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Video with alpha transparency on the web
https://jakearchibald.com/2024/video-with-transparency/

COPYING is the way design works
Whether you believe that it’s worthwhile or worthless to copy, whether you think that copies are a valuable part of the design community or a scourge, you are using software, hardware, websites and apps that all owe their existence to copying.
https://matthewstrom.com/writing/copying/

Styling Tables the Modern CSS Way
Modern CSS makes styling HTML tables in a considered, responsive nature a breeze. Michelle Barker breaks it all down for you in this deep dive.
https://piccalil.li/blog/styling-tables-the-modern-css-way

OKLCH in CSS: why we moved from RGB and HSL
The new CSS Color 4 specification has added the new oklch() notation for declaring colors. In this post, we explain why this is important for design systems and color palettes.
https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/oklch-in-css-why-quit-rgb-hsl

Businesses are harvesting our biometric data. 
We need new protections Facial recognition is flying under the radar
https://thenextweb.com/news/businesses-harvesting-biometric-data-need-protections

Content Strategy vs. UX Writing
Content strategy focuses on content-related processes, while UX writing shapes user experiences through text. The two disciplines work in harmony.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/content-strategy-vs-ux-writing/

Agency work vs product work: a designer’s confessions
As a designer, working on your own product can really boost your skills across the board—client work included. Here’s what I learned from doing just that as Design Director at Moze and Hellotime.
https://www.mozestudio.com/journal/agency-work-vs-product-work-a-designers-confessions/

AI Glossary
This Blog post aims to provide a basic overview of the concepts and buzzwords in the AI realm. This is not a technical deep dive or a blog post that explores nuances of different concepts. This blog post introduces each concept or term with a definition or description, followed by examples or additional context.
https://9elements.com/blog/ai-glossary/


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