Our favorite tweets of the week: July 28, 2014 – August 3, 2014

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.
Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.
To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @9jacruz
In case you’ve been wondering: Google reveals which countries have used the ‘right to be forgotten’ most frequently http://bit.ly/1sd8EcR

50 fantastic freebies for web designers, AUGUST 2014

 

New projects are being released all the time that make us excited, curious, inspired and sometimes a little bit jealous. Today we continue our monthly series of the very best free resources for web designers with a collection that includes cool scripts, awesome fonts, great ideas, and must-see experiments.

If this collection is anything to go by, July is shaping up to be a fantastic month. Whether you’re a designer, developer, or enthusiast we’re sure you’ll find something here to feed into your next project.

4 ways to create richer web experiences

The Web has evolved a lot from being a simple document repository, and we now have browsers capable of rich visual interactions on desktop as well as mobile.

Because I’d like to talk about where the Web is headed in this article, many of the features I’ll cover may have limited support, so it is important to use resources like caniuse.com which has a robust list of features and charts specifying where they are supported.
Let’s take a dive into the four ways you can enhance your site UX:

1. CSS

How to design a successful web app walkthrough

We’ve all interacted with an app walkthrough at some point or another. Heck, some of us designed them.

But when you take a look at the design literature out there, you will notice there is very little that specifically deals with app walkthroughs. They are such an important aspect of an app’s overall experience because, after all, they are the first interaction a user has with an app (if the walkthrough is present that is).
In this post, I have gathered a few tips for you by observing current apps to see what they do with their app walkthroughs and what we can learn from them.

The best free WordPress plugins for August 2014

Ladies, Gents… welcome back! It’s time for another round of WordPress plugins that you might just find useful. As per usual, I’ve installed every plugin listed here and given it a test.

We have a variety of plugins, too. Some of them add features to WordPress, integrate with third-party services (which seems to be a theme this month), or merely refine existing features.
As always, let us know in the comments if we’ve missed one of your favorites, or if you have any feedback on the plugins we’ve featured.