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STOREFRONT DESIGN CURATION

Browse through a curated collection of stunning e-commerce storefronts updated every week. Find design inspirations that match your preferences or submit your site for consideration.

GENERATIVE AI FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN

Easily create and edit vector art, icons, 3D images, and illustrations in various styles suitable for websites, print media, and marketing campaigns.

A COLLECTION OF NICELY DESIGNED PRESENTATIONS

Get inspired by a collection of standout slides, keynotes, and guidelines, all carefully selected for their design excellence.

WHY YOU SHOULD CURATE, NOT CREATE, A DESIGN SYSTEM

Creating every component from scratch might seem the right way to go, but it often leads to unnecessary complexity and inefficiency in practice. Selectively combining existing elements with your custom creations is much more effective.

WHY ARE WESTERN APPS MORE MINIMALISTIC THAN ASIAN APPS?

It’s a matter of individualist versus collectivist culture. People from individualist cultures tend to finish one task before moving to the next while quickly jumping from one task to another is considered easier in collectivist cultures. This means that Western UIs are often focused on one call to action, whilst Asian UIs can have multiple.

SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT NEW CSS SELECTORS

:is(), accepts a comma-separated list of selectors and matches any element that can be selected by one of the items in the list, :not(), represents elements that do not match a list of selectors, :has(), is a way to select a parent element based on its children or siblings, and :where(), behaves like the :is() selector, but its specificity is always zero.

HOW AI COULD SILENCE USERS

Users are not just data. They can and should be seen and heard as individuals. As AI becomes more prevalent, human-conducted research becomes more crucial.

EXPLORING SHAPES, COLORS, AND MATERIALS TO EVOKE FEELINGS AND EXPERIENCES

The designs of Takeda Katsuya effortlessly create a harmonious combination of Japanese heritage and the spirit of Milanese innovation. In this interview, Katsuya discusses his unique design philosophy, illustrated through his retail designs for many renowned companies.

ALANA JONES-MANN CREATES COLORFUL CAKES AS A FORM OF MEDITATION

Baker and stylist Alana Jones-Mann creates stunning cake designs that amaze with their beauty and meticulous detailing. She started designing her colorful, retro-inspired tactile cakes as a calming and meditative experience to help her mind realign during a stressful job.

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HOLIDAY SHOPPING IN 2023: ‘IT STARTED EARLY AND WILL END LATE’

Americans are changing their holiday shopping habits in 2023 by spreading spending over a more extended period. Retailers are responding with strategies such as personalized promotions and ‘buy now pay later’ plans to capture cautious consumers’ holiday spending.

PRACTICALITY MAY TRUMP PURPOSE IN 2024 MARKETING

According to Forrester’s predictions for B2C marketing in 2024, CMOs will lead with practicality, while purpose-driven decisions may take a backseat. Speaking out on social values as a brand is deemed as ‘risky’ due to the contention that exists in the marketplace among consumers. Meanwhile, ‘practical’ investments in AI and data privacy will be more front and center in 2024.

HOW FOUR BULLETS INCREASED SUBSCRIPTIONS BY 39%

Optibac, a UK supplement brand, increased product subscription conversions by addressing a common customer objection. Its research found that users were concerned about being locked into a long-term commitment. It added bullet points that emphasized its hassle-free skip or cancel policy in language customers would understand. This resulted in a 39% increase in new subscriptions.

SEPARATE YOUR WEBSITE CONTENT AND DARK SOCIAL CONTENT

Most companies put website content on social networks that fails to perform well. Website content lives on website pages (ie. blog, landing pages). It has low to medium shareability. Dark social content is built for native consumption inside of social networks and content platforms (ie. a LinkedIn post or comment thread on Reddit) and has many mechanisms to proactively share content with other people.

HOW TO FIX YOUR BOFU CONTENT

A prospect who is in the buying stage already has a general pulse on your topic, product, or platform. They’re looking for details a subject matter expert would know—pain points, benefits, capabilities, and features. Provide reframing for ideal outcomes or detailed demo videos.

TOP SHOPIFY UPDATES IN EDITIONS SUMMER ’23

Shopify’s Editions Summer ’23 update included 100 new features. This article highlights the most valuable ones for merchants. Shopify Bundles simplifies the process of bundling multiple product items together. Shopify Subscriptions is a native app for basic product subscription setups. Sidekick is the new AI-powered admin assistant that can help merchants improve their stores, complete tedious tasks, and make data-driven decisions.

