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๐Ÿ“ Issue #337: Talking About Design Tools, Score 99/100 on PageSpeed, Best New Portfolios, Design Systems at GitHub, and more…

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NEWSLETTER ISSUE #337 JULY 12, 2018
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Earn your master's in Information Design and Strategy online from Northwestern University and learn how to blend digital skills like information architecture and experience design with branding and messaging, translate data into compelling visual forms and narratives, and understand how research and analytics can drive communication strategies and tactics. Get started today - AD

How to Score a 99/100 Google PageSpeed Rating

Almost any goal you can name for your site, from improving your search engine ranking, to improving user experience, all depends on improving your site's speed. Google's PageSpeed Score is a ranking out of 100 for site speed, Adam Marsden shares his tips for getting a near-perfect 99/100 rating.

Making Form-Filling Fun

The web runs on forms: forms for registering, forms for logging in, forms for expressing an opinion, forms for making a purchase, and yet forms deliver terrible user experiences. Some of the worst offenders are forms using the Likert scale. Dilem Akฤฑner AkฤฑลŸฤฑk explains how JotForm tackled the web's most pervasive problem.

20 Best New Portfolios, July 2018

Each month we feature a comprehensive survey of the best design portfolios, released in the previous four weeks. Ezequiel Bruni walks us through the freshest design portfolios in June and July, highlighting inspiring sites you haven't seen before. Monochrome simplicity is the dominant style in this month's roundup.

Draw inspiration anywhere with Affinity Designer for iPad

The power of professional graphic design at your fingertips, wherever you go. Developed with input from leading designers and based on Apple Design Award-winning technology, Affinity Designer is the most ambitious creative app for iPad. Launch price only $13.99/£13.99/€14,99, with no subscription. Buy now with 30% discounty - AD

Waveguide

Waveguide is a fantastic resource for designers, cataloguing design patterns, examples, and wisdom into a curated, searchable collection. Browse through and discover how design principles are applied to real products by professional designers. As a repository of design knowledge it's invaluable to any UI designer.

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Design Tools

Do you use Sketch or Photoshop, InVision or XD? There are thousands of design tools available online, and each one has its advocates. Tanner Christensen asks what really matters about designs tools, how our work is affected by our choice of tool, and how to pick the right tools for our own design practices.

Design Systems at GitHub

Design systems allow us to abstract design solutions for large scale projects; they create consistency, speed up design work, and deliver improved UX. GitHub's Diana Mounter gives us a detailed insight into the code-repository giant's design systems, with a focus on the pros and cons of their approach.

An Alternative to the Hamburger Menu

The hamburger menu controversy rumbles on unabated—do hamburger menus work, can users find them, is there any other option? This popular article by Devesh Khanal highlights one possible supplement to hamburger menus that A/B testing suggests could result in increased conversion rates on mobile.

Invoicequick App

Successful freelancers know that the biggest threat to their business is cashflow; always submit your invoice as soon as possible. For freelancers looking to bill clients quickly, Invoicequick is an invaluable free app that lets you save invoices, download PDF copies, save customer details, and company settings.

Vue.JS: The Good, the Meh, and the Ugly

Simpler than React or Angular, more advanced than jQuery, Vue is the latest JavaScript library to take the web by storm. But a good developer picks their tools for the job, not the other way around. This in-depth analysis by Pier Bover covers the good, the meh, and the ugly of Vue, so you can make an informed decision.

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