The art of design tokens

A metaphor for the 3-tier token model.

Midjourney just dropped V7 alpha

The popular AI image generator takes a big step forward.

Make design fun again

“The heart of design is play, and we know it but forget to act on it.”

SnapGrid

An app for collecting and organizing UI screenshots.

Notification Psychology Lab

Learn what makes notifications hard to ignore.

“Love it!”

Our expectations of web page quality drop.

Fancy Components

Design elements and micro-interactions for your inspiration.

‘Your’ vs. ‘My’

What works best to address your users?

Nebula Sans

A versatile, modern, humanist sans-serif typeface.

More than 1,500 new fonts

Adobe expands its font library for Creative Cloud subscribers.

Writing the onboarding experience

How to help a product introduce itself.

The A-Z of design

Inspirations for designers to grow in their field.

Designers don’t need to code

”They need to learn to prompt.”

Vert

A powerful file converter that respects your privacy.

SVG Viewer

Edit, optimize, and convert SVGs, all on one site.

Design critique framework

A way to determine if a design meets its objectives.

Micro-disappointments break UX

When little things stack up into UX debt.

“In a hurried world with infinite content, it’s worth considering that you’re no longer paid by the word when you write. In fact, you should pay for every extra word you use.”

Tools don’t design, people do

The value of human judgment in the era of machines.

Error messages that actually help users

An opportunity to win user trust instead of losing it.

People’s Graphic Design Archive

A crowd-sourced virtual archive of graphic design.

Designing in the browser

Your starting point for in-browser mockups.

Character Creator

Generate fun avatars, personas, or placeholders.

The future or a UX nightmare?

AI-driven personalization in web design.

Welcome to the era of MEH

“Use AI, but don’t ever believe it’s the path to success.”

Design System Tactics

Tactics to help you make progress at every stage.

UI is communication

A communication-first approach to UI design.

Users hate waiting

How to make loading screens a bit enjoyable.

Just in time content

“We’re going to see publishing change even more.”

Design isn’t dead

Let’s move on from the same tired headline.

Button states

Effective indication of 5 button conditions.

The big UX quiz

118 questions to challenge your UX knowledge.

The oppressive foundation of minimalist design

‘Good design’ may just be cultural conformity in disguise.

Taste in design is a dead-end

“What you should have is a point of view.”

Changing scrollbar colors

What to consider when coloring modern scrollbars.

Beyond the prompt

Which AI tool actually works for designers?

Figma AI tools

A review of the design platform’s latest AI features.

Good vs. great animations

Practical techniques to elevate your animations.

Bias in design systems

Towards a more sustainable design system program.

Hana

A new collaborative canvas for interactive design.

Design Tokens Name Generator

Design token naming conventions for your design system.

Contrast Report

A color contrast checker featuring picture-in-picture mode.

“Great design isn’t defined by who knows your name, but by how well your work serves human needs.”

Seis Colores

Color palettes inspired by Mexican architecture.

Website Headlines

A well-organized collection of real headlines.

The big UX quiz

The answers to 118 UX quiz questions.

SaaS UI

Illustrations for documentation and design systems.

The hero’s journey

The writing principles that guide users.

Figma didn’t kill critical design thinking

“The industry’s obsession with tools is hollowing out the craft.”

What Figma launched at Config 2025

Figma Sites, Figma Make, Figma Draw, Figma Buzz, and more.

Web publishing with Figma Sites

A new way to build custom responsive websites.

“Don’t publish designs on Figma Sites”

Figma Sites fails to meet accessibility standards.

Make the AI models do the prompting

The next level of prompting: AI-(re)written prompts.

Figma Dreamweaver

“Figma Sites brings back memories of the early 00s.”

Private, fast, social sharing links

A lean way to let people share your content.

Hyvector

A powerful web-based vector graphics editor.

AI design tools status update

“We’re still nowhere near the AI-powered design tools promised.”

Figma’s new grid

How the shift to CSS Grid affects designers.

Post-chat UI

How smart interfaces challenge traditional apps.

Android refresh

Google presents its latest Android design language.

Are we all just Figma operators now?

“Let’s remember that design happens before Figma.”

95% of homepages are inaccessible

What UX designers can do about it.

Fewer ideas

An unconventional approach to creativity.

What are outcome-driven UX metrics?

Measuring the value that UX makes to people’s lives.

Long, short, and micro

When and how to design the copy types effectively.

AI chatbots discourage error checking

Where today’s AI text generation falls short.

Country emoji flags

The geo-political minefield Microsoft is staying away from.

Great design comes from looking away

Beyond common design patterns and design trends.

Designing without modern tools

“The next design trend should start with your hands.”

Top 5 AI image generators

The most compelling alternatives to Stable Diffusion.

CTA Gallery

A space showcasing effective call-to-action designs.

Responsive Web Design turns 15

On May 25, 2010, a new era in web design began.

Design Tools Survey 2024

Figma dominates, but specialist tools satisfy users most.

The UI future is colorful and dimensional

The return of texture, depth, and expressiveness.

Expressive Animator

Create animated SVG icons, logos, and illustrations.

Athens for Sketch

The design tool gets auto layout in its biggest release yet.

Better prompts for AI generators

Directing AI to build usable and sleek UIs.

SVG Horizontal Rules

Stylish alternatives to the HTML ‘hr’ element.

Finding the joy in alt text

“Alt text can be fun to create and fun to read.”

Font of Web

Discover the fonts of the most inspiring websites.

Photoshop arrives on Android

The iOS version was released earlier this year.

More on what makes a good accessibility designer

Accessibility pushes us to go beyond our ordinary skills.

Physicality, the new age of UI

What’s next for the design of iPhones, iPads, and Macs?

Icon styles and file formats

How icons can simplify and strengthen your message.

Introducing Dev Mode MCP server

Figma enables AI coding with your design context.

The art secret behind all great design

Content is king, but composition is kingmaker.

Introducing Bing Video Creator

Create videos with your words for free.

The UX butterfly effect

How to plan for unintended design consequences.

Everywhere Tools

Open-source tools for designers and creatives.

Motion-Primitives

A collection of reusable animated components.

Hypertext TV

Handmade art, games, and sites now on air.

Apple’s new software design

It’s called Liquid Glass and behaves like real glass.

Ready or not, the EAA is here

“Accessibility for digital products is no longer optional.”

Adobe’s shady plan practices

“My long-term trust in Adobe has completely sunk.”

From flat to fancy

How Apple quietly revived skeuomorphism.

The hamburger menu icon today

When used thoughtfully, it works well.

From skeuomorphic to liquid glass

Apple is preparing us for a UI paradigm shift.

The Thiings Collection

A huge collection of AI-generated 3D icons.

Design beyond barriers

Discover how to create accessible user interfaces.

Sheriff vs. Sans-Sheriff

When web typography goes wild west.