Mr Branding: Web Design Weekly #363

Monday, August 5, 2019

Web Design Weekly #363

Headlines

Using the Web On A Budget

Data can be prohibitively expensive, especially in developing countries. Chris Ashton puts himself in the shoes of someone on a tight data budget and offers practical tips for reducing our websites’ data footprint. (smashingmagazine.com)

Jumpstart Your Career in User-Centered Design (UX/UI)

Improve the usability and accessibility of websites, apps, and more with a new online certificate in User-Centered Design (UX/UI), offered from Parsons at Open Campus. Get started now. (newschool.edu)

Articles

Why React Hooks?

The marketing pitch for Hooks is that you’re able to use state inside function components. In reality, Hooks are much more than that. They’re about improved code reuse, composition, and better defaults. Tyler McGinnis explains. (tylermcginnis.com)

Truths about digital accessibility

Creating, maintaining, or evaluating accessible technology? Here are some things to keep in mind. (ericwbailey.design)

Don’t Build That App

Luke Jackson demonstrates how to build up a modern dev environment (like create-react-app) just by using “the platform” and squeezing out every drop of potential from the latest language features. (formidable.com)

What I Like About Vue

Dave Rupert has been enjoying working with Vue and thought he’d compile a simple list of the things he likes about it. (daverupert.com)

CSS Mistakes

I’m not a fan of the title of this post but it actually has some good tips for people getting into writing CSS. (painlesscss.com)

Tools / Resources

Form design

This guide is quick and to the point — a whistle stop tour of the knowledge Adam Silver has accrued over the years of form design. It’s not exhaustive, but rather an entry point, designed to save you time on the basics. (adamsilver.io)