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doc.cc

Why AI is exposing design’s craft crisis

AI didn’t create the craft crisis in design—it exposed the technical literacy gap that’s been eroding strategic influence for over a decade.

letters.stevejobsarchive.com

Letters to a Young Creator

A collection of honest perspectives on what it takes to make something great, written by people who have done it before.

boristane.com

The software development lifecycle is dead

AI agents didn’t make the SDLC faster. They killed it. All that’s left is context.

sweetfont.com

Sweetfont

Explore Google Fonts by personality, vibe, and style using interactive controls.

cianfrani.dev

Designing in English

Components are dead. Use your words.

lucasfcosta.com

Design docs considered harmful

Hot takes and cold truths on software, startups, and the lies we tell ourselves.

walkman.land

Walkman.land

The most complete portable pocket audio cassette player database. WML is a tribute to the Walkmans.

juno-labs.com

Every company building your AI assistant is now an ad company

Every company building an AI assistant is also building hardware that listens and watches 24/7. Local on-device inference is the only way out.

spotless.neocities.org

The Stain Solver

Stain? Don't panic. Don't rub. Just fix it.

mynameismartin.co.uk

How I’m dealing with the pressure to adopt AI as a designer

Things haven’t settled, the ground is still moving, and sitting with uncertainty might be the best position right now.

bit.ly

The State of AI Design 2026Sponsored

How are brands using AI? Obello discussed with 100+ design teams and found 3 major trends shaping AI design’s future. Download the report.

elliotbonneville.com

The only moat left is money

The value of human thinking is going down. The value of human attention is going up. Those two facts are pointing in very different directions.

nottoday.diy

Technofascism Network Map

Mapping the alliance of billionaires, politicians, and tech giants driving global techno-fascism.

design.google

How to design for transparent screens

Google's behind-the-scenes of designing the next generation of interfaces for AI glasses with displays.

sidu.in

There is no product

If you’ve been anywhere near tech Twitter in the last few weeks, you’ve heard it: SaaS is dead. Everyone has an explanation. Sigh.

cannoneyed.com

The software industrial revolution

Just like the first Industrial Revolution, this will change the world in profound and unexpected ways.

remixicon.com

Remix Icon

A set of open source neutral style system symbols elaborately crafted for designers and developers.

keyviz.org

Keyviz

A free and open-source tool to visualize your keystrokes and mouse actions.

order.design

Case study: Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy

An identity that captures the legacy of Wright’s designs, the community built through the organization, and the immediate necessity of their work.

blog.fallible.net

Why we hate AI

Intellectual property theft on an obscene scale; but law is something that is carved and grown as needed by forces of power.