Design and frontend links this week.

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Google Design’s best of 2020 - A look back at the year’s most resilient design projects. - Google Design / filed under Product Design

Built for Mars: A collection of UX case studies - A collection of case studies highlighting the UX mistakes, tips and tricks that even the best companies in… - Peter Ramsey / filed under Case Study, UX Design

Principles of good portfolio design - What is the purpose of a portfolio? For me, the purpose of a portfolio is to demonstrate my… - Budi Tanrim / filed under Portfolio

5 academic research papers every designer should read - These research papers encapsulate academic concepts and heuristics which could be employed to deliver meaningful experiences. - Canvs Editorial / filed under Product Design

Non-design advice for designers - I don’t do new year’s resolutions. However, when the year comes to a close—and what a year 2020… - Esteban Pérez-Hemminger / filed under Self Development

Design principles for the web - The opening presentation from An Event Apart Online Together. - Jeremy Keith / filed under Design Principles

Why we need mindful notifications and how to design them - Push notifications may be the most obvious form of interruptions because they pop up on or slide into… - Clo S / filed under UX Design

How to fall in love with single div illustrations - I always admire people who create single-div illustrations in CSS. One div, multiple background layers, tone of CSS… - Albert Walicki / filed under HTML & CSS

Front-end predictions for 2021 - If 2020 has proven anything, it’s that predicting the future is a mug’s game. With that said, here… - Jay Freestone / filed under Frontend

Let’s bring spacer GIFs back - Possibly my most controversial idea yet… - Joshua Comeau / filed under React.js

Next gen static blogging - If it's one thing I learnt over the past years of coding is that simplicity is key. - Maximilian Mackh / filed under HTML & CSS

Storybook Figma addon - Design files are a mess. There are hundreds of artboards and states that developers need to sort through… - Shota Fuji / filed under Design System

ButtonBuddy: Accessible button contrast generator - Learn what it takes to ensure your buttons or button-styled links have accessible contrast across all states and… - Stephanie Eckles / filed under Accessibility, HTML & CSS

Create a button component with Figma Variants + Auto Layout - I’m going to show you how to use these two features to build a robust component that helps… - Justin Huang / filed under Design System, Figma

Why goals don’t work as we expect - We think if there’s a goal, we’re continually moving towards it. The goal resembles a destination, and it… - Bohdan Kit / filed under Self Development

Learning 3D modeling in 14 Weeks - From my experiences, the first thing to do before getting started on a new skill is to setup… - Samantha Zhang / filed under 3D

Validation is a mirage - Spend enough time talking with entrepreneurs, product people, designers, and anyone charged with proving something, and you’ll bump… - Jason Fried / filed under Product Management