THE 11 BEST SEO COMPETITOR ANALYSIS TOOLS FOR 2023

A round-up of 11 SEO competitor analysis tools, their best use cases, and price tags. If you’re looking to compete over keywords, Semrush and Ahrefs are good choices. SparkToro lets you know where to set the spark, and BuzzSumo tells you what’s spiraling out of control on social media.

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MARKETING AUTOMATION: TIPS, EXAMPLES, AND TOOLS FOR GROWTH

This guide covers 5 common workflows to automate—welcome series, cart abandonment, browse abandonment, post-purchase, and win-back series. Best practices include defining clear buyer personas, understanding what tasks should be automated, and tracking performance to iterate and adjust course.

HOW GUMROAD ADDRESSES CUSTOMER OBJECTIONS ON ITS WEBSITE

Every brand should map customer objections, prepare arguments for each, and then present these on their website. Gumroad does this by creating powerful stories around each objection. For users who are unsure where to start, Gumroad assures that its tools make it easy to get started without technical expertise. It also uses real customer success stories to help potential customers see what’s possible.

11 MOST COMMON GOOGLE ADS MISTAKES

Every PPC account is different, but there are common mistakes that inevitably waste budget. These include messing up internal matching, not using a third-party attribution tool, and not having a clear campaign optimization routine.

BRANDS: A REFLECTION OF THEIR CUSTOMERS

Two-thirds of Millenials and Gen Zs agree that the brands they buy tell a lot about the type of person they are, reinforcing how much people feel that brands reveal their identity.

THE 3 FASHION BRANDING STRATEGIES

How Hervé Léger, a brand that went from dominant to bankrupt, achieved growth under its new leadership.

HOW TO WRITE CTA COPY FOR PAYWALLS

Best practices include using a 4-word structure for free trials (ie. "start X days free trial"), pricing transparency, and incorporating urgency to drive higher conversion rates.

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REVAMPING DASHER FAQ HUB THROUGH SERVER-DRIVEN CONTENT AND WEBVIEW

DoorDash built a common web app within native mobile applications that supported rapid content updates and similar content across all platforms. Its system architecture involved a WebView that interfaced with Backend for Frontend (BFF) and a backend service. The backend service managed content stored as JSON, including UI formatting. The DoorDash team faced challenges in dealing with different platform messaging protocols, managing the complexity of different message types as requirements evolved, and maintaining compatibility with different feature and client versions.

11 WAYS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR WEBSITE

This article covers tips to optimize your website, such as using modern web formats, lazy loading, using a CDN, setting up caching, using a static site generator, and more. It goes in-depth by showing detailed code examples and images for each piece of advice. The article covers both tips for optimization with code along with more general advice, such as switching analytics tools.

HTML WEB COMPONENTS

HTML Web components allow for rendering before JavaScript, promoting a design of composability and augmentation. React involves creating components that entirely handle both functionality and rendering with JavaScript. Long-term success on the web tends to favor technologies that augment and enhance existing standards, like HTML5 and fetch API, rather than those that seek to replace them.

YOUR SMALL IMPRECISE ASK IS A BIG WASTE OF THEIR TIME

Common workplace issues stem from vague instructions by managers and leaders. Examples include employees spending excessive time on tasks due to unclear requirements, misunderstandings leading to over-preparation for meetings, and projects being delayed because of misinterpreted directives about modernization. To prevent such issues, leaders should be precise in their requests and employees should ask for clarification often.

REACT DATASHEET GRID

React Datasheet Grid is an Excel-like component for creating spreadsheets using React and TypeScript. It supports copy-pasting to and from Excel and Google Sheets, keyboard navigation and shortcuts, hundreds of thousands of rows, customization, and all common gestures from normal sheets, such as dragging a corner to expand a selection.

⌘K-SV

⌘K-sv is a command menu Svelte component. It can be used as an accessible combobox, where it renders, filters, and sorts items automatically.

LOOKING TO BECOME A GREAT MANAGER? TRY THESE SIX MICROHABITS

It’s vital for managers to be effective in the way they lead their teams and carry out their daily responsibilities. If they don’t take the time to develop effective habits, a manager risks wasting time, producing inconsistent results, and allowing problems to persist. This article highlights six valuable principles that will help any manager develop effective habits.

