Pixels of the Week: Web Design links not to miss – November 28, 2014
Every week I post a lot of my daily readings about Web, UI and UX Design, mobile design, webdesign tools and useful ressources, inspiration on twitter and other social networks.
This week’s selection: UX myths, animations with physical models, flexbox for mobile, burger icon improvements, floating labels, user stories framework, e-commerce, some nice inspiration, a material design framework and some provocative French stamps.
TL;DNR the one you should not miss
#Animation
Creating Animations and Interactions with Physical Models with some pretty nices demos you can play with
Interesting article
#Flexbox #Mobile
Why we can’t use flexbox to re-order elements yet tl;dnr flex-direction” is not supported by Android 4.0, but you could still use the old syntaxe (-webkit-)box-orient.
#Mobile Navigation
Much Ado About Hamburger Icons, with some examples on how to make it better and more usable
#Accessibility
Interesting question by @notabene, was wondering myself: “Background and foreground colours: questioning an old rule”
#Label
Improving the interactive float-labels and password revealing
#User Story
A framework for modern User Stories
#E-commerce
7 Tips for Designing a Better Checkout Page
#E-commerce
The Showrooming Threat 5 Ways to Fight Back (customers visit the physical store with the intent to order online )
#Programming
Programmers: Please don’t ever say this to beginners aka If you’re a programmer, don’t denigrate what a beginner is currently learning
Designer Great news
#Firefox OS
<meta name=”theme-color” content=”pink”> is now on by default in #FirefoxOS 2.1
Inspiration and Great ideas
#Visulalisation
This is beautiful: “Watch the invisible patterns of air travel over some of the busiest skies in the world”
#UX
32 Posters That Debunk Common UX Misconceptions
#Dribbble
Tindddle.com, a tinder for dribbble XD
#Tampon
Letampographe, for those speaker French, thoss stamps are awfully provocative and fun
Useful ressources
#Analytics
Improve your Analytics skills with free online courses from Google
Tools and plugins that will make your life easy
#Material
Material UI, some React and CSS Material Design components