 Examples & Tips

October 23, 2018design tips
Minimalist design is simple. But it is not boring. Just because a minimal style design often lacks some of the embellishments or color palettes or crazy typefaces in other projects, doesn’t mean it isn’t great to look at. In fact, designs featuring minimalism can be some of the most beautiful and usable websites around. And […]
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Hand roll charts with D3 like you actually know what you’re doing

October 23, 2018design tips

Charts! My least favorite subject besides Social Studies. But you just won’t get very far in this industry before someone wants you to make a chart. I don’t know what it is with people and charts, but apparently we can’t have a civilization without a bar chart showing Maggie’s sales for last month so by ALL MEANS — let’s make a chart.

Yes, I know this is not how you would display this data. I’m trying to make a point…

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How to stop using console.log() and start using your browser’s debugger

October 22, 2018design tips

Whenever I see someone really effectively debug JavaScript in the browser, they use the DevTools tooling to do it. Setting breakpoints and hopping over them and such. That, as opposed to sprinkling console.log() (and friends) statements all around your code.

Parag Zaveri wrote about the transition and it has clearly resonated with lots of folks! (7.5k claps on Medium as I write).

I know I have hangups about it…

  • Part of debugging is not just inspecting code once as-is;

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Use Cases for Flexbox

October 22, 2018design tips

I remember when I first started to work with flexbox that the world looked like flexible boxes to me. It’s not that I forgot how floats, inline-block, or any other layout mechanisms work, I just found myself reaching for flexbox by default.

Now that grid is here and I find myself working on projects where I can use it freely, I find myself reaching for grid by default for the most part. But it’s not that I forgot how flexbox …

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Upcase Developer Learning Platform is Now Free

October 22, 2018design tips
Upcase, a subscription learning platform for developers, is now free and open to the public. The content, which includes workshops, videos, flash cards, and coding exercises, was built by thoughtbot, a design and development consultancy. “We’ve loved building Upcase, both as a business and as a way to share what (more…)
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WordPress Site Not Ranking in Google? Here are 13 Possible Reasons Why

October 22, 2018design tips
Do you ever find yourself thinking something like, “Why is my WordPress site not ranking in Google? I have done everything right! I even installed an SEO plugin! Why is this happening!? I hate my life.” I get it, it can be frustrating. Putting in all that effort to optimize your site, reading awesome articles …
The post WordPress Site Not Ranking in Google? Here are 13 Possible Reasons Why appeared first on Torque.
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Durable Functions: Fan Out Fan In Patterns

October 22, 2018design tips

This post is a collaboration between myself and my awesome coworker, Maxime Rouiller.

Durable Functions? Wat. If you’re new to Durable, I suggest you start here with this post that covers all the essentials so that you can properly dive in. In this post, we’re going to dive into one particular use case so that you can see a Durable Function pattern at work!

Today, let’s talk about the Fan Out, Fan In pattern. We’ll do so by retrieving …

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