{"id":93660,"date":"2026-04-28T02:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/?p=93660"},"modified":"2026-04-28T02:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:05:20","slug":"weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-660","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-660.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News for Designers \u2116 660"},"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:\/\/lab.ishadeed.com\/container-queries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iShadeed Lab &#8211; Container queries<\/a> \u2013 View examples of CSS container queries in action. Note that you must use Chrome 105+ or Safari 16+.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-01.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from iShadeed Lab - Container queries\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motionity.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motionity<\/a> \u2013 A browser-based motion graphics editor.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-02.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Motionity\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/growth.design\/case-studies\/typeform-offboarding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Typeform: How to offboard users the right way<\/a> \u2013 This illustrated guide looks at Typeform&#8217;s offboarding process &#8211; and how it could be improved.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-03.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Typeform: How to offboard users the right way\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/free-slideshow-after-effects-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Free Slideshow &amp; Gallery Templates for After Effects<\/a> \u2013 Create a stunning video presentation using one of these free templates.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-04.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from 10 Free Slideshow &amp; Gallery Templates for After Effects\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2022\/09\/useful-javascript-data-grid-libraries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Useful JavaScript Data Grid Libraries<\/a> \u2013 Check out some popular data grid libraries and some things to consider when choosing.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-05.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Useful JavaScript Data Grid Libraries\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webhooks.fyi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webhooks.fyi<\/a> \u2013 A directory of webhook providers and a collection of best practices.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-06.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Webhooks.fyi\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/making-money-with-open-source-software-responsibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Money with Open-Source Software: What\u2019s Our Responsibility?<\/a> \u2013 Some thoughts on giving back to the projects that web designers profit from.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-07.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Making Money with Open-Source Software: What\u2019s Our Responsibility?\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncase.me\/nutshell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nutshell<\/a> \u2013 This tool makes it easy to provide expandable explanations on your website.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-08.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Nutshell\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keithcirkel.co.uk\/css-classes-considered-harmful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSS Classes considered harmful<\/a> \u2013 One developer&#8217;s take on why it&#8217;s time to stop using CSS classes.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-09.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from CSS Classes considered harmful\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/wise-investments-design-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is It Worth the Money? Making Wise Investments in Your Design Business<\/a> \u2013 Tips for making smart business purchases.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-10.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Is It Worth the Money? Making Wise Investments in Your Design Business\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railway.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanilla Breeze<\/a> \u2013 An online tool for converting Tailwind CSS elements to semantic CSS.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-11.png?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Vanilla Breeze\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wrighter.vercel.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrighter<\/a> \u2013 Fans of markdown will want to give this minimal editor a try.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-12.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from wrighter\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webredone.com\/theme-redone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theme Redone<\/a> \u2013 This WordPress theme framework features its own solution for creating custom Gutenberg blocks.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-13.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Theme Redone\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tomayac.com\/2022\/08\/30\/things-not-available-when-someone-blocks-all-cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things not available when someone blocks all cookies<\/a> \u2013 An example of why blocking cookies could have unintended consequences for users.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-14.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Things not available when someone blocks all cookies\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/css-javascript-snippets-noise-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8 CSS &amp; JavaScript Snippets for Creating Outstanding Noise Effects<\/a> \u2013 Snippets that demonstrate how flexible (and beautiful) noise effects can be.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-15.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from 8 CSS &amp; JavaScript Snippets for Creating Outstanding Noise Effects\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewpminute.com\/why-webp-image-conversion-in-wordpress-is-controversial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why WebP Image Conversion in WordPress Is Controversial<\/a> \u2013 How a feature designed to improve site performance started a larger debate.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-16.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from Why WebP Image Conversion in WordPress Is Controversial\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wptavern.com\/wp-optimize-plugin-accused-of-cheating-pagespeed-and-other-performance-testing-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP-Optimize Plugin Accused of Cheating PageSpeed and Other Performance Testing Tools<\/a> \u2013 The controversy surrounding a WordPress plugin&#8217;s method for turning off JavaScript during performance tests.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/weekly-news-for-designers-sep-11-17.