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Web Design Done Well: Excellent Editorial

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This gives us at Smashing Magazine plenty to write about, which is great, though it’s worth reminding ourselves what it’s all in service of. Yes, magazine spreads have a certain class about them. As a final, delightful touch, the page is itself a live, ongoing experiment, randomly working its way through increasingly complex tunes.

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World’s Top Web Performance Leaders To Watch

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Rachel is the Editor-in-Chief of Smashing Magazine, a British web developer, writer, and speaker. Rick is a software engineer on the Google Chrome team, “leading an effort to make the web just work for developers.” Vitaly is a co-founder of the Smashing Magazine brand. Rachel Andrew. Rick Byers. Rick Byers.

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USENIX LISA 2018: CFP Now Open

Brendan Gregg

Today's LISA attracts attendees working on all sizes of production systems, and its attendees include sysadmins, systems engineers, SREs, DevOps engineers, software engineers, IT managers, security engineers, network administrators, researchers, students, and more. Thanks to Liz Markel, USENIX Community Engagement Manager, for edits.

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USENIX LISA 2018: CFP Now Open

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Today's LISA attracts attendees working on all sizes of production systems, and its attendees include sysadmins, systems engineers, SREs, DevOps engineers, software engineers, IT managers, security engineers, network administrators, researchers, students, and more. Thanks to Liz Markel, USENIX Community Engagement Manager, for edits.

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Thus, one of the two typeface x-height’s will seem to be larger in size, although it may be the same point size in the software. Are Typefaces Tools, Software, Objects, Products Or What? Stay tuned! Further Reading on Smashing Magazine. It is unlikely that they will be the same, as x-heights differ greatly.

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With entrance into the industry being so easy and lack of proper benchmarking (Note: this is somewhat contradictory to point 2, but more on that later) around what makes a good designer, software engineer, or product manager, we’re forced to face the facts that it’s a recipe for poor quality products. Stay tuned!

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Inspired Design Decisions: Neville Brody Design Cannot Remain Neutral

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Music magazines were popular too. Even twenty-five years after he created them, Brody’s pages from The Face magazine are still remarkable designs. Inspired Design Decisions: Avaunt Magazine. Music magazines from 1980 including The Face (far right). Local screen-printing workshops offered affordable flyers and posters.

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