Thursday, September 28, 2017

✏ Issue #296: Facebook Open Sources React, Ctrl+Alt+Delete Regrets, Spotify for Fonts, High Sierra, and more…

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NEWSLETTER ISSUE #296 SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

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Facebook Open Sources React

Next week, Facebook is relicensing React under the MIT license. The decision has been taken thanks to the extensive role React plays on the web, and the need for greater development pace. Other resources sharing the honor are Jest, Flow, and Immutable.js.

Letrs: Spotify for Fonts

Letrs is a cloud-based font manager that also gives you access to a growing catalogue of typefaces. Compatible with all MacOS apps, instead of downloading and installing fonts, simply activate the ones you wish to use. It's free as a font manager.

Will Gutenberg Kill the Page Builder Industry?

A huge industry has grown up around WordPress, developing site builders so designers don't need to code. Now, WordPress is releasing its own page builder called Gutenberg. In this in-depth post Maddy Osman asks if this is the end for Page Builders.

MacOS High Sierra

Apple have released MacOS High Sierra. Whilst there's nothing revolutionary in the download, there are a few features that justify the upgrade, not least a much improved Safari browser with improved JavaScript engine, and an all new file system.

Branded in Memory

How well do we remember the iconic logos that we see everyday? In this investigation 156 Americans spent 80 hours drawing the logos of Apple, Starbucks, Ikea, Dominoes, and more, with fascinating results for designers.

Ctrl + Alt + Delete

For many it has been the debate of the ages, Mac users have mocked Windows users with it for years, Windows users have insisted it's the best option; now it transpires that Bill Gates regrets the poor UX of Windows' Ctrl + Alt + Delete function.

When Collaboration Becomes a Chore

We're constantly told that we should be collaborating with colleagues; especially designers and developers. But what happens when meetings, planning, and fostering relationships gets in the way of work? Should we just focus? Gustavs Cirulis investigates.

W3C Changes How the Web Works

Netflix, Google, and Microsoft had a plan for how they wanted to protect copyright in online videos. In a controversial move, the W3C backed them, leaving many in the industry—including Adrianne Jeffries— to question their impartiality.

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