Useful Stuff - January 02 2024

This week in useful stuff we have a guide to Flex Box, some useful web UI tools, backgrounds for Bootstrap development, some nifty logos for you to use as placeholders and our first installment of Git Repos to Star, The Book of Secret Knowledge.

Enjoy!

A Guide To Flexbox

Link: CSS-Tricks/A Guide To Flex Box

CSS-Tricks: A Guide To Flexbox

This comprehensive guide from CSS-Tricks provides a deep dive into Flexbox, a powerful CSS layout module. Learn how to efficiently arrange and align elements on your web pages, creating dynamic and responsive designs.

Glazz Web UI Tools

Link: Glazz Web UI Tools

Glazz Web UI Tools

Stumbled upon this one, kind of my accident, through some Reddit rabbit hole that finally landed me here. This site is full of useful tools for the modern UI designer, specifically this Contrast Checker which allows you to compare your color palette to accessibility guidelines.

Ninja Backgrounds

Link: Bootstrap Ninja Backgrounds

Bootstrap Ninja Backgrounds

This collection of modern backgrounds, built with Bootstrap, CSS variables, and plain CSS, can instantly elevate the visual appeal of your projects. Simply copy and paste the code into your designs to add stunning and customizable backgrounds.

Logo Ipsim

**Link: Logoipsum.com **

Logo Ipsum: Logo Placeholder

Need placeholder logos for your mockups or presentations? Logo Ipsum provides a wide range of visually appealing and diverse logo options. Quickly generate and download placeholder logos to enhance your designs.

GitRepo to Star: Book of Secret Knowledge

https://github.com/trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge

This week’s Git Repo to Star is the Book of Secret Knowledge, an extensive repository of information for developers and designers alike. You’ll find a vast collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, and tools covering everything from CLI and GUI tools to networking and hacking. Some of it you will just find interesting but I can tell you that this is one the best Git repos to have starred.