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“design” News Archive (2)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing710
typography, fonts
The Cost of Obsessing Over Design Perfection (uxd)709
processes, career
The Future of Web Design: Emerging AI Technologies and Trends (uxm)708
outlooks, trends, ai
Why Is Creativity So Blurry, and Am I Creative? (uxd)707
creativity, career
The Real Value of Tokens (uxd)706
design-tokens
Style Is Consistent Constraint705
consistency
Is Atomic Design Dead? (bra)704
videos, atomic-design
From User Needs to User Dreams: Find the Future of Your Product (uxd)703
user-experience, outlooks
Biases in Design: Hiding in Plain Sight in a World Full of Visuals (uxd)702
Two Important New Roles for UX Designers in the Era of AI (uxm)701
user-experience, career, ai
7 Reasons to Replace Advanced Search With Filters So Users Can Easily Find What They Need (ada)700
usability, user-experience, searching
Why Do Users Prefer Certain Design? Insights From the Landscape Theory699
Nostalgia in UX Design698
user-experience, history
Balance in UX Design: Symmetry, Asymmetry, and Radial Balance (nng)697
videos, user-experience
It’s Time to End Damaging Website Design Practices That May Harm Your Users696
user-experience, usability, privacy, best-practices
The Next Generation of Web Layouts (zel)695
web-platform, layout
Why I No Longer Believe in Content Design (uxd)694
content, writing
Toggles Suck!693
toggles, usability, user-experience
The Rise of Minimalism in Web Design: Less Is More692
minimalism
Using Imagery in Visual Design (nng)691
images, content
How SEOs and UX Designers Can Work Better Together (moz)690
seo, user-experience, collaboration
What Is the Bento UI Trend, and How Can You Get Started? (web)689
trends
How AI Is Making Web Design More Efficient (web)688
ai, efficiency
Recent Design687
websites, link-lists
How to Use Your Intuition in Your Product Design Process (uxd)686
how-tos, product-management, processes
Data-Driven Design: The Rise of Big Data in UX (uxm)685
metrics, user-experience
Developing Inclusivity Features (uxm)684
accessibility, dei
Invisible Details of Interaction Design683
interaction-design, user-experience
Mockups Explained (uxm)682
processes
The Decline in Design (Thinking) (uxd)681
user-experience
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples680
history, trends, navigation, colors, typography
Design for the Web Without Figma679
tooling
4 Design Principles I Use Every Day to Avoid Bad UX and Create Products That Work for Everyone (ada)678
principles, user-experience, dei
Designers Who Code, What Is It Good For? (fra)677
career
What’s the Perfect Design Process? (vit/sma)676
processes
Amplify Design Values Through Building Design System (uxd)675
design-systems
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)674
typography, fonts
Choosing a Color Palette (nng)673
videos, colors, color-palettes
Designing for Inclusion (uxd)672
dei, accessibility
How Designers Can Beat AI at Design (uxd)671
ai
Balancing Users’ Needs and Business Goals in UX Design (uxm)670
user-experience
The New CSS (mat)669
css, web-platform
It’s Time for Dimensional Thinking in Design (uxd)668
ai
Design vs. Accessibility and the CSS “visually-hidden” Class (its/log)667
accessibility, css, comparisons
Using Color Wheel Combinations in Your Designs (web)666
colors
Design Under Constraints: Challenges, Opportunities, and Practical Strategies (boa/sma)665
strategies
Are Simple Websites Better for Business? (web)664
simplicity
Every Design Team Needs Writers (uxd)663
writing
Design Systems: A Curated List for Today’s UI/UX Designers (sta)662
design-systems, tooling, link-lists
The Double-Edged Sword of Design Systems (uxd)661
design-systems
Designing a Better Design Handoff File in Figma (sma)660
processes, figma
Be Careful Using “Menu” (aar)659
html, aria, terminology
Visual-Design Principles and UX Design Best Practices (uxm)658
user-experience, principles, best-practices
Slow Design657
websites
How Far Back in Time Can I Take My Website’s Design656
web, history, html, css
Complete Guide on Playwright Visual Regression Testing655
guides, playwright, testing, regressions
The Most Underrated Section of Design Portfolios654
career
Adding Motion to the Next Decade of Atomic Design (uxd)653
atomic-design
Avoiding Dark Patterns in Web Design (boa/fro)652
dark-patterns
Business Impacts of UI Design and UX Design (uxm)651
economics
Using a Muted Color Palette in Web Design (uxm)650
colors, color-palettes
What Is Design Thinking? (sma)649
Lessons of Design (fab/uxd)648
lessons
