In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about conducting user research for a global product, find a helpful guide for optimizing images, discover how to set up your CSS to be sustainable, and more. Continue reading June 24, 2021: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News
Affinity Ends 90-Day Free Trial and 50% Product Discount June 30, 2021
In spring 2020, I was impressed when I learned Affinity was offering a 90-day free trial and 50 percent discounts off products to support people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their products—alternatives to expensive licensing of Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign—offer a significant savings to designers, students, artists, and anyone who needs to manage and edit creative works.
I’ve been a fan of Affinity for years, and last week recommended their products to a former higher ed colleague looking for Adobe Illustrator and InDesign alternatives.
Originally, Affinity’s generous offer was available through June 20, 2020, but was extended in January 2021.
With no end date for the discount.
As with all good discounts, they come to an end.
Affinity announced their 90-day free trial and product discounts will end June 30, 2021. Continue reading Affinity Ends 90-Day Free Trial and 50% Product Discount June 30, 2021
8 Tips to Help You Choose a Domain Registrar
When one of my friends asked on Twitter for recommendations for a new domain registrar, it reminded me I had a domain registrar draft post I never finished.
Their tweet prompted me to finally finish this post.
Choosing a domain registrar takes time and planning.
You don’t want to move a new registrar only to discover their online interface is confusing to use.
Or that the domain registrar has limited customer support hours.
And in my opinion, you want to keep your domain registration and web hosting at different companies.
I asked my friend more questions about their current domain, registrar, and told them I would share my recommendations in a blog post.
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