The five best design links, every weekday

Friday07/04

1

microsoft.ai

The path to medical superintelligence

The Microsoft AI team shares research that demonstrates how AI can sequentially investigate and solve medicine’s most complex diagnostic challenges.

2

thepunctuationguide.com

The punctuation guide

The web’s most comprehensive guide to American punctuation.

3

smashingmagazine.com

Can good UX protect older users from scams?

Good UX can serve as a frontline defense, particularly for non-tech-savvy older users navigating today’s digital world.

4

windowsontheory.org

Machines of faithful obedience

In the next decade, AI progress will be extremely rapid, and such periods of sharp transition can be risky.

5

bluedot.org

The key paths to success in AI safety

The most promising path forward probably involves different groups working on different strategies simultaneously.

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Thursday07/03

1

tympanus.net

Building an infinite marquee with React & Motion

How to create an infinite marquee that follows a custom SVG path using React and Motion.

2

simplesite.ayra.ch

A simple website

This website uses technologies not available at the time the content here is about.

3

john-rush.com

Building a personal AI factory

Multiple parallel Claude-Code sessions power a self-improving AI factory where agents write, review, and refine code.

4

nubero.ch

Designing for the eye

Optical corrections in architecture and typography.

5

dbreunig.com

How to fix your context

6 tactics for fixing your context and shipping better agents.

Wednesday07/02

1

nytimes.com

An illustrator confronts his fears about AI art

The advent of AI has shocked me into questioning my relationship with art. Will humans still be able to draw for a living?

2

hvpandya.com

Fresh eyes effect

The best ideas to spot and solve problems often come from people most unrelated to the problem.

3

figma.com

Figma plugin: Copy rotation

Create precise circular array patterns in Figma.

4

philschmid.de

The new skill in AI isn't prompting, it's context engineering

Providing the right information and tools, in the right format, at the right time.

5

aworkinglibrary.com

Toolmen

Even the best weapon is an unhappy tool, hateful to living things.

Tuesday07/01

1

joanwestenberg.com

I deleted my second brain

Why I erased 10,000 notes, 7 years of ideas, and every thought I ever tried to save.

2

andybudd.com

Design leadership in the age of AI

The key difference between teams that will thrive and those that won’t: some design leaders are taking control of the narrative.

3

playhued.com

Hued: your daily color puzzle

Match today’s color in three guesses. Can you find the perfect match?

4

github.com

12-factor agents

Principles to build LLM-powered software that is actually good enough to put in the hands of customers.

5

a11y-collective.com

Implement WCAG rules in your infographics

Create WCAG-compliant infographics with expert tips on alt text, contrast, and screen reader support.

Monday06/30

1

bit.ly

AI prompt your prototypes with VelocitySponsored

AI user test before sharing with humans. Justify your earliest designs with heat-maps, duration, drop offs and miss clicks. Grab 50% off.

2

doc.cc

The secret of good metaphors

Some metaphors might be models yet to emerge, offering glimpses of new ways to structure our understanding.

3

reuters.com

Cozy comfort

New research backs up what gamers have thought for years: video games can be an antidote to stress and anxiety.

4

yapwars.com

Yapwars

Choose your opponent and test your persuasion skills in epic battles of words.

5

2025.stateofdevs.com

State of Devs 2025

"This is going to be too controversial”, they said. The results from the first ever State of Devs survey.

Friday06/27

1

genius.cat-v.org

What problems to solve

No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.

2

atlaspuplabs.com

Liquid Glass, but in CSS

"I wonder if CSS can do that". It turns out, yes, with great effort, it can.

3

curbed.com

Zohran Mamdani’s logo looked nothing like a logo

The bodega-influenced visual language of an outsider campaign for mayor of New York City.

4

arun.is

Aesthetics over upgrades

With devices lasting longer, I now have the unique opportunity to hold on to older designs I love the most.

5

productparty.us

Should we root for AI?

Why pressing the gas on AI adoption might be the most human thing we can do - or our biggest professional blind spot.

Thursday06/26

1

uxdesign.cc

The broken rhetoric of AI

A detox guide for designers navigating today’s AI discourse.

2

gist.github.com

Falsehoods programmers believe about time, in a single list

If you think you understand everything about time, you're probably doing it wrong.

3

lesswrong.com

The stakes of AI moral status

Can AIs be moral patients? If so, what sorts of AIs?

4

theturnsignalblog.com

A UX review of Peugeot’s new interior

Does Peugeot’s software match the excellent hardware?

5

digitalseams.com

The AI lifestyle subsidy is going to end

Or, why your digital experiences are about to get worse.

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