9 Bogus Reasons Why Some Designers Claim UX Research Is a Waste (uxd)647
user-experience, research
Embracing AI as a Material for Design (uxd)646
ai, content
A Designers Guide to the Principles of Web Design645
guides, principles, consistency, legibility, navigation, images, hierarchy, whitespace, usability
Advanced Figma Components Tips and Tricks: Little Gems We Love (uxd)644
figma, components, tips-and-tricks
Formulating Your Product Design North Star (aka Design Principles) (uxd)643
principles, processes
Choosing Humanity Over Automation (uxd)642
ai, automation
Accessibility for Designers: Where Do I Start? (ste)641
accessibility, link-lists
Quick Tip: Pull Data From an API Into a Figma Layer (dxn)640
tips-and-tricks, apis, figma
Why Do They Ignore My Awesome Design Documentation?639
documentation
From Burnout to Balance: Why Are So Many UX Designers Fatigued? (uxd)638
career, productivity, user-experience
Usability Heuristics in Game Design (uxd)637
usability, heuristics
Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone II636
accessibility, design-systems
What We’ve Learned About Designing for Accessibility From Our Users635
accessibility
5 Lesser-Known Spacing Tips for Product Designers (uxd)634
spacing
Annotating Designs for Accessibility (int)633
videos, accessibility
The Age of Average632
The Intersection of Data Visualization and UX Design (uxm)631
information-design, user-experience
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact630
tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts, typography
Accepting Design (fab)629
How Design Is Governance628
What Leonardo Da Vinci Can Teach Us About Web Design (fre/sma)627
layout
Circling Back on Design and Everything Else (uxd)626
8 Tips for Making Your Custom Web Designs Mobile Friendly (uxm)625
mobile, tips-and-tricks
“Design First, Then Build”: Let’s Bury This Myth Forevermore (rom/evi)624
processes, myths
From UX to Growth Design: 5 Principles to Multiply Your Value (uxd)623
user-experience, principles
The Anatomy of a Good Design: An Analysis of 4 Sites (nng)622
The Art of Unlearning (uxd)621
learning
Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone620
accessibility, design-systems
Declarative Design (ada/btc)619
videos
Designers, Use Your intuition (uxd)618
collaboration
The Importance of Adding Accessibility Design Reviews to the Design Process617
accessibility, processes
All About Iterative Design (uxm)616
processes
Keys to an Accessibility Mindset (sma)615
accessibility
To Sketch or Not to Sketch? (uxd)614
ai
Unlocking the Power of Design to Help Users Make Smart Decisions (web)613
tips-and-tricks
Can You Be a Designer if You Have No Training? (hen)612
career
Should Inclusive Design Be a UX Concern? (uxd)611
dei, user-experience
Modular Web Design: Flexibility, Examples, and Alternatives610
Why Is Making a Dark Mode Greyscale So Hard to Get Right?609
dark-mode, contrast, colors
Design for AI: What Should People Who Design AI Know? (uxd)608
ai
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)607
typography, hierarchy
19 Must-Visit Sites for Product Design Inspiration (uxd)606
link-lists
Login Form UI Design Guide (uxd)605
guides, forms
Copying Designs Doesn’t Work, and Here’s Why (sma)604
user-experience
3 Essential Design Trends, January 2023 (web)603
trends
Visual Design Rules You Can Safely Follow Every Time602
Accessibility Tools and Resources for Designers601
tooling, link-lists
Designing a Robust Right-to-Left UI in Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi (uxd)600
internationalization
Can a Bridge Be Unethical?599
ethics
The Storytelling Power of Simple Design Solutions (uxd)598
simplicity
The Undeniable Benefits of Simple Website Design597
simplicity, user-conversion
2023 Design Trends From an Accessibility Perspective596
accessibility, trends
7 Principles of Design Psychology Every UX Designer Should Know (uxm)595
user-experience, principles
Good Design Is Intentional (jon)594
5 Web Design Trends to Watch in 2023593
trends
6 Predictions for Web Design in 2023 (web)592
outlooks
Culture Is Stuck591
culture
Overlapping Interactive Areas (tem)590
accessibility
Junior Designers, Please Don’t Give In (uxd)589
career
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)588
guides, spacing, grids, layout, typography
Why Web Design Still Matters in 2023 (web)587
web
An Inclusive and Planet-Friendly Digital Style Guide (uxd)586
style-guides, accessibility, dei, sustainability, ethics
If You Are Afraid of AI, You May Not Be the Best UX Designer Out There (uxd)585
user-experience, ai, career
Design Deserves More Respect (uxd)584
Enough With the Pointless Images (boa)583
