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Weekly #10
MergeLinks is a weekly email of curated links to articles, resources, freebies and inspiration for web designers and developers.

Tools & Resources
Mockup Slideshow
Twitter launched their Periscope app and their website featured a cool perspective product demo. I thought that might be a cool technique to try so I...
 
Learn Markdown
It’s easy to explain why writers, designers, developers, and tech geeks choose to learn markdown. It is very simple to write semantic, lightweight...
 
Refills
Build components quickly and easily with Refills, a pattern library built with Bourbon and Neat. This is also useful for quick prototyping and...
 
Makisu Menu Concept
An experimental CSS 3D dropdown concept, wrapped up in a jQuery plugin. This concept sheds light on some interesting animations that I could see...
 
BrowserSync
BrowserSync makes your tweaking and testing faster by synchronizing file changes and interactions across multiple devices. It’s wicked-fast & totally free...
 
Getting Started with Jekyll
Once upon a time, the web was mostly static sites. We built our sites with Dreamweaver or Homesite and manually updated them to add new content...
 

Articles
The Interface Layer: Where Design Commoditizes Tech
Behold the power of the “Interface Layer,” it’s not just about great design, it is about the integration of the actions that make life easier and the commoditization of the... 
 
Beyond Media Queries — It’s Time to Get Elemental
There’s been much discussion about having ‘Element Queries’ — along the same lines as media queries but tied to the component rather than the viewport. What happens when...
 
Six Ways to Save Time in Rapid Prototyping
Rapid prototypes help ensure that you’re moving in the right direction, and let you quickly share that direction with teammates...
 
I’ve changed my mind about responsive design
If you had asked me a few years ago whether all web developers should be building sites with responsive design, my answer would have...
 

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Podcast
Build & Launch
I recently binge listened to all of the available episodes – I just couldn't get enough. I'f you're into building and launching things, you will really appreciate this show. Each episode is 15 minutes or less... 

Inspiration
Flat Surface Shader
3D is cool. But, you know what's cooler? 2D. I love WebGL, but unfortunately it doesn't work everywhere. This lighting simulation can be configured to use either the 2D context of a canvas element or...
 
Gridlock vs. Bottlenecks
I'm inspired by people who make things and I've always been fascinated with traffic patterns. That's why I thought this scientific approach to understanding them through this animated interface was...

Freebies
Ghost Ship Mobile UI Kit Free
Ghost Ship UI Kit Free comes with 20 screens across 7 categories made in Photoshop PSD format. It's also vector based, so don't get scared off by the exact dimensions...
 
Ingenicons – 100 Icons Set
A fantastic collection of 100 essential icons designed in an ingenious manner by Darius Dan. These icons are available in both filled and outlined versions with stroke width control in Illustrator...
 

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