DESIGNING WEB DESIGN DOCUMENTATION

We often think of documentation in relation to the software we work with and the software we build. Documentation can also be used to make for a seamless and consistent experience with web design. This article emphasizes the importance of design documentation and also offers tips for creating your own design documentation for your team.

10 INSIGHTS ON REAL-WORLD CONTAINER USE

Organizations are using GPU-based compute to support AI applications and serverless containers to make lives easier for developers.

VERSION CONTROL: COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY

A deep dive into how version control works.

BUILD A CUSTOM SCROLL BAR

Learn how to build a custom scroll bar in React.

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TESLA CYBERTRUCK SPECS LEAK EVERY DIMENSION + 14-50 OUTLET IN BED

A screenshot of the specifications for Tesla’s Cybertruck has been leaked. It contains everything there is to know about the size of the truck and its capabilities. The Cybertruck will be 18.6 feet long, 79.9 inches wide without mirrors, and 70.5 inches tall. It will have a bed length of 72.8 inches and a bed width of 51 inches. The full list of specifications is available in the article along with a video comparing the Cybertruck and other available alternatives.

DOES GMAIL WANT TO BE INSTANT MESSAGING? NEW UI EXPERIMENT SAYS “YES”

A Gmail user recently spotted a new quick reply bar feature in the mobile app. The bar allows for a one-line input and has a dropdown box above it that allows users to pick who to send the reply to. The feature appears to be in very limited testing. A screenshot of the quick reply bar is available in the article.

SCIENTISTS BUILD YEAST WITH ARTIFICIAL DNA IN A MAJOR SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY ADVANCE

Scientists have created synthetic versions of the 16 chromosomes in a yeast cell and successfully combined some of them in one cell. The feat is a key step towards creating programmable cellular factories. It also revealed sequences in genes that interrupted a key process in cells that led to mitochondria dysfunction. The team is now working to combine all the chromosomes into one cell that can survive. If successful, the technology could be used to produce biofuels, medicines, and other materials using cells.

AI THAT READS BRAIN SCANS SHOWS PROMISE FOR FINDING ALZHEIMER’S GENES

Researchers have developed AI-based approaches for shifting through genomes to identify genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The combination of genomics, brain imaging, and AI allows researchers to find indicators that are tightly linked to a genomic driver. Scientists have had access to massive research databases for decades, but sifting through this data has proven to be a challenge. AI is able to sort through and learn from the data more efficiently and produce consistent results. If the approach works, it could also be applied to other diseases that have a physical presentation in brain imaging.

If you missed out on those companies, now’s your chance: RYSE

is the tech firm poised to dominate the Smart Shades market and you can still invest at $1.25/share [12].

67 WEIRD DEBUGGING TRICKS YOUR BROWSER DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW

This page contains a list of not-obvious hacks to help people get the most out of their browsers’ debuggers. It assumes an intermediate or higher level of understanding of developer tools. The list covers advanced conditional breakpoints, calling and debugging functions, skipping page loads, changing program behavior, and inspecting elusive elements.

HTML FIRST

HTML First is a set of principles for making the experience of building web software easier, faster, more inclusive, and more maintainable. This is done by leveraging the default capabilities of modern web browsers, the extreme simplicity of HTML’s attribute syntax, and the web’s ViewSource affordance. HTML First aims to substantially widen the pool of people who can work on web software codebases, making it enjoyable and seamless to build web software.

LESSONS LEARNED BY A SOFTWARE GUY VENTURING INTO HARDWARE

This blog post tells the story of how a software developer with decades of experience developed SidecarT, an Atari ROM cartridge emulator powered by a Raspberry Pi microcontroller. SidecarT features an open source and customizable architecture that encourages technological experimentation. Professional hardware design is a Herculean task that is only accessible to a few. It may be a difficult and expensive hobby, but it can be fun, educational, and interesting and there are many opportunities to contribute to communities.

IMRAN CHAUDHRI

Humane’s co-founders Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno met at Apple, where Chaudhri was known for his work on the user interface and interactions on the iPhone and Bongiorno was the Director of Software Engineering. Humane recently emerged from stealth mode and announced its debut product, the AI Pin. This article contains an interview with Chaudhri that explores his thoughts on the device and vision for the next evolution of personal computing. The interview covers everything from privacy and partnerships with frenemies to the end of what we know as app stores.