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“design” News Archive (2)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Why 90’s Designs Are Coming Back (nng)1098
videos, trends
Lamenting About Good Design1097
Accessible Design: WCAG or Trendy? No, WCAG and Trendy! (wpa)1096
videos, accessibility, wcag
Leveraging Usability-Testing Data in Making UX Design Decisions (uxm)1095
user-experience, usability, testing
What Are the Roles of Interaction Design and Visual Interface Design? (uxm)1094
interaction-design, processes
Are You Considering the Developer’s Mental Model?1093
processes, research
Documentation Driven Design (ikn)1092
documentation
The Design of Visited Links (niq)1091
links
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)1090
guides, fonts, typography, accessibility
The Value of Accessibility Annotations in Inclusive Design1089
accessibility, dei, annotations
Designing for Privacy (uxm)1088
privacy, cheat-sheets
The Future of Voice User Interfaces and UX Design (uxm)1087
outlooks, voice, user-experience
How Effective UX Design Can Boost Business Success (uxm)1086
user-experience, economics, user-conversion, mobile, navigation, performance
21 UX Strategies to Maximize User Engagement Without Exploitation1085
user-experience, strategies, ethics
Designing for Accessibility: Enhancing Math Learning for the Blind Using the NVDA Screen Reader1084
accessibility, nvda, screen-readers
How a Bottom-Up Design Approach Enhances Site Accessibility (ele/sma)1083
accessibility, processes
A UX Designer Guide to Prompt1082
guides, user-experience, ai, prompting
Interview With Björn Ottosson, Creator of the Oklab Color Space (bjo+/sma)1081
interviews, colors
Queering Design Systems Thinking (hey)1080
design-systems, culture
Understanding Cultural Norms to Design Inclusive User Experiences (uxm)1079
user-experience, culture, dei
Designing Effective Information Architectures for Large-Scale Web Sites (uxm)1078
information-architecture, complexity, scalability
Designing for Digital Minimalism: Creating User Experiences That Support Mental Well-Being (uxm)1077
user-experience, minimalism, simplicity
How to Manage Dangerous Actions in User Interfaces (sma)1076
how-tos, interaction-design, microcontent
The Golden Ratio in CSS (sto)1075
css, principles
Why Asking Questions Is a Vital Part of Growing as a Designer1074
career, communication
The Problem of the Em Square1073
typography, history
Good UX Is Not Just About Minimizing Clicks1072
user-experience, principles, processes
Weird Web October1071
websites, web
Rethinking CSS in JS1070
css, javascript, css-in-js, design-systems, maintenance, state-management
Simplicity1069
simplicity
UX Design Isn’t Dead, You’re Just Confused1068
user-experience, career
Ugly Websites Sell Better1067
processes, testing, optimization
Another Stab at Truncated Text (geo/css)1066
accessibility, usability, css
Stuck in the Steps?1065
processes
Are Design Systems Just a Bandaid?1064
design-systems, product-management
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)1063
typography, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel)1062
typography, design-systems, design-tokens
The Monospace Web1061
fonts
From RPGs to UX: How Progress Indicators Affect User Engagement1060
user-experience, progress-indicators
How Good UX Design Can Transform Lead Generation (uxm)1059
user-experience, user-conversion
The Role of Sound Design in UX Design: Beyond Notifications and Alerts (uxm)1058
user-experience, multimedia
How to Defend Your Design Process (sma)1057
how-tos, processes
Designing for Accessibility: A Checklist for Designers1056
accessibility, checklists
Alternatives to Using Pure Black (“#000000”) for Text and Backgrounds (ser)1055
colors, backgrounds, accessibility
“font-size” Limbo (seb)1054
typography, css
SOLID Principles for Designers1053
solid, principles
We Don’t Need a Boss, We Need a Process (mia)1052
leadership, processes, collaboration
The Role of Generative AI in Shaping Next-Gen UX Strategies (uxm)1051
ai, user-experience, strategies
The Benefits of Learning Programming as a Designer1050
career, learning, programming
Tabs, Used Right (nng)1049
design-patterns, navigation, usability
The Evolution of Attention1048
case-studies
The Future Is Up for Grabs When Anyone Can Make Designs1047
ai
Designing for Forgiveness: How to Create Error-Tolerant Interfaces1046
interaction-design, errors, user-experience
Closing the Designer–Developer Gap (kat)1045
career, collaboration, processes
Why Designers Don’t Like Design Systems1044
design-systems, creativity
