Weekly Web Design & Development News: Collective #585

by jQueryScript,

A roundup of the latest and most popular development & design resources (Javascript & CSS libraries, Code snippets, Web Dev News & Resources, Curated AI Tools, Graphic Design Freebies, etc.)  from the past week (Week 52, 2024).

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JavaScript & CSS

Pure CSS Tree View - a pure CSS tree view with unlimited nesting. (Live Demo)

Pure CSS Tree View

Unitflip - A tiny JavaScript library for converting CSS units. (Live Demo)

Unitflip

ParticleBackground.js - Add a smooth canvas particle animation to your website. (Live Demo)

ParticleBackground.js

Cryptia - Implement basic text encryption in JavaScript projects. (Live Demo)

Cryptia

SnapAlert - A lightweight Javascript plugin that creates stylish and customizable alert notifications. (Live Demo)

SnapAlert

rainSPOTjs - A Javascript library for generating meteoblue "rainSPOT" visualizations with SVG or Canvas. (Live Demo)

rainSPOTjs

base85 - A tiny JavaScript utility library that provides a fast way to encode Uint8Array data into a base85 (Ascii85) string and decode base85 strings back into Uint8Array. (Live Demo)

base85

asyncr - Async Select component built with React & ShadCN UI. (Live Demo)

openauth - A standards-based auth provider for web apps, mobile apps, single pages apps, APIs, or 3rd party clients. (Live Demo)

css-api-fetch - Make remote API Requests in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and store the response data in --vars on :root without JavaScript. (Live Demo)

JS-Hooker - Just load this .js module and it will start tracking all external calls by a JS-application. (Live Demo)

Anime Scene Gallery - Interactive anime scene gallery with hover animations and dynamic transitions. (Live Demo)

emitter - A modern, powerful, and lightweight EventEmitter designed for seamless integration with TypeScript projects.

rest-mongoose-easy - A lightweight and easy-to-use library for creating RESTful APIs with MongoDB and Mongoose. 

dropflow - A CSS layout engine. (Live Demo)

Discover more JavaScript & CSS Libraries →


Web Dev Tools & Resources

imgsrc-app - Generate beautiful Open Graph images.

tailwind-gradient-generator - A modern, intuitive web application for generating beautiful gradients and getting their corresponding Tailwind CSS classes.

Badge My App - Create your Product Hunt badge, whatever your rank is!

UnderlayX - Add shapes and text behind elements in an image.

Fluidmotion - A curated collection of beautiful customizable video backgrounds for you to edit and use in your own projects.


Graphic Design Freebies

Neomorphism UI Kit - Minimal Clean Neomorphism UI Kit in Figma.

Neomorphism UI Kit

IT Website Template - A Modern IT Website Figma Template.

IT Website Template

AI Logos - 12 Free Pixel-perfect AI Logos (ChatGPT, Midjourney, and More)

AI Logos

Dashboard Icons - 20 Free Thinline UI Icons for Your Dashboard Design.

Dashboard Icons

Discover more Graphic Design Freebies →


Curated Free AI Tools

ReactAI - Build React Components using AI in seconds.

AIGenEmoji - Turn text and images into custom emojis.

Open Deep Research - Use AI for in-depth web research with Open Deep Research.

ChatGPT Saved Chats - Save important ChatGPT conversations with one click.

ClickX3 - An open-source framework for autonomous Android & PC control.

StudyMate - A modern, feature-rich study management application built with React and TypeScript.

Discover more Free AI Tools →


News & Articles

JavaScript Benchmarking Is a Mess (Link)

A CSS Wishlist for 2025 (Link)

The Hype Around Signals (Link)


JavaScript & CSS Snippets

Card background blurs, no overlap

See the Pen Card background blurs, no overlap by Simon Goellner (@simeydotme) on CodePen.


Animated CSS Gradient Text

See the Pen Animated CSS Gradient Text by Adam Argyle (@argyleink) on CodePen.


Idea Form

See the Pen Idea Form by Jon Kantner (@jkantner) on CodePen.


Snowfall On The Street

See the Pen Snowfall On The Street by Ljupcho Atanasov (@Ljupce-Atanasov) on CodePen.