The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2016/08/21

blog.prototypr.io

How Spotify's website UX has changed (2006 to 2016)

What a difference ten years makes Web design has changed a lot in the last decade. Here I'll be analysing Spotify's website through the years and discussing key changes as I view them. The early years "People just want to have access to all the world's music"- Daniel Ek.

medium.com

The Never-Ending Website

In the world of digital agencies, and institutions who manage large websites, we all know the routine. For one moment in time the website is shiny and new, everyone loves it, and analytics are an exciting present to unwrap every morning. Finally, the world can see your company or organization or agency for what it truly is - pure digital amazingness.

medium.com

Why 'punching the clock' is the easiest way to kill your creative momentum

Dann Petty on living an inspiring life and finding mental and physical space Too often we see the successes of other creatives and focus on how they work, thinking that if we follow their steps - wake up when they wake up, use their tools, drink the same brand of coffee - our work will be the same.

uxplanet.org

Breadcrumbs For Web Sites: What, When and How

Breadcrumbs (or breadcrumb trail) is a secondary navigation system that shows a user's location in a site or web app. The term came from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale in which the main characters create a trail of breadcrumbs in order to track back to their house.

hacks.mozilla.org

Using Feature Queries in CSS