Designing Design Systems: Constructing an Icon System1043
design-systems, icons, images, case-studies
Why Not All Voices Should Be Equal in the Design Process1042
policies, prioritization, dei
Getting to the Bottom of Minimum WCAG-Conformant Interactive Element Size (eri/sma)1041
accessibility, wcag, css
How to Make Tables Fit on Small Screens1040
how-tos, responsive-design, information-design, tables, mobile
Character Modeling in CSS (jul/css)1039
videos, css, creativity, effects
Why Designers Need to Be More Like Gardeners1038
sustainability
3 Design Tips From a Gorgeous New Landing Page1037
videos, tips-and-tricks, landing-pages
Homepage Design: 4 Common Mistakes (nng)1036
videos, homepages, usability, mistakes
Bad Design Is Like a Virus: Design Defects and Latent Failures1035
How to Check and Document Design Accessibility in Your Mockups (ste)1034
how-tos, auditing, documentation, prototyping, accessibility
Designing Multimodal Interfaces: Voice + Screen1033
voice, prototyping
Creativity Is the Byproduct of Work (fon)1032
processes, creativity
A Practical Guide to Designing for Colorblind People1031
accessibility, guides, colors, color-blindness
Why Toggle Switches Suck (and What to Do Instead) (ada)1030
toggles, usability, anti-patterns
Figma AI (chs)1029
figma, ai
Checkboxes: Design Guidelines (nng)1028
forms, guidelines, conventions
The Time for Designers to Learn to Code Is Now (bel/pic)1027
career, tooling, training, link-lists
The Design Purity Trap and How to Escape It (ber)1026
creativity
Why Do Designers Become Managers?1025
career
Concept1024
concepts
Is It Good Design, or Does It Just Look Good?1023
Design Extremes of Custom Accessibility Actions1022
accessibility, customization
Tracking the Impact of Our Content Design Work1021
content, metrics
Some UX Design Principles Startups Should Know1020
user-experience, principles
How Top HR Agencies Build Trust Through Logo Designs1019
images, logos, branding
The Way We Design AI Looks Like Nostalgia Already1018
ai
Design Without Process, or the Form Factor Trap (pav)1017
processes
Writing Your First Visual Regression Check in Playwright1016
testing, regressions, playwright
Can You Be Creative Just by Creating? (ant)1015
creativity
What Comes After Flat Design? (mar)1014
flat-design, trends
Glassmorphism: Definition and Best Practices (nng)1013
effects, best-practices
Is AI Killing Human Passion?1012
ai, creativity
The Power of Beauty in Communicating Complex Ideas1011
aesthetics, art, craft, communication
Decision Trees for UI Components (sma)1010
components, processes
3 Essential Design Trends, June 2024 (web)1009
trends
What We Can Learn From the Guy Who Regrets Making Pop-Up Ads (bet)1008
pop-ups, ai
Design Systems vs. Style Guides (nng)1007
design-systems, style-guides, comparisons, documentation, terminology, concepts
Did We Fail to Develop the Next Generation of Designers?1006
career, leadership, history
Kawaii Computing: What VTubers Can Teach Us About Design1005
user-experience, culture
UI Density1004
information-design, metrics
The Art of Not Being So Freaking Pushy1003
user-experience, microcontent, buttons
Visual Design: Glossary (tbf/nng)1002
terminology
On Which Side Do We Put the Primary Button? (mar)1001
usability, buttons
Transforming the Relationship Between Designers and Developers (sma)1000
collaboration, processes
Why Designers Aren’t Understood (sma)999
career, communication, terminology
AI Isn’t Ready for UX Design (cal/nng)998
videos, user-experience, ai
Designers Are More Than Keywords and Portfolios997
user-experience, career
AI Product Design: Identifying Skills Gaps and How to Close Them996
ai, processes
Design Taste vs. Technical Skills in the Era of AI (nng)995
programming, ai, comparisons
How to Archive Your Design System Effectively994
how-tos, design-systems, processes
Using AI to Predict Design Trends (web)993
ai, trends
Composability in Design Systems992
design-systems, components
How to Design Accessible Forms in 10 Steps991
how-tos, accessibility, forms
The Polish Paradox990
optimization, user-experience
The Picture-Superiority Effect: Harness the Power of Visuals (nng)989
images, information-design
Design Déjà Vu (mal)988
html, css, history, comparisons
Notes on Quality987
user-experience, quality
F-Shape Pattern and How Users Read (sma)986
usability
3 Essential Design Trends, May 2024 (web)985
trends
How I Use Generative AI in Branding984
ai, branding, principles
Make Product Design Great Again983
user-experience, product-management
Why We Are Still Using 88×31 Buttons982
images, history
Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Centering Things (nik)981
css, centering
Ethics in Times of Growth Design980
ethics
Unleashing Designers With Tailwind CSS979
videos, tailwind, processes
Control Your Vertigo—the Unspoken Rule for Defending Design Decisions978
user-experience
Figma Prototypes vs. HTML Prototypes (ada)977
processes, prototyping, figma, html, comparisons
What Is Whitespace? (nng)976
videos, whitespace, concepts, terminology
Misinformation and Disinformation Online: What Design Can Do to Remedy This Problem (uxm)975
communication
Should Designers Code? (bra)974
career
Breakpoints in Responsive Design (nng)973
responsive-design, breakpoints, usability
The Detail, the Quality972
quality
Design Is a Process of Getting Stuck (fon)971
processes
What Negative Effects Does a Bad Website Design Have on My Business? (web)970
economics
Convention Over Creativity? The Ups and Downs of UX Design969
user-experience
Psychology and UX: Decoding the Science Behind User Clicks968
user-experience, principles
A Designer’s Role Is Not “at the Table”967
career
How Web-Site Design and Social Media Work Together (uxm)966
content, social-media
Why UI Designers Should Understand Flexbox and CSS Grid965
layout, flexbox, grids, css
Skeuomorphism (nng)964
terminology
Homepage Design: 5 Fundamental Principles (nng)963
homepages, principles
How to Design Icons in Figma962
how-tos, images, icons, figma
The Essential Guide to Microcopy and Becoming a More Literate Designer961
guides, microcontent, content, writing
90% of Designers are Unhirable?960
processes, career
Sometimes, a Button Just Wants to Look Like a Button959
usability, buttons
10 Figma Keyboard Shortcuts: A Cheat Sheet for UX Designers958
figma, keyboard-shortcuts, cheat-sheets
Best Practices for Inclusive Design (slo)957
dei, accessibility, best-practices
How to Ensure Your Designs Work if You Can’t Access Sample Data956
how-tos, usability, metrics, testing
Achieving Design Collegiality While Maintaining Psychological Safety (uxm)955
collaboration
Designing for Mobile Accessibility: Enhancing the User Experience on Small Screens (uxm)954
accessibility, user-experience, mobile
Web Tech Trends to Watch in 2024 and Beyond (web)953
trends, dark-mode, ai, sustainability, minimalism
What Is Inclusive Design, and How Does It Relate to Accessibility? (slo)952
dei, accessibility
Creativity Lies in the Paradoxes951
creativity
The 3 Capabilities Designers Need to Build for the AI Era950
career, training, ai, link-lists
The Power of Patterns and Playbooks in Content Design (kat)949
content, design-patterns
A Practical Guide to Designing for Colorblind People (sma)948
guides, accessibility, colors, color-blindness
“Web Design as a Process” in Charts: Maintenance, Decay, Tech Debt, and Big Bang Launching (j9t)947
content, design-debt, technical-debt, maintenance, processes, visualization
UI = ƒ(statesⁿ) (dav)946
state-management
A Practical Guide to Designing for Children (sma)945
guides, link-lists
Names Are Complex: Displaying Initials for an Avatar Component in a Design System (hey)944
naming, case-studies
UI Elements Are Not So Elementary943
design-patterns
A Guide to Designing for Older Adults (sma)942
guides, accessibility
Designing User Onboarding: Lessons From Figma, Duolingo, and More941
lessons, onboarding, user-experience, figma
Exciting New Tools for Designers, February 2024 (web)940
tooling, link-lists
Visual Hierarchy: Making User Experiences Easier to Understand (uxm)939
user-experience, hierarchy
The Loss of the Process in the Name of Progress938
creativity, productivity, processes
Futuring With Design937
creativity, processes
5 Web Design Disasters That Will Ruin Your 2024 (web)936
responsive-design, seo
Five Future Roles for Designers (jar)935
career, outlooks
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)934
ai, typography
7 Mobile UX Design Tools to Supercharge Your Design Process (uxm)933
tooling, link-lists
What Is Our Design Intention?932
processes
Mind the Accessibility Gaps—Most of Accessibility Issues Originate in Design and How to Fix That (cer)931
accessibility, html, aria
AI Art Is the New Stock Image (ia)930
ai, images
The Designer’s Guide to Social Computing929
guides, social-media
Are You Boring Your Interviewer by Over-Explaining Context?928
career, interviewing
Design Is Not Really a Thing927
user-experience
Designing Better Target Sizes (sha)926
accessibility, best-practices
Embracing the Absurd in Your Design Practices925
processes
Figma Is Not Forever924
tooling, figma
AI Vertigo: Where Do We Go From Here as Designers?923
