Fun fact in history this week: On August 25th, 1724 George Stubbs, a British painter, was born in Liverpool. He is known for his beautiful animal paintings. The featured image is Lustre, Hold by a Groom.
Here are the news and updates for this week, 2018:
- Here is an overview and walkthrough about starting to learn React.js. It covers fundamental concepts like components, state, props, submitting forms, pulling data through API and deploying your application.
- Research shows that colour influences the way users feel on your site. This article examines 50 websites and what their colour pallettes say about them.
- NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a new website. Their transitions and background are quite stunning.
- If you are searching for Google Fonts pairings, this CodePen is a very useful tool for testing how they look together. It saves you the time you need to download the fonts and pair them.
- Tamino Martinius posted 4 slick navigation icon animations that may inspire your own work.
- Are you wondering what are some sure ways to mess up your site? This article describes some painful experiences web users are probably used to by now.
- Finally, if you are sitting at the desk all day, it may be wise to get up and walk for a couple of minutes every half hour. It helps restore circulation to the brain. You can read more here.
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