Design & Development Resources Worth Checking Out [Week 08]

Last week, as almost every week, was a good one for web and graphic designers and web developers. A lot of great articles were published all over the web for the curious ones who strive for knowledge and a creative spark.

Here is a small selection of what is worth reading or looking into. What else can you do while commuting to work. Grab a coffee and enjoy!

UX Design

• Chatbots in Africa
• UX Research Cheat Sheet
• The Best UX Research Tools

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Graphic Design

• The Circular Design Guide
• Design Trends 2017
• Bijou Factory Branding<

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Web Design

• Mobile Website Optimization
• Functional Minimalism
• Visually Stunning Websites

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Web Development

• Rellax – Buttery Smooth, Vanilla Javascript Parallax Library
• jQuery Pagination Plugins
• Responsive CSS Patterns without Media Queries

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Node JS

• 10 Best Practices for Writing Node.js REST APIs
• Where PHP can still pack a punch against Node.js
• Barcelona NODECONF 2017

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React JS

• Best Practices for Writing React Components
• 10 React Mini Patters
• Improving first time load

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WordPress

• Cybercriminals start cashing in on vulnerable WordPress websites
• Particle Effect for WordPress
• Using Cloudflare with WordPress

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