April 2017 Summaries
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The text explores two distinct approaches to web design, focusing on the traditional "normal" process and its emerging alternatives. The traditional process, as described by Jen Simmons, involves a 12-step routine that prioritizes desktop designs and relies heavily on static, disposable artifacts like PDFs, rather than dynamic elements like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This method often neglects mobile-first considerations and fails to integrate content creation, leading to frustration among designers and collaborators. The text suggests that there is a growing dissatisfaction with this outdated approach as the industry shifts towards more dynamic, content-inclusive, and mobile-first methods, with tools like Webflow offering new possibilities for a more efficient design process.
Apr 19, 2017
557 words in the original blog post.
The text emphasizes the importance of collaboration in the design process, highlighting that while not everyone may hold the title of "designer," everyone has a stake in the project's success. It advocates for inclusive brainstorming sessions where diverse perspectives contribute to more innovative and varied ideas, which can be particularly valuable during project kickoffs. The narrative underlines the necessity of integrating real content early in the design to achieve a more accurate representation of the final product, ensuring smooth collaboration between content specialists, designers, and developers. It further suggests that involving people from different departments not only enriches the creative process but also fosters better communication and understanding across various roles, ultimately leading to a more cohesive and efficient project execution.
Apr 18, 2017
739 words in the original blog post.
The integration of Zapier with the Webflow Experts site has facilitated the creation of a custom email notification system and a Slack notification system to enhance communication between clients and experts. Clients can submit project requests either directly to an individual expert's profile, triggering a personalized email to the expert, or through a general submission page that alerts the entire network of experts via Slack. The email notification system leverages Webflow's dynamic embeds and hidden form fields to seamlessly capture and send project details to the relevant expert without exposing their email addresses publicly. This setup involves using custom code to embed expert-specific email addresses into form submissions, ensuring efficient and private communication.
Apr 10, 2017
472 words in the original blog post.
In response to a significant outage that impacted major websites including those hosted by Webflow, the company has announced efforts to enhance the reliability of its hosting services. Historically, Webflow Hosting boasted over 99.99% uptime until the outage, which was caused by a dependency on Amazon's S3 service. This incident highlighted the vulnerability of Webflow's infrastructure, leading to business disruptions and lost productivity. Webflow initially chose S3 for its speed, reliability, and scalability, using it as a backend file system to store and quickly retrieve site assets distributed through a content delivery network. Recognizing the need for improvement, Webflow is now implementing measures to prevent future disruptions, ensuring that its hosting platform remains robust and capable of scaling alongside its growth.
Apr 05, 2017
407 words in the original blog post.
Webflow designers can enhance their workflow with several advanced tips and tricks shared by the community and the Webflow team, such as using a backtick to prevent automatic addition of "http://" to code snippets intended for non-HTTP links, which allows for more flexibility in what can be used in an HREF attribute. Designers can also vertically center anchor link destinations by adding a custom attribute called "data-scroll" with a value of "mid" to the section, ensuring it appears in the middle of the viewport when clicked. Additionally, the speed of smooth scrolling to anchor links can be adjusted by adding the "data-scroll-time" attribute to either the <body> tag or individual elements, allowing for customized scroll durations. Webflow also allows targeting elements with combo classes in interactions, and it can perform mathematical calculations directly in its fields, eliminating the need for external tools like calculators. These features collectively streamline the design process, enabling more efficient and flexible website development.
Apr 04, 2017
1,067 words in the original blog post.