A collection of handcrafted background patterns and gradients. Easy to use and customize.

The “AI” Bubble feels more like the all-encompassing wasteland that was the 2007 bubble in Iceland than anything else.

A color model that is designed to be perceptually uniform.

In a world of intangible assets, the only way to identify a bubble is to see it pop.

The 3 different archetypes of product leaders: the craftsperson, the operator, and the visionary.

What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering AI, data science and some of the world’s biggest companies.

Nothing particularly scary happens (beyond the kind of hype-driven scariness already present in 2025).

TV UI design is a unique, fascinating, and often overlooked field. Decades of evolution and innovation, yet still firmly constrained by its legacy.

I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.

A free musical sketch-pad for exploring ideas in sound.

Good estimation isn’t about control or tracking every minute of your day. It’s about creating trust and transparency in your team.

Imagine a web page that loads instantly, deploys effortlessly, and never needs a security update.

Too bad most websites nowadays don't use links for navigation and actions. Here's a fix.

A full-ish history of user interfaces that can be themed to meet the opportunities and constraints of the time.

A practical framework for designing human-AI oversight that actually works.

With every new technology platform, the concept of an application shifts. Now with AI it's happening again.

Why national design policies and even design ministers could reshape our collective future.

A closer look at the USA's recent announcement of the “America by Design” initiative.

This dev reverse engineered McDonald's internal API and is placing orders every minute to figure out which locations have a broken ice cream machine.

Tracking every hour of a typical project to uncover the biggest time drains and share insights on how to speed things up.

Most AI output has a bland sameness, but that also sounds like a lot of contemporary graphic design. Is AI a chance to break free?

A browser-level feature of being able to toggle between light and dark mode.

Explore the colorful universe of fungi through the spectrum of colors from dyeing with mushrooms.

Applying the anchoring effect to design practice.

An interview with Dinamo’s Johannes Breyer on the custom Arial “revival” typeface.

Substack promised independence, but has evolved into another platform playing the same game as everyone else.

Smart videos for curious minds of all ages: science, art, nature, animals, space, technology, DIY, food, music, animation, and more.

How cultural norms like politeness, power imbalance, and rushed decision-making lead to fragile consensus in projects.