ai, career
Oh Shit Banners (eri)922
history
Design Better Pagination921
navigation, pagination
7 Predictions for Web Design in 2024 (web)920
outlooks
Everything You Need to Know About Responsive Logo Design (web)919
branding, images, logos, responsive-design
Recapturing Early-Internet Whimsy With HTML918
html, trends, art, decoration
Are We Too Pedantic With Semantic (dis)917
design-tokens, semantics
Good Design Is Subjective, Contextual, and Intentional916
processes
Can UX Design Actually Be Ethical?915
user-experience, ethics
Why Designers Quit (2023 Report)914
career
Signals of Interface Quality913
quality
Dark Design Patterns Catalog912
user-experience, dark-patterns
Why Carousels Don’t Work (ant)911
carousels, user-experience
The State of UX in 2024: Enter Late-Stage UX910
user-experience, outlooks
12 Important User-Interface Design Guidelines (uxm)909
guidelines, usability
Pen, Paper, IDE: A DevTool Founder’s Early-Stage Product Design Guide (rom+/evi)908
guides, product-management, processes
Color Psychology in Visual Design: A Practical Guide to Impacting User Behavior (uxm)907
guides, colors, tips-and-tricks
Is the Flat Design Trend Finally Over?906
flat-design, trends
A More Holistic Design Workflow: Gluing Jira, Figma, and Zeplin Together905
processes, atlassian, figma
Does Web Design Matter?904
web
Design That Scales903
books, design-systems, scalability, processes
Care Beyond Code: 7 Best Design Practices for Frontend Developers (tra/evi)902
best-practices
“An Accessible Website Won’t Be Beautiful”… Really?!901
aesthetics, accessibility
Are Design Ethics Useless? (koo)900
ethics
Test Often to Keep Your Designs Simple899
prototyping, testing, simplicity
Until the Right Design Emerges…898
Designing for Accessibility Beyond Compliance897
accessibility, compliance
Designing Web Design Documentation (fre/sma)896
documentation, design-systems
Growing Design by Letting Teams Experience It895
AI Is the New UI (pet)894
ai
The Role of Prototyping in UX Design: From Wireframes to Interactive Mockups (uxm)893
user-experience, prototyping
Breaking Down a Design (jam)892
Sheet, Dialog, or Snackbar—What Should a Designer Go For?891
design-patterns, modals
It’s 2023, Here Is Why Your Web Design Sucks (hbu)890
web, career
The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop (nng)889
mobile-first, mobile, desktop, usability, information-design
Why Companies Kill Great Design888
Table of Contents: The Ultimate Design Guide (nng)887
guides, navigation, usability
Hey Designers, They’re Gaslighting You886
career
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing885
typography, fonts
The Cost of Obsessing Over Design Perfection884
processes, career
The Future of Web Design: Emerging AI Technologies and Trends (uxm)883
outlooks, trends, ai
Why Is Creativity So Blurry, and Am I Creative?882
creativity, career
The Real Value of Tokens881
design-tokens
Style Is Consistent Constraint880
consistency
Is Atomic Design Dead? (bra)879
videos, atomic-design
From User Needs to User Dreams: Find the Future of Your Product878
user-experience, outlooks
Biases in Design: Hiding in Plain Sight in a World Full of Visuals877
Two Important New Roles for UX Designers in the Era of AI (uxm)876
user-experience, career, ai
7 Reasons to Replace Advanced Search With Filters So Users Can Easily Find What They Need (ada)875
usability, user-experience, searching
Why Do Users Prefer Certain Design? Insights From the Landscape Theory874
Nostalgia in UX Design873
user-experience, history
Balance in UX Design: Symmetry, Asymmetry, and Radial Balance (nng)872
videos, user-experience
It’s Time to End Damaging Website Design Practices That May Harm Your Users871
user-experience, usability, privacy, best-practices
The Next Generation of Web Layouts (zel)870
web-platform, layout
Why I No Longer Believe in Content Design869
content, writing
Toggles Suck!868
toggles, usability, user-experience
The Rise of Minimalism in Web Design: Less Is More867
minimalism
Using Imagery in Visual Design (nng)866
images, content
How SEOs and UX Designers Can Work Better Together (moz)865
seo, user-experience, collaboration
What Is the Bento UI Trend, and How Can You Get Started? (web)864
trends
Recent Design863
websites, link-lists
How AI Is Making Web Design More Efficient (web)862
ai, efficiency
How to Use Your Intuition in Your Product Design Process861
how-tos, product-management, processes
Mockups Explained (uxm)860
processes
Developing Inclusivity Features (uxm)859
accessibility, dei
Invisible Details of Interaction Design858
