As your users spend time on your website, they are constantly interacting with its features – and some of those small interactions matter more than you might think. Each small... The post Eight Microinteractions for a Better User Experience appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

It's a widely known fact that when it comes to business, every company is looking for a competitive edge. Odds are, you might not be thinking of website security as your means of gaining a leg up on the competition. However, with cybersecurity and data privacy being top of mind for more consumers these days,...

This week's Designer News (N.415) includes Animation for Seamless Page Transitions, The Frontend Job Interview Preparation Guide, WordPressify, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines--for People Who Haven't Read Them, Responsive / Sortable / Filterable / Draggable Grid Layouts, Best Practices for Site Search Design, The Ultimate UX Guide to Color Design and more. The post Weekly News for Designers No 415 appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

Since design (and even code) is so subjective - is aiming for perfection really a thing? So, if we're not after perfection, just what are we aiming for? The post Embracing Competency and Letting Go of Design Perfection appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Google has announced that it's following the industry trend and slashing its cut of Play Store sales for more developers. The previous 70/30 cut was once the industry standard for app stores but has faced increasing backlash over the years from both developers and regulators. Critics have long argued that the stores have abused their... Read more » The post Google slashes its Play Store cut for more developers appeared first on Developer Tech News.

The Rust Foundation, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Rust Project, today announced the appointment of Rebecca Rumbul as the organization's Executive Director and CEO. Rumbul will lead the new non-profit as it pushes forward with an ambitious agenda to support the work of Rust language maintainers, a global community that governs and develops the … continue reading The post Rust Foundation Taps Rebecca Rumbul as Executive Director & CEO appeared first on SD Times.

WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) by far —powering more than 30% of the web. It has undergone a huge metamorphosis during its 15 years of existence. Its latest addition is Gutenberg which is to be released in version 5.0. Named after Johannes Gutenberg (the inventor of the printing press), Gutenberg is going to fundamentally change WordPress, further helping reach its goal to democratize publishing. WordPress usually releases its major features as a plugin to test the waters before baking them into the core.

Cryptocurrency is one of the biggest mysteries of our times. Is it a real thing? Is it a fraud? No one can tell for sure. People are split into two... The post Crypto-Inspired Mobile & Web UI Design Concepts appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

There's a technique for improving one's user interface design skills that is the most efficient way I know of expanding one's visual vocabulary but that I've rarely heard mentioned by digital designers. I'm talking about copywork. Copywork is a technique that writers and painters have been using for centuries. It is the process of recreating an existing work as closely as possible in order to improve one's skill. In our case, this means recreating a user interface (UI) design pixel for pixel.The post Copy If You Can: Improving Your UI Design Skills With Copywork appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

We asked the Smashing Community for their favorite text editing tricks, shortcuts, and features that save them time. Here's a roundup of what we've found quite useful along with a couple of other suggestions you may find handy. Favourite Keyboard Shortcuts Many of you have favorite keyboard shortcuts. Some of these will be editor or operating system specific, although in many cases you'll be able to find a similar shortcut with the tools you are using.