decoration, images
Proximity: Gestalt Principle for User Interface Design (nng)582
videos, principles
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)581
interviews, ai, chatgpt, typography
Design Spacing Tokens Semantically (don)580
websites, design-tokens, spacing
From Type to Logotype579
fonts, typography, branding, logos
The State of UX in 2023: A Vibe Shift Is Coming (fab/uxd)578
user-experience, outlooks
10 Key Principles of User-Centered Design (web)577
usability, user-experience, principles
Designing a Utopian Layout Grid: Working With Fluid Responsive Values in a Static Design Tool576
layout, grids, liquid-design, css
Content May Be King, but Design Is Queen (uxd)575
content
The Peculiar Case of Japanese Web Design574
websites, culture, comparisons
Why Japan’s Internet Is Weirdly Designed573
videos
4 Mobile Must-Haves for a Modern UX Design Strategy (uxm)572
user-experience, responsive-design, mobile
How to Use Huge Type on the Web571
how-tos, typography
Incorporating Accessible Design Elements Into Your Web Site (uxm)570
accessibility
Less Design Leadership—More Design Authorship (uxd)569
leadership
Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides (kno)568
accessibility, writing, documentation, style-guides, consistency, quality
Visual Design: Breaking Into the Fourth Dimension of Experience Design (uxd)567
user-experience
The Heuristics of Neurodesign (uxd)566
heuristics
CSS Grid and Custom Shapes III (css/css)565
css, grids
When Our Tools Hold Us Back (mia/odd)564
css, tooling
How to Create the Perfect Hero Image for Your Portfolio Site563
how-tos
What Designers Can Learn From Apple’s New Accessibility Features (uxd)562
accessibility, apple
Visual Design in UX: Study Guide (nng)561
guides, user-experience, training, link-lists
Design Management Toolbox: Non-Linear Professional Development (uxd)560
career
5 Visual Treatments that Improve Accessibility (nng)559
accessibility
Hostile Patterns in Error Messages (nng)558
usability, errors, anti-patterns
Knowing What It’s Not (uxd)557
spacing
All Designers Start as Copycats (and That’s OK) (uxd)556
career
Design Principles for the Web (ada)555
videos, principles
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)554
typography
Ethical Design Is a Risk Management Strategy (uxd)553
ethics, strategies
Applying the 8 Golden Rules of User-Interface Design (uxm)552
usability, consistency
Designing for Users With Disabilities: 10 Factors to Consider (uxm)551
accessibility, usability
Forging Successful Partnerships With Software Developers (uxm)550
collaboration
Design for Them Not for You (nng)549
videos, usability
New Brutalism and Web Accessibility: What You Need to Know (uxd)548
accessibility
Design Specifications Template (uxd)547
templates
Wired.com: 20 Years Later (sto)546
retrospectives, case-studies
Landing the Second Click: A Guide to Designing Better Landing Pages (uxd)545
guides, landing-pages, user-conversion
Can Consistency Harm Your Product? (uxd)544
consistency
Mobile UX Design in 2022 (uxm)543
user-experience, mobile
What Is Website Minimalism?542
minimalism
Why You Should Care About Design in Uncertain Times (uxd)541
How to Make Your Designs Scannable (and Why You Should) (web)540
how-tos, usability
A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility (ste)539
videos, accessibility, documentation
It’s Good to Make Mistakes (tem)538
accessibility, mistakes
Why Designers Quit (uxd)537
career
Design 4.0: Leading Design in the New Industry (uxd)536
Designing for People With Cognitive Disabilities and Everyone Else535
videos, accessibility
The Rise of the TikTok Pattern (uxd)534
social-media
12 Modern UI Components to Inspire Your Future Designs533
components
Towards a Factory Model of Designing User Interfaces—Slotted Systems in Figma (uxd)532
design-systems, figma
Are Modals in Web Design a UX Disaster? (web)531
user-experience, accessibility, modals
So Your Designer Wants Stuff to Overlap (hui)530
css
Top 5 Technology Trends in UX Design (uxm)529
user-experience, trends
Prestige Is the Designer’s Achilles’ Heel (uxd)528
Is Design Thinking Overhyped? (uxd)527
Designing Better Error Messages UX (vit/sma)526
user-experience, usability, errors
What Customer-First Web Design Looks Like (web)525
business-relations
The Design Principle Paradox (uxd)524
principles
CSS Grid and Custom Shapes II (css/css)523
css, grids
Why User Personas Matter in UX Design (uxm)522
user-experience, usability, personas
CSS Grid and Custom Shapes (css/css)521
css, grids
Websites: Past and Present520
web, history
Designing for Long-Form Articles (dxn/css)519
