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ParallaxOne is probably the best theme from Themeisle, has schema.org support, is easy to customize and you don't even need to read the documentation. No framework to learn, no custom functions, just plain ol' WordPress. Take a look for yourself at the GitHub Repository and checkout the demo

Learn how to build the web right Web Design 101 is a free ebook from Webflow that teaches you the basics of web design. It covers visual design, web design, and the design process, so that you can make the most of all the DIY design tools out there without building a website that looks like something from Geocities circa '98.

Suffering from creative block? Designer's Block helps designers overcome creative blocks by giving them prompts to try. They include things like "Create drastic hierarchy in your design" and "Use more color" to "What would Don Draper do?" and "Go get a big cup of coffee." Some prompts are much more practical than others, but you never know what might inspire you.

Making learing music more accessible Chrome Music Lab combines music and technology to make learning music more accessible. It was created as part of Music In Our Schools month, and consists of experiments that anyone, at any age, can use to explore how music works. They're all built with the freely available Web Audio API, and they include a code base to build your own experiments.

Enough with the cheesy office designs Ever noticed how well-funded tech company offices kind of resemble kids' playrooms? Cheesy Startup Office Design Gets Its Comeuppance covers how Chappell Ellison has hacked to pieces the viral lists of all the crazy-looking offices and meeting rooms that have become synonymous with startup culture on her Twitter, complete with photos.

Project Comet gets a new name Adobe's Project Comet has officially gotten a new name: Adobe Experience Design CC (Adobe XD). The company is billing it as a "new experience in user experience", promising an all-in-one tool for UX designers that will help speed up your design process with intuitive tools, create interactive prototypes, and more.

Open source fonts in a noise-free environment Open Foundry is a new platform for open source fonts that offers up a noise-free environment that hightlights their beauty and encourages further exploration. It was founded by Stefan Endress and Alastair O'Shea, and aims to give the best options (the "Hot 30"), rather than overwhelming you with hundreds of options like some other sites.

A UI pattern that's all talk If you've ever seen the film War Games, then you're familiar with a conversational UI. One that you talk to in order to give commands, rather than clicking buttons or other direct inputs. All Talk and No Buttons: The Conversational UI discusses the explosion of applications that no longer have GUI (like bots, virtual assistants, and invisible apps) and use conversational UIs instead.

Behind the scenes with Medium Design at Medium, on Ways We Work, is a great look at the behind-the-scenes operations at Medium and how their design team works. It includes a ton of photos of the offices located in downtown San Francisco, along with a bunch of quotes from designers who work at the company.

Animation tools for Sketch Have you ever wished you could do simple animations right inside of Sketch? AnimateMate makes it possible! It lets you produce and export simple animations right out of Sketch, without having to pull assets into an external program. In some cases, this can lighten your workflow and make you more efficient.