The Designer-Developer Handoff Is Still Broken — why?
Let’s be honest: the designer-developer handoff was never really “working”—at best, it limped along with annotated PDFs…
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Intent-Based UI Is Replacing Navigation—Are We Designing Ourselves Out of the Interface?
We spent decades perfecting the art of navigation: breadcrumbs, sidebars, hamburger menus, sticky headers, site maps….
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Dear Designers: Stop Using System Fonts Like It’s 2005
Remember system fonts? Good old Times New Roman, trusty Arial, and the unkillable Courier New. Fonts…
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The 10 Foundational UX Principles Every Designer Should Know
If you’ve ever rage-closed an app because it wouldn’t let you “go back” or stared at…
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Designing for Dribbble Killed Real Web Creativity
It started with a shot. Not a launch. Not a live site. Not even a prototype….
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What Is Web Design in 2025?
Let’s start with a gentle truth: web design in 2025 no longer means what it used to….
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Confessions of a Web Design Generalist (a.k.a. The Person Who Does Literally Everything)
There’s a special kind of web designer out there. You won’t always spot them in the…
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Exciting New Tools for Designers, September 2025
Web design tools that use artificial intelligence are still dominating new and beta launches, while hopefully…
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Simplicity in Web Design? It’s All Smoke and Mirrors
Let’s get one thing straight: Simplicity in web design? It’s a lie. We’ve all been told…
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Your A/B Tests Are Lying to You! The Myth of Data Driven Design
A/B testing is supposed to be the ultimate weapon in data-driven design. Change a button color,…
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Nobody Waits for Your Fancy Animations Anymore (And They Never Really Did)
It’s 2025. Can we finally say it out loud? Nobody—and I mean nobody—cares about your lovingly crafted,…
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This Website Curates the Best Social Proof on the Internet
Something Missing on Your Landing Page? It’s Probably This. You’ve been there. Staring at your landing…
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Wix releases Wixel: The AI Design Tool That Wants to Do It All (But Can It?)
Wix, best known for its drag-and-drop website builder, is making a play for the design tool…
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Designers Are Being Exploited—Here’s How We’re Getting Screwed (And How To Fight Back)
If you’re a designer, you’ve probably felt it by now: the creeping, soul-crushing pressure of platforms…
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The Case for and Against Off-Screen Menus: A Designer’s Dilemma
Off-screen menus, often represented in their most common form as the hamburger menu, have become a…