content
No Demo [Website] Reno (mia)518
processes
Neubrutalism Style in UX: A Twist on the Dominant Modern Minimalist (uxd)517
user-experience, minimalism
Typography in Web Design (uxm)516
typography
Why I No Longer Care What People “Like” or “Don’t Like” (uxd)515
37 Easy Ways to Spice Up Your UI Designs514
effects
Choosing the Right Mindset to Design Complex Applications (uxd)513
complexity, processes
Consistency in UX Design: To What Extent Is “Best Practice” the Right Choice? (uxd)512
user-experience, consistency, best-practices
7 UX Laws You’re Probably Getting Wrong (web)511
user-experience, usability
A Beginner’s Guide to Inclusive UX Design (uxd)510
guides, dei, user-experience
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)509
typography, readability, legibility, usability
Why Do We Call It “Breadcrumbs”? Diving Into the History of UI Components (uxm)508
naming, history, navigation, breadcrumbs
Web Design Tool Wish List (gri/clo)507
tooling, wish-lists
Designing the Perfect Button506
buttons
10 Dos and Don’ts of Web Design in 2022 (web)505
principles
How to Pick the Least Wrong Colors504
how-tos, colors, accessibility
The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers (mis)503
principles
Inclusive Design 101 (uxd)502
dei
Four Tradeoffs When Designing Navigation Menus501
navigation
The Rise and Fall of Neumorphism500
The Era of Rebellious Web Design Is Here499
A Designer’s Journey of Ignorance, Resentment, and Wisdom (uxd)498
On Design Thinking497
Learn CSS Subgrid (sha)496
css, grids
Lost in Translation (mat/btc)495
videos, accessibility, html, css
Design Patterns: How to Create Simple Interfaces (web)494
how-tos, design-patterns
Designing a Better Language Selector (vit/sma)493
usability, internationalization, localization
How Not to Do Accessible Design (uxd)492
accessibility, colors
Contextual Spacing for Intrinsic Web Design (5t3)491
intrinsic-design, css, spacing
It’s Time We Fix the Unethical Design of Cookie Consent Windows (uxd)490
ethics, cookies, consent-management, legal
Ethical Design Network489
websites, ethics
If Design Principles Are for Designs, Then Design Values Are for Designers (uxd)488
principles
Best Practices for Integrating Content Design in Your Design System487
design-systems, content, best-practices
Traditional Web Design Process Is Fundamentally Broken (gri/clo)486
processes, prototyping, mobile, responsive-design
16 Top Design Trends for 2022 (uxm)485
trends
9 Useful Principles of UX Design (uxm)484
user-experience, principles
11 Steps to Keep Figma Clean (uxd)483
tooling, figma
Atomic Design 2022: What We Can Learn From Eames and Other Design Giants (uxd)482
atomic-design
Is Agile an Anti-Design Pattern? (uxd)481
agile, anti-patterns
Drastically Improve Your UI Designs With This Technique480
techniques, optimization
Designers Are Spending Too Much Time Designing UI Variations Manually (uxd)479
processes, productivity
Childish Font Sizes (tyl/clo)478
fonts, readability
Common App Design Challenges and Their Solutions (uxm)477
user-experience
How to Develop Your UX Design Philosophy (uxm)476
how-tos, user-experience
How to Improve UX Design Through A/B Testing (uxm)475
how-tos, user-experience, testing, optimization
Mobile-First Ecommerce Site Design Is the Future (uxm)474
mobile-first, mobile, ecommerce
There’s No Such Thing as a “Design System Designer” (uxd)473
design-systems, career
Neubrutalism Is Taking Over the Web (uxd)472
web
Speed Needs Design, or: You Can’t Delight Users You’ve Annoyed471
performance, user-experience
Designing “Above the Fold”? Try the Reciprocity Principle (uxd)470
principles
Design Mistakes That Hurt Your Web Site’s Conversion Rates (uxm)469
user-experience, user-conversion, metrics, mistakes
Dos and Don’ts of Mobile UX Design (uxm)468
user-experience, usability, mobile
How to Empathize With Your Users467
how-tos, usability, user-experience
An Introduction to User Journey Maps (ste)466
introductions, usability, user-experience
Designing the User Experience of a Rating System (uxd)465
user-experience
Component Tokens and Themes Example (to Learn Figma Tokens) (fig)464
theming, design-tokens, components, figma
Inclusive Design vs. Accessible Design: Understanding the Differences463
accessibility, dei, comparisons
Let’s Get Inclusive: Designing Products for Everyone (uxm)462
dei
How Thinking About Hierarchical Grids Helps You Take a Content-First Approach to Design (uxd)461
layout, grids, content
Modern, Single-Page Web Design: UX Design Trends and Tips (uxm)460
user-experience, trends
Settings Are Not a Design Failure459
usability, user-experience
