We've put together an amazing collection of double exposure effect Photoshop action sets that will allow you to rapidly speed up your photo editing process. The post The 12 Best Double Exposure Effect Photoshop Action Sets in 2021 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

This is a neat idea for a research project. The big map is fun, but the research had some tidbits in it worth looking at. The average favicon network request takes 130ms, at least from our speedy cloud instance. … The post We Analyzed 425,909 Favicons appeared first on CSS-Tricks. You can support CSS-Tricks by being an MVP Supporter.

In this article, we will go through how `object-fit` and `background-size` work, when we can use them, and why, along with some practical use cases and recommendations. Let's dive in.

Many people make New Year Resolutions in the hope of making true, lasting change in their life. However, only 4% of us succeed in actually achieving those resolutions. Despite centuries of practice, dating as far back as Babylonian times, our ability to achieve our resolutions is lacking. Why is that? Check out the following infographic...

Couchbase, provider of a modern database for enterprise applications, today announced the release of Couchbase Mobile 3, an edge-ready data platform that allows mobile developers and edge architects to build native, modern applications in the cloud, at the edge, and on mobile and IoT devices with whatever language, framework, and platform they choose. Key highlights … continue reading The post SD Times news digest: Couchbase launches Couchbase Mobile 3; Hasura closes Series C funding round; Redpanda announces $50 million in Series B appeared first on SD Times.

DevOps tools offer a platform for the developer team and operations team to work together by combining IT, QA, infrastructure, and development tasks to efficiently create and deploy software products. Here is a comprehensive list of top trending DevOps tools to look for in 2021.

Living style guides are an important tool for web development today, especially in large, complex web applications. They help document styles and patterns, keep designers and developers in sync, and greatly help to organize and distill complex interfaces. Indeed, living style guides remain one of the best ways to communicate design standards to an organization. Recently, our company went through the process of creating a living style guide. This is the story of how we developed our living style guide, the mistakes we made along the way, and why the current landscape of style guide generators did not suit our needs.The post Creating A Living Style Guide: A Case Study appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

In these strange times when everything is connected, it's too easy to feel lonely and detached. Yes, everybody is just one message away, but there is always something in the way -- deadlines to meet, Slack messages to reply, or urgent PRs to review. Connections need time and space to grow, just like learning, and conferences are a great way to find that time and that space. In fact, with SmashingConfs, we've always been trying to create such friendly and inclusive spaces.

Vintage logo and badge design are quite popular these days. But it's more than just a trend. It's also a way of showing off the origins and history behind a brand. Vintage doesn't always mean old. It's mostly about adding a nostalgic feel and capturing the essence of a certain era. Many modern startups and […]

Business cards are very useful and are standard business stationery items. Almost all profitable businesses invest in designing a business card as they are the first point of contact between a brand and interested buyers, sellers, or investors. Exchanging business cards is a more personal way of communicating, which has a more significant impact than […] The post 20 Business Card Trends in 2021 first appeared on Line25.