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• Core Points: One can transition to a new career direction by leveraging existing skills, building new knowledge progressively, and reframing ex…
Countdown to New Adventures: January 2026 Wallpapers Edition
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• Core Points: Fresh January 2026 wallpapers to refresh desktops; practical guidance for choosing and using seasonal imagery; emphasis on clarity…
How to Measure the Impact of Features with TARS: A Practical UX Metric
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• Core Points: TARS offers a simple, repeatable UX metric to evaluate feature performance, emphasizing meaningful, data-driven insights.
• Main…
Designing for Deaf Users: Practical Guidelines for Accessible UX
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• Core Points: Design for inclusive communication, multimodal cues, and clear content to serve 466 million people with hearing loss; prioritize u…
Recreating Toon Text: Advanced CSS and SVG Techniques for Smashing Animations Pt. 7
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• Core Points: Toon Text titles can be reproduced with layered CSS and scalable vector graphics for crisp animation across devices.
• Main Cont…
Elon Musk Sets Timeline to Open-Source X’s Recommendation Algorithm in Coming Days
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• Core Points: Elon Musk pledges to open-source X’s recommendation algorithm within the next few days, continuing a pattern of commitment to tran…
State, Logic, and Native Power: CSS Wrapped 2025
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• Core Points: CSS now increasingly handles logic, state, and complex interactions historically tied to JavaScript.
• Main Content: The 2025 ed…
GameStop Shuts Down Hundreds of Stores as Physical Game Era Fades
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• Core Points: GameStop is closing hundreds of stores and cutting worker numbers as demand for physical game media declines and digital downloads…
Beyond the Black Box: Practical XAI for UX Practitioners
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• Core Points: Explainable AI is a design and trust problem, not only a data science issue; integrate explainability into product design with con…
Accessible UX Research: Smashing Book eBook Now Available for Download
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• Core Points: eBook version of Accessible UX Research by Michele A. Williams is available for download; print copies can be reserved at presale …