Building Like It’s 1984: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Intuitive Context Menus458
guides, usability
Website Themes and Color Schemes457
theming, colors, color-palettes
Inclusive Design (nng)456
dei
Best Practices for Creating Your UX Design Portfolio (uxm)455
user-experience, career, best-practices
Accessibility and 2022: 13 Design Trends From a Usability Perspective454
accessibility, trends, usability
Software Is Automating Design—What Does That Mean for Designers?453
automation
Revisiting Why Hyperlinks Are Blue (moz)452
links
The Good, the Bad, and the Toggle (uxd)451
forms, toggles
Shedding Light on Fiverr’s Dark Mode Creation Process450
dark-mode
Show, Don’t Tell (css)449
writing, semantics
Design Sprints Revisited: Designing With Your Users and Developers (uxm)448
usability
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)447
typography, readability
The Last Design You’ll Ever Make446
Where Do You Put Spacing on Design System Components? (eri)445
design-systems, components, spacing
Designing Better Links for Websites and Emails: A Guideline (sma)444
links, email
The Love of Curvilinear Design (uxd)443
The State of UX in 2022: Rebuild (fab/uxd)442
user-experience, outlooks
Three Principles to Better Present Your UI Designs (uxd)441
principles
Exploring Retro Web Design440
It’s Not About Your Favorite Color—Moving From Brand Strategy to Visual Identity (uxd)439
branding, strategies
How Designers Can Prevent User Errors438
usability, errors
Be Usable, Not Consistent, Not Uniform (uxd)437
usability
Design Is Not Art, and UX Is Not Design (uxd)436
user-experience
The Golden Ratio and User-Interface Design (nng)435
layout, aesthetics, principles
Smart CSS Solutions for Common UI Challenges (sma)434
css
How Design Debt Can Hurt Your Product (uxd)433
design-debt
Why We Crave Software With Style Over “Branding”432
branding
Why Does Everything Look the Same? (uxd)431
7 UI Design Fundamentals for Developers430
fundamentals
Contemporary Design Has Lost Its Soul (uxd)429
Why Inequalities Can Appear in Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design428
accessibility, dei
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)427
typography
Design Direction as a Step Before Design System426
design-systems
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research425
readability, typography, research
Okhsv and Okhsl424
colors, usability
Color and Universal Design (uxm)423
colors, color-blindness, contrast, accessibility
Shifting Accessibility Testing to the Left422
accessibility, usability
Why Are Hyperlinks Blue? (moz)421
links
Embracing Asymmetrical Design and Overcoming the Harmful Effects of “text-overflow: ellipsis” in CSS420
css, overflow
Using Objectives and Key Results to Inform UX Design (uxm)419
interviews, user-experience, okr, strategies, processes
Design Thinking: Study Guide (nng)418
guides, training, link-lists
UI Cheat Sheet: Spacing Friendships (uxd)417
spacing, cheat-sheets
Principles by Design416
principles
A Guide to Accessible Digital UX Design415
guides, accessibility, user-experience
Why Are We Talking So Much About Design Leadership? (uxd)414
leadership
Balancing UX Design and Conversion-Rate Optimization (uxm)413
user-experience, user-conversion, optimization
Avoid the Most Common 18 Mistakes to Make Your UI/UX Design Better412
user-experience, mistakes
Optimizing Your Own Performance as a Designer (uxd)411
career
Is It Time to Ditch the Design Grid? (mic)410
layout, grids
5 UI Tips to Become a Better Front-End Developer409
colors, tips-and-tricks
The Vanishing Designer (uxd)408
career
Maintaining End-to-End Quality With Visual Testing (sma)407
testing, quality
The Future of UX Design (uxm)406
interviews, outlooks, user-experience
Principle of Closure in Visual Design (nng)405
principles
Designing for Information Density (uxd)404
Designing for the Unexpected (ali)403
html, css
Gridless Design (don)402
websites, layout
Five Ways to Include D/Deaf Users in Your Designs (tpg)401
accessibility
Feature Checklists Are Not Enough: How to Avoid Making Bad Software (nng)400
how-tos, usability, checklists
Towards Richer Colors on the Web399
colors
10 Figma Best Practices to 10× Your Workflow (uxd)398
figma, productivity, best-practices
The Most Popular Design Thinking Strategy Is BS397
strategies
All You Need Is 5 Fonts (uxd)396
typography, fonts
Ultimate Guide to Color in UX/UI Design395
guides, colors, figma
How Apple Changed the Way We Navigate—Forever (uxd)394
navigation, apple
Building a Color Scheme (arg/dev)393
css, colors, color-palettes
Micro-Expressions in User Testing: When Users Reveal Their True Emotional States (uxd)392
