UI / UX

Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller Discuss ‘Spyboy’ and ‘Wrecking Ball’

Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller seem like birds of an eternal feather, having played together frequently over the decades, but there is a first time for everything. And for...

The hidden structure of digital products | by Daleen Rabe | Nov, 2025

Bridging the gap between atomic design and conceptual modelsTo truly understand a digital product as a complete entity, our industry has two powerful but...

20+ Smooth Jazz Fonts for Jazzy Designs

If you’re on the lookout for all of the best jazz fonts, to elevate your design game, then you’re in for a win! Jazz is...

JavaScript For Everyone: Iterators — Smashing Magazine

Here is a lesson on Iterators: iterables implement the iterable iteration interface, and iterators implement the iterator iteration interface. Sounds confusing? Mat breaks it...

Has anyone ever seen a clock-face where the numerals act as a calculator keypad?

This is more a historical UI query that a practical application. Nowadays it is easy to mockup a...

Hey designer, do you know what you are doing? | by Filipe Nzongo | Oct, 2025

Being a designer has always been synonymous with being creative, transforming abstract and complex ideas into concrete solutions. However, in recent years, many professionals...

The Strategic Enemy: Why Great Brands Need a Villain with Laura Ries

What if the secret to building a powerful brand isn’t about what you stand for — but what you stand against? In this episode, global...

Practical Applications (Part 2) — Smashing Magazine

Motion can be tricky: too much distracts, too little feels flat. Ambient animations sit in the middle. They’re subtle, slow-moving details that add atmosphere...

Does the design convey meaning and purpose clearly?

Folks i designed a landing page for real estate in Figma. These are some of the sections of...

Fear of missing out on AI is overshadowing the fear of losing our humanity | by Michael Buckley | Oct, 2025

Like many professionals thinking about the future of design, I’m closely following the conversations around AI — both in public forums and in my...

38+ Best Tattoo Number Fonts for Stylish Tattoos

If you’re in the market for the best tattoo number fonts and looking to create meaningful tattoo typeface designs, this feature is for you! Tattoos never...

Achieve More With Less — Smashing Magazine

A simple but powerful mental model for working with AI: treat it like an enthusiastic intern with no real-world experience. Paul Boag shares lessons...

tried to vibecode my design project into an app

In covid days when my sleep cycle was ever changing, one thing that helped me focus was hand...

Are carbon scores real stewardship—or virtue signalling?

How carbon scores, daily allowances, and eco labels reveal the fine line between genuine sustainability and virtue signalling.Press enter or click to view image...

De-Positioning: A Bold New Playbook for Brand Strategy with Todd Irwin

What if the key to standing out wasn’t finding your niche… but attacking the norm? In this provocative episode, we sit down with Todd Irwin,...

The Grayscale Problem — Smashing Magazine

From A/B tests to AI slop, the modern web is bleeding out its colour. Standardized, templated, and overoptimized, it’s starting to feel like a...

AI interfaces and the role of good writing | by Nick DiLallo | Oct, 2025

If you’ve used an AI product recently, you probably know that the technology is incredible. The UX? Not so much.Maybe you’ve gotten comfortable writing...