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Clever ways to cut back on Adobe Creative Cloud expenses

Clever ways to cut back on Adobe Creative Cloud expenses

Adobe Creative Cloud is a popular software subscription for creative professionals. A large number of programs are included in the subscription. Unfortunately, users must purchase a subscription and cannot buy lifetime licenses for individual programs. Countless individuals and businesses depend upon Adobe's programs today. Programs like ...

Adobe Creative Cloud

Create a Unique Hand Drawn Sketch Effect with Wired Elements

Create a Unique Hand Drawn Sketch Effect with Wired Elements

Have you ever wanted to give your web UI a sketchy hand-drawn look? Now you can with a JavaScript-based web component library called Wired Elements. This library, which was created by Preet Shihn, is open source and is completely free to use. It is available under ...

Javascript

"Blinded by the white: Dial down the bright"

"Blinded by the white: Dial down the bright"

One fairly basic principle of user interface design is to avoid implementing brightly colorful backgrounds on websites. Many people will appreciate website designs with more comparatively muted colors and contrasts for reasons that are quite literally physical; the human retina exhibits a straining sensation within the ...

User interface

Beware of Subliminal Notification Tracking on Facebook

Beware of Subliminal Notification Tracking on Facebook

Recently, Francis Irving on Twitter is calling out Facebook for forcing users to agree to their tracking methods. He has discovered some "fake red dots" that Facebook displays in the notifications and messages which makes people think they are receiving spam messages. They seem ...