interaction-design, user-experience
Data-Driven Design: The Rise of Big Data in UX (uxm)857
metrics, user-experience
The Decline in Design (Thinking)856
user-experience
Design for the Web Without Figma (dra)855
tooling
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples854
history, trends, navigation, colors, typography
4 Design Principles I Use Every Day to Avoid Bad UX and Create Products That Work for Everyone (ada)853
principles, user-experience, dei
Designers Who Code, What Is It Good For? (fra)852
career
What’s the Perfect Design Process? (sma)851
processes
Amplify Design Values Through Building Design System850
design-systems
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)849
typography, fonts
Choosing a Color Palette (nng)848
videos, colors, color-palettes
Designing for Inclusion847
dei, accessibility
How Designers Can Beat AI at Design846
ai
Balancing Users’ Needs and Business Goals in UX Design (uxm)845
user-experience
The New CSS (mat)844
css, web-platform
It’s Time for Dimensional Thinking in Design843
ai
Using Color Wheel Combinations in Your Designs (web)842
colors
Design vs. Accessibility and the CSS “visually-hidden” Class (its/log)841
accessibility, css, comparisons
Design Under Constraints: Challenges, Opportunities, and Practical Strategies (boa/sma)840
strategies
Are Simple Websites Better for Business? (web)839
simplicity
Every Design Team Needs Writers838
writing
Design Systems: A Curated List for Today’s UI/UX Designers (sta)837
design-systems, tooling, link-lists
The Double-Edged Sword of Design Systems836
design-systems
Designing a Better Design Handoff File in Figma (sma)835
processes, figma
Be Careful Using “Menu” (aar)834
html, aria, terminology
Visual-Design Principles and UX Design Best Practices (uxm)833
user-experience, principles, best-practices
Slow Design832
websites
How Far Back in Time Can I Take My Website’s Design831
web, history, html, css
Complete Guide on Playwright Visual Regression Testing830
guides, playwright, testing, regressions
The Most Underrated Section of Design Portfolios (pro)829
career
Adding Motion to the Next Decade of Atomic Design828
atomic-design
Avoiding Dark Patterns in Web Design (boa/fro)827
dark-patterns
What Is Design Thinking? (sma)826
Using a Muted Color Palette in Web Design (uxm)825
colors, color-palettes
Business Impacts of UI Design and UX Design (uxm)824
economics
Lessons of Design823
lessons
9 Bogus Reasons Why Some Designers Claim UX Research Is a Waste822
user-experience, research
Embracing AI as a Material for Design821
ai, content
A Designers Guide to the Principles of Web Design820
guides, principles, consistency, legibility, navigation, images, hierarchy, whitespace, usability
Advanced Figma Components Tips and Tricks: Little Gems We Love819
figma, components, tips-and-tricks
Formulating Your Product Design North Star (aka Design Principles)818
principles, processes
Choosing Humanity Over Automation817
ai, automation
Accessibility for Designers: Where Do I Start? (ste)816
accessibility, link-lists
Quick Tip: Pull Data From an API Into a Figma Layer (dxn)815
tips-and-tricks, apis, figma
Why Do They Ignore My Awesome Design Documentation?814
documentation
From Burnout to Balance: Why Are So Many UX Designers Fatigued?813
career, productivity, user-experience
Usability Heuristics in Game Design812
usability, heuristics
What We’ve Learned About Designing for Accessibility From Our Users (sla)811
accessibility
Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone II810
accessibility, design-systems
5 Lesser-Known Spacing Tips for Product Designers809
spacing
Annotating Designs for Accessibility (int)808
videos, accessibility
The Age of Average807
The Intersection of Data Visualization and UX Design (uxm)806
information-design, user-experience
Accepting Design805
How Design Is Governance804
Circling Back on Design and Everything Else803
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact802
tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts, typography
What Leonardo Da Vinci Can Teach Us About Web Design (fre/sma)801
layout
8 Tips for Making Your Custom Web Designs Mobile Friendly (uxm)800
mobile, tips-and-tricks
“Design First, Then Build”: Let’s Bury This Myth Forevermore (rom/evi)799
processes, myths
From UX to Growth Design: 5 Principles to Multiply Your Value798
user-experience, principles
The Anatomy of a Good Design: An Analysis of 4 Sites (nng)797
The Art of Unlearning796
learning
Declarative Design (btc)795
videos
Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone794
accessibility, design-systems