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Example from WP-Optimize Plugin Accused of Cheating PageSpeed and Other Performance Testing Tools\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\/weekly-news-for-designers-660\/\">Weekly News for Designers \u2116 660<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/speckyboy.com\">Speckyboy Design Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Specky Boy<\/p>\n<p id=\"kc_opp\"><small>Republished by  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtrafficexchange.com\/\">Blog Post Promoter<\/a><\/small><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iShadeed Lab &#8211; Container queries \u2013 View examples of CSS container queries in action. Note that you must use Chrome 105+ or Safari &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93661,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[128],"class_list":["post-93660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-affiliate-marketing","tag-advantage"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/envato-elements-weekly-news-1.jpg?fit=300%2C567&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3k0YU-omE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":92242,"url":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/how-to-use-haro-to-get-your-business-in-the-news.html","url_meta":{"origin":93660,"position":0},"title":"How to use HARO to get your business in the news","author":"admin","date":"April 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Whether you\u2019ve been an entrepreneur for five decades or five weeks, you know the importance of getting the word out about your business. One way to earn credibility and set yourself up as a subject expert is to get featured in the media. If you know how to use HARO\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;E-business &amp; E-marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"E-business &amp; E-marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/category\/ebusiness-emarketing"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92668,"url":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-639.html","url_meta":{"origin":93660,"position":1},"title":"Weekly News for Designers \u2116 639","author":"admin","date":"April 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"10 Tools & Resources for Building a WordPress Staging Site \u2013 Test software updates and experiment with your own staging environment. WeekToDo \u2013 Check out this privacy-focused free planner app for Windows, macOS, Linux, and your browser. 33 JavaScript Concepts Every Developer Should Know \u2013 A handy reference of concepts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Affiliate Marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Affiliate Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/category\/affiliate-marketing"},"img":{"alt_text":"Envato Elements","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/envato-elements-weekly-news.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":92628,"url":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-638.html","url_meta":{"origin":93660,"position":2},"title":"Weekly News for Designers \u2116 638","author":"admin","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Understanding multilingual typography \u2013 Some tips on designing content for a multilingual audience. Flex UI library for Tailwind CSS \u2013 This Figma library will output your designs into Tailwind CSS classes. 8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Modern Blog Layouts \u2013 Get inspired with these outstanding blog layout examples.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Affiliate Marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Affiliate Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/category\/affiliate-marketing"},"img":{"alt_text":"Envato Elements","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/envato-elements-weekly-news.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":93486,"url":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-656.html","url_meta":{"origin":93660,"position":3},"title":"Weekly News for Designers \u2116 656","author":"admin","date":"April 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ripple Icon Library \u2013 Grab this free library of 500+ icons for use with Figma. CSS border animations \u2013 Techniques for creating unique animated border effects. How to Effectively Critique a Client\u2019s Ideas \u2013 Ways to share your opinion without offending clients. Fluid Sizing Instead Of Multiple Media Queries? \u2013\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Affiliate Marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Affiliate Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/category\/affiliate-marketing"},"img":{"alt_text":"Envato Elements","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/envato-elements-weekly-news.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":93320,"url":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/04\/weekly-news-for-designers-%e2%84%96-651.html","url_meta":{"origin":93660,"position":4},"title":"Weekly News for Designers \u2116 651","author":"admin","date":"April 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"WordPress Themes Team Releases New Plugin for Creating Block Themes \u2013 A new plugin lets you create a block theme directly within WordPress \u2013 then export it for use anywhere. Releasing Color.js: A library that takes color seriously \u2013 A look behind the scenes of this new JavaScript library. Make\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Affiliate Marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Affiliate Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/category\/affiliate-marketing"},"img":{"alt_text":"Envato Elements","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/speckyboy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/envato-elements-weekly-news.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":93454,"url":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/03\/what-i-learned-from-building-a-multilingual-wordpress-website.html","url_meta":{"origin":93660,"position":5},"title":"What I Learned from Building a Multilingual WordPress Website","author":"admin","date":"March 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On the surface, it appears that virtually every website can benefit from being multilingual. But it\u2019s particularly so for organizations that serve the public. When important information is being shared, it needs to reach as many people as possible. Breaking down language barriers can play a vital role. Fortunately, this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Affiliate Marketing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Affiliate Marketing","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/category\/affiliate-marketing"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/multilingual-wordpress-01.jpg?fit=900%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/multilingual-wordpress-01.jpg?fit=900%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/multilingual-wordpress-01.jpg?fit=900%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/multilingual-wordpress-01.jpg?fit=900%2C400&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93660"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99455,"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93660\/revisions\/99455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}