Popular design news of the week: May 9, 2016 — May 152016

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May 15, 2016
Popular design news of the week: May 9, 2016 - May 15, 2016.

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the most popular designer news that we curated from the past week. Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that were posted, so don’t miss out and subscribe to our newsletter and follow the site daily for all the news.

How to Design a Daring but Effective Split-Screen Layout

Google is Messing Around with the Color of its Search Results Links

17 Things People Absolutely Hate About your Website

The Designer of the Old Instagram Logo on the New One

A Free Browser Built for Browser-Based Development

How to Present Web Design to Clients like a Pro

80s Apple Beige Making a Comeback

Let’s Write Beautiful CSS Comments

Design Showcase: French Design

9 Ways to Boost Conversions on Landing Pages

The 36 Best Free Web Fonts

Make Better Logos

Optimizing for Large-Scale Displays

Why a Perpetual Learner Beats a Fancy CV Anyday

Facebook is Building AI that Can Build AI

The Information Age is Over, Welcome to the Experience Age

How Instagram Designed their New App Icon

Resource Cards — Selected Free Resources for Designers

The Secret of Creativity: Procrastination

JavaScript Conquered the Web. Now It’s Taking Over the Desktop

Saving Lives with Typography

What your Font Choice Says About You

Building Prototypes Content-First

Complete Beginner’s Guide to UX Research

Embracing Fluid Typography

Want more? No problem! Keep track of top design news from around the web with Webdesigner News.

Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman is a freelance writer and designer from New England. You can visit her site or follow her on Twitter.

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