{"id":92801,"date":"2026-03-30T09:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/?p=92801"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:57:27","slug":"weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-641","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/03\/weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-641.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News for Designers \u2116 641"},"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>Contra Chrome \u2013 This comic pays homage to the changes Google&#8217;s Chrome browser has seen over the years.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-may-01-01.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Contra Chrome\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.figma.com\/community\/file\/1099295581273693352\/Figma-for-Non-Designers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Figma for Non-Designers<\/a> \u2013 Exploring core features of Figma that are essential to understanding the design app.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-may-01-02.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Figma for Non-Designers\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2022\/04\/guide-push-notifications-developers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ultimate Guide To Push Notifications For Developers<\/a> \u2013 A look at best practices and implementation techniques.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-may-01-03.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from The Ultimate Guide To Push Notifications For Developers\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/greener-freelancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ideas for Becoming a Greener Freelancer<\/a> \u2013 Ways to reduce your carbon footprint while increasing efficiency.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-may-01-04.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Ideas for Becoming a Greener Freelancer\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/color-name-generator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Color Name Generator<\/a> \u2013 Enter a hex code and this app will give it a name, and generate CSS variables.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-may-01-05.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Color Name Generator\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tabler-icons.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tabler Icons<\/a> \u2013 Browse this free, open-source collection of nearly 2,000 web icons.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-may-01-06.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Tabler Icons\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CSS Minifier \u2013 Paste your CSS into this app and it will minify your code.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-may-01-07.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from CSS Minifier\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/free-vintage-antique-brush-packs-adobe-photoshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 Free Vintage &amp; 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