Sacha Greif is the creator of Sidebar, a site+newsletter that gives you the five best design links of the day. He has also published Discover Meteor, a book about the Meteor JavaScript framework.
In this article, Sacha Greif tries to anticipate future CSS trends and takes a look at some far-fetched and futuristic CSS features that might one day make their way to the browser.
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If you work on the web, your superpower is side projects. Unlike your regular job, a side project lets you take on an alternate identity, one of which you are in charge and no one can stop you. And the best part: If your impact is big enough, the whole world will soon know your name. Side projects are underused by the vast majority of designers and developers out there. In this article, Sacha Greif will give you a play-by-play account of the process of building and launching one such side project.
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Product Hunt is a community where people post, vote on and comment on new products they’ve discovered or launched. Whether you’re looking for the next big thing to invest in or just want to find a better weather app, Product Hunt has got you covered. As Product Hunt’s success has shown, there’s a big demand for websites that help us deal with information overload by streamlining and centralizing content. Telescope is a fast, modern platform on which to build your own community, social news app or link-sharing website. In this article, Sacha Greif will show you how easy is to extend it. He encourages you to give it a try!
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If Sacha Greif has learned one thing in his years as a designer, it’s that people are lazy. Instead, what if he built an app that lets the user add their Twitter account to a list in a single click? This won’t be a traditional tutorial. Instead, it will be a play-by-play walkthrough of how he coded the app in one hour, including the usual dumb mistakes and wrong turns.
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In this article, Sacha Grief compares ways in which freelance designers can earn passive income, and also speaks about his own experience in exploring these avenues. That also includes telling you how much money he has made!
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There’s a realization that every freelance designer must go through at some point: client work isn’t enough to ensure your long-term financial security. What if you get sick? What if you can’t find clients? What if you want to take a vacation?
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Memorability, virality, desirability and data collection are the four items your “coming soon” page must score high. Read this article by Sacha G, to learn how to make a good teaser page.
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