Cool Design News

Moleskine's Smart Writing Set Moleskine launches its Smart Writing Set, which consists of a special notebook and pen that will digitize your writing and sketches in real-time. Keep the benefits of analog creation, while also gaining the benefits of digital archiving and searching. It works with iPhone, iPad, and even Android devices via Bluetooth, transferring whatever you write into digital format.

Suffering from imposter syndrome? Creative angst: a guide to getting over creative block, imposter syndrome, and fear of the blank page is a super useful guide to getting rid of you creative anxiety. It doesn't matter what you call it, every creative pro gets hit with it at some point in their career. Knowing how to get past it is key to success.

Wanna be a full stack developer? Shopify's Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Full Stack Developer is a wealth of information about how to become a full stack developer. It includes 11 chapters, all of which are relatively quick reads. You can read them online or download as a PDF.

Behind the scenes of the startup world Want a daily look behind the scenes of the world of startups? Startup TV has you covered! Founders, makers, and startup enthusiasts from around the world hang out on Startup TV's Snapchat to share stories, products, and tech insights. Follow them on Snapchat for all the updates, or apply to be featured yourself.

Not everyone has a flexbox-capable browser Not every browser and device out there is capable of viewing flexbox layouts. TheAlmost complete guide to flexbox (without flexbox) is a cheatsheet-esque guide that shows you backwards-compatible alternatives for flexbox properties, so you can build layouts everyone can enjoy.

Need some email inspiration? Good Email Copy is a directory of awesome emails written by top companies. It doesn't matter what kind of email you're looking to send, Just Good Copy has examples. Product feedback, maintenance emails, apologies, nurturing emails, billing issues, subscription renewals, upgrades, and anything else you can think of are all in there.

Ready for a little design education? If you're ready to learn a bit more about the history and theory of design, then Design Facts is the place to go. It serves up bite-size design facts (with attribution and image examples). You can browse in order or just have it display a random fact to you. It's a great site to check out when you just want to know a little bit more about the history of the industry.

A concept for learning new skills Google Hobbies is a concept for a new portal for learning hobby-related skills online. The idea behind it is that Google could coach you through your training, so you get the exact lessons you need for your skill level, with Google holding you accountable for actually getting things done (and rewarding you when you do). Here's hoping Google pays attention.

Lettering for 100 days 100 Days of Lettering showcases the work of Tiantian Xu, who undertook a 100-day project creating different typographical designs every day. This article covers the process and thoughts of the creator, as she undertook creating a different word or letter drawing every day.