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Sandy’s Reading List

This is a place for Sandy to take notes of topics that interest her.

Learning

Check out the curriculum, includes node.js & angular.js

http://www.thinkful.com/

 

Entrepreneurial spirit

 http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clarkhoward/business-entrepreneurs/how-start-business-scratch/ng8cs/?ecmp=clarkhoward_social_facebook_sfp

Starting your own business while working a 5-9 job: http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2014/07/01/start-business-working-full-time-job/

16 Surpising things you learn about yourself when starting a business: thenextweb.com/entrereneur/2014/06/23/16-surprising-things-learn-starting-business/

7 Reasons Why You Will Never Do Anything Amazing With Your Life

https://medium.com/raymmars-reads/7-reasons-why-you-will-never-do-anything-amazing-with-your-life-2a1841f1335d

How to use self-doubt to your advantage:

http://www.thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2014/07/10/use-self-doubt-advantage

How to Travel the World and Work as a Freelancer:

http://digitalnomadebook.com/

 

Web Design Code & Techniques

http://blog.4digits.net/git-for-front-end-developers/

I’ve been waiting for this!  ->  http://www.w3bits.com/css-masonry

www.creativesnap.co

jsrobot.tk/#0

uicorner.com – hammer.js – add touch gestures to your page.

http://www.franciscortez.com/design-sprint-overview/

Scanned it, go back and re-read:

Evaluate Front End Inefficiencies

http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/common-css-front-end-code-mistakes

 

CSS Techniques for Retina display:

http://www.sitepoint.com/css-techniques-for-retina-displays/

 

Front End dev tools:

http://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/05/29/5-great-front-end-developer-tools-try/

Design, simple is better:

http://conversionxl.com/why-simple-websites-are-scientifically-better/?utm_source=getresponse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=conversionxl&utm_content=10+steps+to+winning+%28and+scientifically+better+websites%29

 

More about flexbox:

http://www.sketchingwithcss.com/samplechapter/cheatsheet.html

 

SEO stuff:

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/evaluate-overhaul-seo-strategy/76071/

 

UX, UI

http://uxmag.com/articles/improving-hiring-for-user-experience-the-applicant – Read Later !!!

http://www.netmagazine.com/features/ux-design-startups-efficient-design-techniques

 

 

User Personas:  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/13/a-closer-look-at-personas-part-2/

 

Coding

 

Photoshop
  • http://blog.echoenduring.com/2010/01/20/10-photoshop-filters-you-should-definitely-know/

 

Photography

 Graphics

http://imjustcreative.com/logo-and-brand-identity-guidelines-template-download/2014/08/14