
Fair use in the age of AI: Credit, compensation and consent are required. http://webdesignernews.com/medium-default-no-to-ai-training-on-your-stories/

16.7 is the last Gutenberg release ahead of the upcoming WordPress 6.4 release, so it’s packed with features and bug fixes. Exciting new features include the new Font Library for font management within the editor, lots of enhancements to pattern management, simplified lightbox functionality, and many UX enhancements. http://webdesignernews.com/whats-new-in-gutenberg-16-7/

I get a good deal of messages from people asking me questions about design. I try to answer as many as I can, but I’m unable to get to all of them. So, here’s a roundup of my answers to some of the most common questions I receive. http://webdesignernews.com/answers-to-common-design-questions/

Building a website in those days was undeniably different. The web design industry was nascent – if it existed at all. Standards and best practices were still years away. Web designers had to adapt existing tools for this new medium. http://webdesignernews.com/heres-what-it-was-like-to-build-a-website-in-the-90s/

As a preface to my thoughts, I want to state that there’s nothing wrong with Pixlr, and I love the web app. However, while it’s long been the go-to for web-based graphics work, especially for Chromebook users, Photoshop’s leap to the browser changes the game. http://webdesignernews.com/why-im-ditching-pixlr-for-photoshop-web-on-my-chromebook-and-why-you-may-soon-follow/

Every now and then, website design trends can leave you scratching your head. This month’s collection includes some of those. http://webdesignernews.com/3-essential-design-trends-october-2023/

Exploratory talks between big-wigs at Apple and Microsoft in 2020 reportedly included discussions of Apple taking on the beleaguered search engine. http://webdesignernews.com/apple-considered-buying-bing-from-microsoft/