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eBook versions of “Accessible UX Research,” a new Smashing Book by Michele A. Williams, are now available for download! Which means soon the book will go to the printer. Order the eBook for instant download now or reserve your...

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The Chrome Dev Team recaps the new CSS features that shipped in Google Chrome this past year in one amazingly designed webpage. They cover new functionality for creating more customizable components, next-gen interactions, and optimizing ergonomics. We’ve … CSS...

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Hi Not a Designer subscriber,As you may have noticed (or not :), I’ve taken a break from writing this newsletter. These issues take a lot of time to research and write and other things have taken time away from...

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