Designers, Use Your intuition793
collaboration
The Importance of Adding Accessibility Design Reviews to the Design Process (dav)792
accessibility, processes
All About Iterative Design (uxm)791
processes
Keys to an Accessibility Mindset (sma)790
accessibility
To Sketch or Not to Sketch?789
ai
Unlocking the Power of Design to Help Users Make Smart Decisions (web)788
tips-and-tricks
Can You Be a Designer if You Have No Training? (hen)787
career
Should Inclusive Design Be a UX Concern?786
dei, user-experience
Design for AI: What Should People Who Design AI Know?785
ai
Modular Web Design: Flexibility, Examples, and Alternatives784
Why Is Making a Dark Mode Greyscale So Hard to Get Right?783
dark-mode, contrast, colors
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)782
typography, hierarchy
19 Must-Visit Sites for Product Design Inspiration781
link-lists
Login Form UI Design Guide780
guides, forms
Copying Designs Doesn’t Work, and Here’s Why (sma)779
user-experience
3 Essential Design Trends, January 2023 (web)778
trends
Visual Design Rules You Can Safely Follow Every Time777
Accessibility Tools and Resources for Designers776
tooling, link-lists
Designing a Robust Right-to-Left UI in Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi775
internationalization
Can a Bridge Be Unethical?774
ethics
The Storytelling Power of Simple Design Solutions773
simplicity
The Undeniable Benefits of Simple Website Design772
simplicity, user-conversion
2023 Design Trends From an Accessibility Perspective771
accessibility, trends
Good Design Is Intentional (jon)770
7 Principles of Design Psychology Every UX Designer Should Know (uxm)769
user-experience, principles
5 Web Design Trends to Watch in 2023768
trends
6 Predictions for Web Design in 2023 (web)767
outlooks
Culture Is Stuck766
culture
Overlapping Interactive Areas (tem)765
accessibility
Junior Designers, Please Don’t Give In764
career
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)763
guides, spacing, grids, layout, typography
Why Web Design Still Matters in 2023 (web)762
web
An Inclusive and Planet-Friendly Digital Style Guide761
style-guides, accessibility, dei, sustainability, ethics
If You Are Afraid of AI, You May Not Be the Best UX Designer Out There760
user-experience, ai, career
Design Deserves More Respect759
Enough With the Pointless Images (boa)758
decoration, images
Proximity: Gestalt Principle for User Interface Design (nng)757
videos, principles
From Type to Logotype756
fonts, typography, branding, logos
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)755
interviews, ai, chatgpt, typography
Design Spacing Tokens Semantically (don)754
websites, design-tokens, spacing
The State of UX in 2023: A Vibe Shift Is Coming753
user-experience, outlooks
10 Key Principles of User-Centered Design (web)752
usability, user-experience, user-focus, principles
Designing a Utopian Layout Grid: Working With Fluid Responsive Values in a Static Design Tool (j98)751
layout, grids, liquid-design, css
Content May Be King, but Design Is Queen750
content
Why Japan’s Internet Is Weirdly Designed749
videos
The Peculiar Case of Japanese Web Design748
websites, culture, comparisons
How to Use Huge Type on the Web747
how-tos, typography
Less Design Leadership—More Design Authorship746
leadership
4 Mobile Must-Haves for a Modern UX Design Strategy (uxm)745
user-experience, responsive-design, mobile
Incorporating Accessible Design Elements Into Your Web Site (uxm)744
accessibility
Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides (kno)743
accessibility, writing, documentation, style-guides, consistency, quality
The Heuristics of Neurodesign742
heuristics
Visual Design: Breaking Into the Fourth Dimension of Experience Design741
user-experience
When Our Tools Hold Us Back (mia/odd)740
css, tooling
CSS Grid and Custom Shapes III (css/css)739
css, grids
How to Create the Perfect Hero Image for Your Portfolio Site738
how-tos
What Designers Can Learn From Apple’s New Accessibility Features737
accessibility, apple
Visual Design in UX: Study Guide (nng)736
guides, user-experience, training, link-lists
Design Management Toolbox: Non-Linear Professional Development735
career
Knowing What It’s Not734
spacing
Hostile Patterns in Error Messages (nng)733
usability, errors, anti-patterns
5 Visual Treatments that Improve Accessibility (nng)732
accessibility
All Designers Start as Copycats (and That’s OK)731
career
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)730
typography
Design Principles for the Web729
videos, principles
Ethical Design Is a Risk Management Strategy728
