As any web designer will attest, tiny design choices have a huge impact on usability and accessibility. A pixel out of place or, more realistically, a button out of place, can transform the viewer’s experience. Which might explain why Amazon’s new star rating design is causing such controversy. http://webdesignernews.com/amazons-controversial-new-star-system-is-getting-bad-reviews/
AiPassportPhotos works like a real magician to blur the background in any picture. Create a blur effect as good as DSLR cameras by applying the advanced tech of AI. http://webdesignernews.com/blur-background/
Guillaume Azadian’s portfolio is a delightful example of design that effortlessly brings a smile to your face. The undulating layout, complemented by charming animations, exudes a truly exceptional and inspiring vibe! Our pick this week. http://webdesignernews.com/collective-778/
Adobe is committed to being a truly open developer platform. We want to make it possible to build integrations that help users collaborate better and create custom workflows. With the Creative Cloud developer platform, we laid the foundation for an incredible extensibility ecosystem that puts user and developer innovation, creativity, and safety front and center. http://webdesignernews.com/adobes-open-developer-platform-principles/
Photoshop wears several hats, but what if you only need one or two of them and don’t want to pay for the others? If you don’t actually need every feature Photoshop boasts (and almost no one needs all of them) then there are some very attractive alternatives. http://webdesignernews.com/15-tempting-photoshop-alternatives/
A new WhatsApp feature allows users to send higher-quality images, and soon, it will do the same thing for videos. http://webdesignernews.com/whatsapp-will-let-users-send-hd-photos/
Inside the collaborative approach a content designer used to get a UX organization of hundreds on the same page. http://webdesignernews.com/indeeds-design-principles-and-how-we-made-them/
PostScript Type 1 fonts are decades old, but apps supported them until recently. http://webdesignernews.com/adobe-and-microsoft-break-some-old-files-by-removing-postscript-font-support/
In recognition of World Calligraphy Day, we’re taking a moment to celebrate YouTube’s calligraphy community. http://webdesignernews.com/flipping-the-script-the-art-of-calligraphy-on-youtube/
The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has revealed its Cultural Olympiad programme for 2023, with the unveiling of a series of artistic posters for the Games celebrating the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements. http://webdesignernews.com/paris-2024-unveils-artistic-posters-as-vibrant-cultural-olympiad-programme-revealed/