usability
Embracing Design Constraints (aar)391
4 Soft Skills Every Designer Should Aspire to Learn (uxm)390
career
How Artificial Intelligence Is Impacting UX Design (uxm)389
user-experience, ai
Fifteen Design Trends From an Accessibility Perspective388
accessibility, trends
9 Principles of Good Web Design387
principles, simplicity, navigation, content, layout, performance, mobile
Sticky Headers: 5 Ways to Make Them Better (nng)386
navigation, optimization
Minimalism Is Boring385
minimalism
10 Graphic-Design Tips for UX Designers (uxm)384
user-experience, tips-and-tricks
Why Does a Design Look Good? (nng)383
aesthetics
2004–2021: Retrospective (iam)382
tech-stacks, retrospectives
10 Principles of the Best Landing Page Design381
principles, landing-pages
Ethical Design Guide380
websites, guides
The State of UX: 100 Design Lessons for 2021 (fab/uxd)379
user-experience, outlooks
To Be Creative, Practice378
creativity
Chasing the Pixel-Perfect Dream (jos)377
css
The Principles of Visual Communication (sma)376
communication, principles, examples
What Apple, Google, and Amazon’s Websites Looked Like in 1999 (mas)375
history
How to Design a Set of Icons374
icons, images
Similarity Principle in Visual Design (nng)373
principles, colors, shapes
How to Create Customer-Centric Landing Pages (sma)372
how-tos, landing-pages, content
Every Website Is an Essay (fon/css)371
communication
The Renaissance of No-Code for Web Designers (sma)370
low-and-no-code
The Ultimate Guide With All the Secrets You Will Need to Know to Become a Fabulous Design Unicorn (uxd)369
websites, guides
In Defense of a Fussy Website (sar/css)368
user-experience, web
The Importance of Clarity in UX (uxd)367
user-experience
Equivalent Experiences: What Are They? (eri/sma)366
accessibility, dei, community, user-experience
Design Principles 101365
videos, introductions, principles
How to Design a Brand Logo (With Ease) (sma)364
how-tos, branding, logos, images
Radio Buttons Are Like Selects; Checkboxes Are Like Multiple Selects (chr/css)363
forms
How to Convince Others Not to Use Dark Patterns (boa/sma)362
how-tos, user-experience, ethics, design-patterns, anti-patterns
Designing Intrinsic Layouts (jen)361
videos, css, layout, intrinsic-design
Reducing Design Risk (sma)360
product-management
How to Succeed in Wireframe Design (sma)359
how-tos, prototyping, tooling, link-lists
Listboxes vs. Dropdown Lists (nng)358
forms, usability, comparisons
Neumorphism and CSS (cod/css)357
effects, css
Marginalized by Design (hey/que)356
community, dei, career
Where Does SEO Belong in Your Web Design Process? (sma)355
seo, processes
Cross-Cultural Design (ali)354
culture
Design System UI Is More Expensive Than a Product Team’s UI (nat)353
design-systems
An Intro to Designing Accessible Data Visualizations (fos)352
introductions, accessibility, visualization, information-design
RTL Styling 101 (sha)351
introductions, internationalization, layout, css, html
Print-Inspired Layout on the Web (chr/css)350
print, css, layout
The State of UX in 2020 (fab/uxd)349
user-experience, outlooks
Better Design With Deep Thinking (sma)348
processes, productivity
The Developer’s Fallacy of Close Collaboration With Designers (j9t)347
collaboration, creativity
Learning How to See (mat)346
Bringing a Better Design Process to Your Organization (sma)345
processes
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)344
typography, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Why MVP Is the Antithesis of Good UX343
videos, user-experience, product-management
So You Think You’re Design Driven342
Queer Design Club (que)341
websites, community
Daily Ethical Design (ali)340
ethics
Tips for Managing Design Systems (sma)339
design-systems, maintenance, communication, efficiency, documentation, processes
A Practical Guide to SVG and Design Tools (sma)338
guides, images, svg, sketch, figma, adobe, tooling
Designing for the Future With Voice Prototypes (sma)337
prototyping, voice
Art Direction for the Web Using CSS Shapes (mal/sma)336
html, css, shapes
Ethics for Designers (ia)335
ethics
How to Use Spaces in Web Design With Gestalt Principles (sma)334
how-tos, spacing
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)333
typography, tips-and-tricks
5 Simple UX Principles to Guide Your Product Design332
user-experience, principles
Breadcrumbs: 11 Design Guidelines for Desktop and Mobile (nng)331
guidelines, breadcrumbs
The Anchoring Principle (tbf/nng)330
user-experience, principles
Elements to Ditch or Repurpose on Mobile (sma)329
user-experience, mobile
The State of UX in 2019 (fab/uxd)328