ethics, strategies
Introducing html.to.design (div)727
introductions, html, figma, plugins, browser-extensions
Applying the 8 Golden Rules of User-Interface Design (uxm)726
usability, consistency
Forging Successful Partnerships With Software Developers (uxm)725
collaboration
Designing for Users With Disabilities: 10 Factors to Consider (uxm)724
accessibility, usability
Design for Them Not for You (nng)723
videos, usability
New Brutalism and Web Accessibility: What You Need to Know722
brutalism, accessibility
Design Specifications Template721
templates
Wired.com: 20 Years Later (sto)720
retrospectives, case-studies
Landing the Second Click: A Guide to Designing Better Landing Pages719
guides, landing-pages, user-conversion
Can Consistency Harm Your Product?718
consistency
Mobile UX Design in 2022 (uxm)717
user-experience, mobile
What Is Website Minimalism?716
minimalism
Why You Should Care About Design in Uncertain Times715
How to Make Your Designs Scannable (and Why You Should) (web)714
how-tos, usability
A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility (ste)713
videos, accessibility, documentation
Why Designers Quit712
career
It’s Good to Make Mistakes (tem)711
accessibility, mistakes
Design 4.0: Leading Design in the New Industry710
The Rise of the TikTok Pattern709
social-media
Designing for People With Cognitive Disabilities and Everyone Else708
videos, accessibility
Towards a Factory Model of Designing User Interfaces—Slotted Systems in Figma707
design-systems, figma
12 Modern UI Components to Inspire Your Future Designs706
components
Are Modals in Web Design a UX Disaster? (web)705
user-experience, accessibility, modals
So Your Designer Wants Stuff to Overlap (hui)704
css
Top 5 Technology Trends in UX Design (uxm)703
user-experience, trends
Prestige Is the Designer’s Achilles’ Heel702
Is Design Thinking Overhyped?701
Designing Better Error Messages UX (sma)700
user-experience, usability, errors
The Design Principle Paradox (ian)699
principles
What Customer-First Web Design Looks Like (web)698
business-relations
CSS Grid and Custom Shapes II (css/css)697
css, grids
Why User Personas Matter in UX Design (uxm)696
user-experience, usability, personas
CSS Grid and Custom Shapes (css/css)695
css, grids
Websites: Past and Present694
web, history
Designing for Long-Form Articles (dxn/css)693
content
No Demo [Website] Reno (mia)692
processes
Neubrutalism Style in UX: A Twist on the Dominant Modern Minimalist691
brutalism, user-experience, minimalism
Typography in Web Design (uxm)690
typography
Why I No Longer Care What People “Like” or “Don’t Like”689
37 Easy Ways to Spice Up Your UI Designs688
effects
Choosing the Right Mindset to Design Complex Applications687
complexity, processes
Consistency in UX Design: To What Extent Is “Best Practice” the Right Choice?686
user-experience, consistency, best-practices
7 UX Laws You’re Probably Getting Wrong (web)685
user-experience, usability
A Beginner’s Guide to Inclusive UX Design684
guides, dei, user-experience
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)683
typography, readability, legibility, usability
Why Do We Call It “Breadcrumbs”? Diving Into the History of UI Components (uxm)682
naming, history, navigation, breadcrumbs
Web Design Tool Wish List (gri/clo)681
tooling, wish-lists
Designing the Perfect Button680
buttons
10 Dos and Don’ts of Web Design in 2022 (web)679
principles
How to Pick the Least Wrong Colors678
how-tos, colors, accessibility
The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers (mis)677
principles
Inclusive Design 101676
introductions, dei
Four Tradeoffs When Designing Navigation Menus675
navigation
The Rise and Fall of Neumorphism674
The Era of Rebellious Web Design Is Here673
A Designer’s Journey of Ignorance, Resentment, and Wisdom672
On Design Thinking671
Learn CSS Subgrid (sha)670
css, grids
Lost in Translation (mat/btc)669
videos, accessibility, html, css
How Not to Do Accessible Design668
accessibility, colors
Designing a Better Language Selector (sma)667
usability, internationalization, localization
Design Patterns: How to Create Simple Interfaces (web)666
how-tos, design-patterns
Contextual Spacing for Intrinsic Web Design (5t3)665
intrinsic-design, css, spacing
It’s Time We Fix the Unethical Design of Cookie Consent Windows664
ethics, cookies, consent-management, legal
Ethical Design Network663
websites, ethics
If Design Principles Are for Designs, Then Design Values Are for Designers662
principles
Best Practices for Integrating Content Design in Your Design System661
