{"id":92052,"date":"2026-03-21T19:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/?p=92052"},"modified":"2026-03-21T19:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T00:01:21","slug":"weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-628","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/03\/weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-628.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News for Designers \u2116 628"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1.envato.market\/c\/78798\/298927\/4662?subId1=weekly-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/envato-elements-weekly-news.jpg?resize=300%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Envato Elements\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.to\/doabledanny\/git-cheat-sheet-50-commands-free-pdf-and-poster-4gcn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Git Cheat Sheet (50 commands + Free PDF and poster)<\/a> \u2013 This handy reference contains plenty of common Git commands spanning a variety of categories.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weekly-news-for-designers-jan-30-01.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Git Cheat Sheet (50 commands + Free PDF and poster)\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maggieappleton.com\/spatial-web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spatial Web Browsing<\/a> \u2013 A look at browsing apps that arrange objects in space to create groupings, indicate relationships, and build hierarchies.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weekly-news-for-designers-jan-30-02.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Spatial Web Browsing\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tympanus.net\/codrops\/2022\/01\/19\/animate-anything-along-an-svg-path\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animate Anything Along an SVG Path<\/a> \u2013 This tutorial will show you how to create animations using SVG paths and the <code>getPointAtLength()<\/code> function.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weekly-news-for-designers-jan-30-03.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Animate Anything Along an SVG Path\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/free-photoshop-brushes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50 Free High-Resolution Photoshop Brushes for 2022<\/a> \u2013 Add these amazing brushes to your Photoshop toolkit.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weekly-news-for-designers-jan-30-04.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from 50 Free High-Resolution Photoshop Brushes for 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapefest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shapefest<\/a> \u2013 Grab this library of 160k+ transparent PNG shapes.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weekly-news-for-designers-jan-30-05.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Shapefest\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jonyablonski.com\/articles\/2022\/crafting-component-libraries-the-elements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crafting Component Libraries: The Elements<\/a> \u2013 Learn the process for crafting the foundational elements that make up a component library.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/weekly-news-for-designers-jan-30-06.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Crafting Component Libraries: The Elements\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/introduction-wordpress-block-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Introduction to WordPress Block Themes<\/a> \u2013 Block themes are set to become the future of WordPress. 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