net - UK (2020-04)

Contents

TURN TEXT INTO SPEECH

WITH GOOGLE’S API 76

Richard Mattka introduces you

to AI speech synthesis using

Google’s neural-network powered

Te x t-t o -Sp e e c h A P I

PROJECT

WRITE TESTS FOR JS API CALLS 92

Ben Read tests an API call and possible

failures with the React Testing Library

GALLERY 40

Mark Billen runs down

this month’s best sites,

including Base Design’s

exploration of how Prince’s

hometown of Minneapolis

shaped the star’s destiny

REGULAR

CONNECT THE WEB’S

BUILDING BLOCKS 60

Discover how to pick the perfect
materials to build powerful sites with
Jeremy Keith

BOOST YOUR

PAGESPEED SCORE 68

Addy Osmani shows how PageSpeed

Insights gives you a to-do list for

improvements to your UX

FEATURES

DESIGN EXHIBIT 46

We showcase some of the month’s

greatest design concepts and prototypes

HOW WE BUILT 54

Music festival Solar Weekend wanted a

special site. Gewest13 explains how it did it

PROFILE 48

Dan Davies discusses how CSS Grid brings

the spirit of design back to the web

SHOWCASE

EXCHANGE 10

J Cornelius and Lara Hogan share expert

advice and tips

REGULARS

ANIMATED 3D MAPS 82

Mark Shufflebottom on how to make an

animated 3D map for contact pages

PROJECTS

DYNAMIC CHARTS IN VICTORY 88

Matt Crouch shows you how to build charts

and graphs with ready-made components

A11Y IN LATIN AMERICA 87

Danitza Diaz-Zamora explores a11y in Latin

America and what you might be missing