Show & Tell: Google Video – How Video Gets to You

screen-shot-2016-12-06-at-1-13-48-pmGoogle always has awesome animations. They truly are on the forefront of CSS animations. So I was watching a video (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ‘This Land Is Your Land’ live in Chicago) on YouTube the other night, and it was a bit choppy. Google put up a notification bar below the video asking if my video playback was having trouble. Curious, I clicked the link. I was first presented with a Google Video Quality Report. From the page: “There are many factors that influence your video streaming quality, including your choice of Internet Service Provider (ISP). Learn how your ISP performs and understand your options.”

There is also a link that explains how video gets from them to you. This is the part that I loved. The animations show you in simple terms how video travels from them to you, using an image from the video you were watching as an example. Have a look!

Show & Tell: Material Design for Bootstrap

Material Design for Bootstrap marries together the best of Google’s Material Design and Bootstrap in one easy-to-use framework.

Material Design for Bootstrap marries together the best of Google’s Material Design and Bootstrap in one easy-to-use framework.

It’s no secret that I love Bootstrap. I’ve started using the new 4.0 Alpha version for my redesign/rebrand project, and that’s been quite an undertaking since there’s a lot that has changed in the way Bootstrap does things.

But while I was researching the new 4.0 Alpha version, I ran across something new and unexpected. May I introduce to you Material Design for Bootstrap, putting together the best of Google’s Material Design and Bootstrap.

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