design-systems, content, best-practices
Traditional Web Design Process Is Fundamentally Broken (gri/clo)660
processes, prototyping, mobile, responsive-design
11 Steps to Keep Figma Clean659
tooling, figma
16 Top Design Trends for 2022 (uxm)658
trends
9 Useful Principles of UX Design (uxm)657
user-experience, principles
Atomic Design 2022: What We Can Learn From Eames and Other Design Giants656
atomic-design
Is Agile an Anti-Design Pattern?655
agile, anti-patterns
Drastically Improve Your UI Designs With This Technique654
techniques, optimization
Designers Are Spending Too Much Time Designing UI Variations Manually653
processes, productivity
Childish Font Sizes (tyl/clo)652
fonts, readability
How to Develop Your UX Design Philosophy (uxm)651
how-tos, user-experience
How to Improve UX Design Through A/B Testing (uxm)650
how-tos, user-experience, a-b-testing, optimization
Common App Design Challenges and Their Solutions (uxm)649
user-experience
Mobile-First Ecommerce Site Design Is the Future (uxm)648
mobile-first, mobile, ecommerce
There’s No Such Thing as a “Design System Designer”647
design-systems, career
Neubrutalism Is Taking Over the Web646
brutalism, web
Designing “Above the Fold”? Try the Reciprocity Principle645
principles
Speed Needs Design, or: You Can’t Delight Users You’ve Annoyed644
performance, user-experience
Dos and Don’ts of Mobile UX Design (uxm)643
user-experience, usability, mobile
Design Mistakes That Hurt Your Web Site’s Conversion Rates (uxm)642
user-experience, user-conversion, metrics, mistakes
How to Empathize With Your Users641
how-tos, usability, user-experience
An Introduction to User Journey Maps (ste)640
introductions, usability, user-experience
Designing the User Experience of a Rating System639
user-experience
Component Tokens and Themes Example (to Learn Figma Tokens) (fig)638
theming, design-tokens, components, figma
Inclusive Design vs. Accessible Design: Understanding the Differences637
accessibility, dei, comparisons
Let’s Get Inclusive: Designing Products for Everyone (uxm)636
dei
How Thinking About Hierarchical Grids Helps You Take a Content-First Approach to Design635
layout, grids, content
Modern, Single-Page Web Design: UX Design Trends and Tips (uxm)634
user-experience, trends
Settings Are Not a Design Failure633
usability, user-experience
Website Themes and Color Schemes (hex)632
theming, colors, color-palettes
Building Like It’s 1984: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Intuitive Context Menus631
guides, usability
Inclusive Design (nng)630
dei
Best Practices for Creating Your UX Design Portfolio (uxm)629
user-experience, career, best-practices
Accessibility and 2022: 13 Design Trends From a Usability Perspective628
accessibility, trends, usability
Software Is Automating Design—What Does That Mean for Designers? (car)627
automation
Revisiting Why Hyperlinks Are Blue (moz)626
links
The Good, the Bad, and the Toggle625
forms, toggles
Shedding Light on Fiverr’s Dark Mode Creation Process624
dark-mode
Show, Don’t Tell (css)623
writing, semantics
Design Sprints Revisited: Designing With Your Users and Developers (uxm)622
usability
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)621
typography, readability
The Last Design You’ll Ever Make620
Where Do You Put Spacing on Design System Components? (eri)619
design-systems, components, spacing
Designing Better Links for Websites and Emails: A Guideline (sma)618
links, email
The Love of Curvilinear Design617
The State of UX in 2022: Rebuild616
user-experience, outlooks
Three Principles to Better Present Your UI Designs615
principles
Exploring Retro Web Design614
It’s Not About Your Favorite Color—Moving From Brand Strategy to Visual Identity613
branding, strategies
Be Usable, Not Consistent, Not Uniform612
usability
How Designers Can Prevent User Errors611
usability, errors
Design Is Not Art, and UX Is Not Design610
user-experience
The Golden Ratio and User-Interface Design (nng)609
layout, aesthetics, principles
Smart CSS Solutions for Common UI Challenges (sma)608
css
How Design Debt Can Hurt Your Product607
design-debt
Why We Crave Software With Style Over “Branding”606
branding
Why Does Everything Look the Same?605
7 UI Design Fundamentals for Developers604
fundamentals
Contemporary Design Has Lost Its Soul603
Why Inequalities Can Appear in Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design (gar)602
accessibility, dei
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)601
typography
Design Direction as a Step Before Design System600
design-systems
Okhsv and Okhsl (bjo)599
colors, usability