user-experience, outlooks
Browsing Versus Searching in Design327
browsing, searching
Should Designers Code (j9t)326
creativity, career
Redesigning Your Product and Website for Dark Mode (mal)325
dark-mode, css
Writing for Designers (ali)324
writing, processes
The Psychology of Design (jon/ali)323
user-experience, principles
Best Practices for Mobile Form Design (sma)322
forms, mobile, best-practices
Designing for Micro-Moments (sma)321
interaction-design, mobile
Better Collaboration by Bringing Designers Into the Code Review Process (sma)320
collaboration, code-reviews, processes
What Is Redux: A Designer’s Guide (sma)319
guides, redux, state-management
The Problem With Patterns (ali)318
design-patterns, processes, user-experience, collaboration
Page Transitions for Everyone (css)317
user-experience, animations, transitions, performance, caching
Things Designers Should Know About SEO in 2018 (myr/sma)316
seo
How to Automate a Design315
how-tos, automation
Priority Guides: A Content-First Alternative to Wireframes (ali)314
prototyping, content
Native-Like Animations for Page Transitions on the Web (sar/css)313
animations, transitions, vuejs, nuxt, css
Art Directing for the Web With CSS Grid Template Areas (mal/sma)312
css, grids, layout
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)311
accessibility, dei, animations, colors, typography, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Creating a UX Strategy (sma)310
user-experience, strategies
Using Ethics in Web Design (mor/sma)309
user-experience, ethics, checklists
Conversational Design (ali)308
interaction-design, conversational-design
A Comprehensive Guide to User Experience Design (sma)307
guides, user-experience
Tools for Thinking and Tools for Systems (fon/css)306
tooling, sketch, figma, photoshop, adobe
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)305
user-experience, principles, typography
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Prototyping (but Were Afraid to Ask) (sma)304
prototyping, processes
The Evolution of User Experience Design (sma)303
user-experience
The State of UX in 2018 (fab/uxd)302
user-experience, outlooks
Designing for a Browserless Web (sma)301
progressive-web-apps, web-apps, native
A Comprehensive Guide to Web Design (sma)300
guides, content, information-architecture, navigation, content-strategy, scrolling, forms, accessibility
Bad Icons: How to Identify and Improve Them (nng)299
how-tos, icons, images, usability
Minimalistic Design With Large Impact: Functional Minimalism for Web Design (sma)298
minimalism
Making Flat Design Usable297
videos, flat-design, usability
The Nine Principles of Design Implementation (sma)296
principles, html, css
What Is Timeless Web Design? (chr/css)295
community
When Large Isn’t Large Enough: Designing With Hero Images (sma)294
images
Making Your Design Optically Perfect (raf)293
alignment
The Road to Resilient Web Design (ada/sma)292
responsive-design, resilience
Flat-Design Best Practices (nng)291
flat-design, best-practices
How to Design and Sell Themes (With Success) (dxn)290
how-tos, theming, monetization
How to Use Shadows and Blur Effects in Modern UI Design (sma)289
how-tos, shadows, effects
Web Layout 101: Vertical Rhythm Is a Drummer (mis)288
introductions, layout
The State of UX Agile Development (nng)287
user-experience, agile, processes, collaboration
Mobile First Is Just Not Good Enough: Meet Journey-Driven Design (sma)286
mobile-first, mobile, responsive-design, processes
Align SVG Icons to Text and Say Goodbye to Font Icons285
svg, images, icons, icon-fonts, fonts, css, alignment
How Functional Animation Helps Improve User Experience (sma)284
animations, user-experience
Web Layout 101: Making the Most of the Top Right Corner283
introductions, layout
The Coming Revolution in Email Design (ali)282
email, mjml
How to Design Better Buttons (sma)281
how-tos, buttons, forms, usability
Top 10 Enduring Web-Design Mistakes (nng)280
mistakes, usability
The Movement Towards Motion in Website Backgrounds279
animations, backgrounds
Continue Normalising Your CSS (css)278
normalize-css, css, consistency
Landing Page Design: 15 Tips for High Conversions277
landing-pages, tips-and-tricks, user-conversion
Taking the Pattern Library to the Next Level (vit/sma)276
documentation, pattern-libraries, style-guides, design-systems
How We Use Prototyping, and How It Made Us More Efficient (sma)275
prototyping, processes, efficiency, case-studies
Communicating Animation (ali)274
communication, animations, interaction-design
Pixel Density, Demystified273
pixel-density
Advice From a Young Designer to Younger Designers (lil/btc)272
