Anyone who’s ever submitted a proposal or tried to snag a design project has probably been asked to submit or create a design brief for the project. It’s a fairly standard practice but can often be intimidating, particularly if you aren’t used to it. A good design brief is a tool that can help you…
Sarah Gooding · October 9, 2020 · 8 Comments In 2015, WordPress 4.4 introduced a REST API, but one thing that has severely limited its broader use is the lack of authentication capabilities for third-party applications. After considering the benefits and drawbacks of many different types of authentication systems, George Stephanis published a proposal for…
WordPress 5.5.2 is now available!This security and maintenance release features 14 bug fixes in addition to 10 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated.WordPress 5.5.2 is a short-cycle security and maintenance release. The next major release…
Initially conceived as a theme for podcasting, Spearhead is a blank canvas for all types of content creators and fully supports the latest multimedia blocks.When AngelList and Venture Hacks co-founder Babak Nivi came to us and wanted to donate a theme, our team was excited to work on the design to make it available to…
Typography plays a big role in all types of designs, from product packaging to mobile apps and more. Today we’re taking a look at the best places to find free fonts, and take your design work to a new level.But why is typography so important? Remember what happened at the Oscars 2017, when they gave…
The WordPress Editor is a powerful tool that can help bring your design ideas to life but one of the best parts is, you don’t have to start from scratch. Building sophisticated designs can be as easy as picking Patterns from our growing library, and snapping them together to create beautiful-looking posts and pages. As…
Posted October 27, 2020 by Josepha. Filed under Development, Releases.WordPress 5.6 beta 2 is now available for testing!This software is still in development, so we recommend that you run this version on a test site.You can test the WordPress 5.6 beta in two ways:WordPress 5.6 is slated for release on December 8, 2020, and we need your…
Ari Stathopoulos released his new Local Gravatars plugin last week. The goal of the plugin is to allow site owners to take advantage of the benefits of a global avatar system while mitigating privacy concerns by hosting the images locally.In essence, it is a caching system that stores the images on the site owner’s server.…
Join a free webinar on Thursday, November 5, to learn tips on using P2, a tool for team and group collaboration.As we’re witnessing with schools and learning communities around the world, education is shifting dramatically. With the right set of tools, your class, team, or group can learn to communicate and collaborate more efficiently online.…
Many web designers and developers are just starting to understand the importance of web accessibility. After a long time being more of a niche focus, this important aspect of website design has emerged at the forefront of design thinking in recent years.If you’re just starting to learn about website accessibility, don’t feel bad. Because even…
