Web_Designer_Issue_262_2017

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THE WEB DESIGNER MISSION
To be the most accessible and
inspiring voice for the industry,
offering cutting-edge features
and techniques vital to
building future-proof
online content
Steven
Jenkins
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JavaScript has
developed far
enough that mostly
jQuery isn’t really
needed anymore
Digital pioneers wild tell us ”
they are heading to the frontier
of digital design
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CSS was a sensitive soul, once an
awkward teenager, but now, with the
help of browser support, it is starting
to grow and realise its potential.
Our latest lead feature (page 44)
takes a closer look at the latest tools
and rules that are taking the king of
styling forward to a brave new era. The
darling of the moment CSS Grid is here. We take
a look at positioning and ofer a host of useful
tips and tricks to get more from the spec.
Discover the benefits that Custom Properties, or
CSS Variables if you prefer, will bring to your
coding. Plus, find out what you can do with CSS
CSS is growing up
Element Queries, how to build with the Web Animations
API and how to speed up your website with Critical CSS.
While CSS is bigging itself up JavaScript frameworks
have been building in abundance. There is no shortage
of them, in fact, and with so many it’s hard to decide
which one to use. Help is at hand on page 66. We take a
look at the features of the more popular frameworks,
Angular, React, Ember, Meteor, plus a few up-and-coming
options, and help you choose the right one for your
projects. Talking of JS frameworks we show you how to
install and get started with the popular Vue.js on page 74.
Elsewhere learn how to utilise React to build a
dashboard application, find out what’s new in Angular 4
and create custom social media buttons. Enjoy the issue.
“
Many of us have
been using variables
in CSS for a few years
through the use of
preprocessors like
Sass and LESS, but
now we can use them
in native CSS
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Designer resources
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Video Tuition – 72 minutes of expert video guides on HTML/CSS/JS
troubleshooting from Pluralsight (www.pluralsight.com)
Assets – 16 Orange and Teal Photoshop actions
70 vintage wood textures
– Tutorial files and assets
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