videos, career
Designing Meaningful Animation (vlh/btc)271
videos, animations, css
Crash Course: Learn the Sketch UI in Roughly 4 Minutes 20 Seconds (dxn)270
crash-courses, sketch
Never Show a Design You Haven’t Tested on Users (ali)269
usability, user-experience, testing
Web Designers, Can You Speak Web?268
html, css, browsers, concepts, link-lists
A Simple Web Developer’s Color Guide (sma)267
guides, colors, color-palettes
Building the UI for the New “The Times” Website266
collaboration, architecture, css, documentation, case-studies
Front-End Style-Guides: Definition, Requirements, Component Checklist (nng)265
style-guides, efficiency, consistency, user-experience, checklists
The Veil of Ignorance (mrm)264
accessibility, ethics
An Interview With Libby Nicholaou on Creative Residency (chr/css)263
interviews, creativity
An Interview With Una Kravets (una+/css)262
interviews, css, sass
All Talk and No Buttons: The Conversational UI (ali)261
interaction-design, conversational-design
7 Trends That Will Define Web Design in 2016260
trends, ai, mobile-first, layout, animations
The Power of Responsive Design Sprints (gri/clo)259
responsive-design, processes, agile
Influencing Web Layouts With Print Layouts (chr/css)258
print, css, shapes
Writing Is Design (pjo)257
writing
Blending Modes Demystified (ali)256
images, colors, effects, css
Design, White Lies, and Ethics (ali)255
testing
Styling Placeholder Texts (ppk)254
css, placeholders
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 2015253
layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds, typography
Frameworks (bee/ali)252
responsive-design
The Difference Between Responsive and Adaptive Design (geo/css)251
responsive-design, liquid-design, comparisons
Design + Performance (zem/btc)250
videos, performance, user-experience
Style Guide Best Practices (bra/btc)249
videos, documentation, style-guides, best-practices
9 Ways That Design Trends Are Holding You Back248
creativity
Object-Oriented UX (ali)247
user-experience, information-architecture
How to Create a Web Style Guide You’ll Be Proud Of246
how-tos, documentation, style-guides
Normalize (CSS) No More245
normalize-css
Hey Designers: Stop Being an Afterthought (rhj/sma)244
processes, collaboration, communication
A Brief History of Web Design (dav/btc)243
videos, history
Atomic Design (bra/btc)242
videos, atomic-design
Cheat Your Way With UX (btc)241
videos, user-experience
Making Minimalism Work in Mobile and Web240
prototyping, minimalism, desktop, mobile
The Characteristics of Minimalism in Web Design (nng)239
minimalism, trends
Web Design Is Dead. No, It Isn’t. (vit/sma)238
tooling, web-platform
Web Design Is Dead (mas)237
tooling, mobile
Design Principles: Compositional, Symmetrical, and Asymmetrical Balance (sma)236
principles
The Roots of Minimalism in Web Design (nng)235
minimalism, history, tips-and-tricks
The Homepage Exception (han/ali)234
homepages, user-experience
Practical Techniques on Designing Animation (sar/sma)233
animations, techniques
Designing for Explicit Choice (sma)232
forms, examples
Meta-Moments: Thoughtfulness by Design (ali)231
user-experience
5 Ridiculously Common Misconceptions About UX230
user-experience
The Web’s Grain (fch)229
web
Content-First Design (ali)228
content
Design Principles: Compositional Flow and Rhythm (sma)227
principles
New Web Layout Ideas for 2015226
layout
An In-Depth Overview of Living Style Guide Tools (sma)225
documentation, style-guides, pattern-libraries, tooling, overviews
How to Automate Style Guide-Driven Development (sma)224
guides, style-guides, automation
Design Principles: Dominance, Focal Points, and Hierarchy (sma)223
principles, hierarchy
Why Developers and Designers Should Work Together222
collaboration, processes
The Love You Make (zel/ali)221
business-relations, career
Style Guide Generator Roundup (ali)220
documentation, style-guides, tooling, link-lists
The Big Web Design Trends for 2015219
trends
Web Design and Principles (j9t)218
principles
Designing WordPress Themes for Printing217
wordpress, theming, print
Designing for Print With CSS (rac/sma)216
print, css
Design Principles: Visual Weight and Direction (sma)215
principles
Why You Should Include Your Developer in the Design Process (boa/sma)214
processes
Website Style Guide Resources213
websites, style-guides, pattern-libraries, documentation, overviews, link-lists
Progress Indicators Make a Slow System Less Insufferable (nng)212
progress-indicators, performance, user-experience
A Front-End Developer’s Ode to Specifications (sma)211
documentation, design-systems, processes