The five best design links, every weekday

Thursday02/06

1

leadership.garden

The art of calling out room dynamics

How naming what’s happening in the room can defuse tense meetings, improve team dynamics, and elevate your leadership skills.

2

magecdn.com

Open source SVG loading icons

100+ SVG-based icons you can use to show content is being loaded. Absolutely free with no attribution required.

3

leerob.com

Personal software

In the future, everyone can cook.

4

wearecollins.com

Work: up&up by Collins

A case study about making a value brand more valuable.

5

printmag.com

13 African American graphic designers you should know

A celebration of African American graphic designers who have left an indelible mark on their field.

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Wednesday02/05

1

research.mouthwash.studio

Mouthwash research center

A dedicated space by Mouthwash studios to explore and come across new design and motion ideas.

2

public.work

Public work

A visual search engine for public domain content. Explore 100,000+ copyright-free images from The MET, New York Public Library, and other sources.

3

youtube.com

OpenAI brand refresh

Beautiful work from Studio Dumbar and ABC Dinamo in partnership with OpenAI's in-house team to refresh their visual identity.

4

amuseumfornow.com

Who is being excluded by museums’ adoption of digital tech?

A Museum for Now is a new place for thought, discussion and ideas about what a museum should be — and needs to be.

5

blog.luap.info

The reality of dating apps

This engineer has been working inside a dating app for a few months and has learned a lot of interesting things about dating behaviors.

Tuesday02/04

1

datavizproject.com

Data viz project

A collection of more than 160 different types of data visualizations, with definitions, taxonomies, and examples.

2

superrandom.studio

Venn Genn

Generative AI meets Venn diagrams in a quite unique interface.

3

grantslatton.com

Writing a good design document

A design document is a technical report that outlines the implementation strategy of a system in the context of trade-offs and constraints.

4

3goals.today

3goals.today

A super minimalist productivity app that helps you win your day: one high-impact task, one procrastinated task, and one quick achievement.

5

smashingmagazine.com

The digital playbook: a crucial counterpart to your design system

Design systems play a crucial role in today’s digital landscape. But there’s another tool that deserves equal attention: the digital playbook.

Monday02/03

1

uxdesign.cc

AI transparency framework

Should we disclose our use of AI — and if so, does it signal intelligence or laziness?

2

shapecatcher.com

Shapecatcher: draw the Unicode character you want

Search through a database of characters by simply drawing your character into a box.

3

theguardian.com

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down

I just didn’t expect them to be such losers.

4

blog.spline.design

Spell by Spline

Generate entire 3D scenes or “Worlds” from one single image, in just a few minutes.

5

lukew.com

Do all AI models need to be assistants?

While most AI models default to a “helpful assistant” mode, different dialogue frameworks could enable new kinds of AI interactions.

Friday01/31

1

adobe.design

Designing for gen AI experiences

Shaping interfaces for artificial intelligence requires leaning into specific design skills.

2

block.github.io

Codename goose

Your open source AI agent, automating engineering tasks seamlessly, on your machine.

3

figma.com

UX team charter in Figma

A UX team charter clarifies a team's purpose, roles, and goals to improve efficiency and collaboration.

4

supercolorpalette.com

Super color palette

Generate color palettes from a hex with up to 24 colors. Shift hue, saturation, lightness, and more.

5

andrewchen.substack.com

My product went viral but all I got were these shitty users

Looky-loos, quality vs quantity of traction, and easy come easy go users.

Thursday01/30

1

youtube.com

Where do you put the camera?

If there’s one question that every filmmaker asks themselves, it’s this one.

2

developer.chrome.com

CSS text-box-trim

Take back space from above and below your text content; achieve optical balance.

3

blog.jim-nielsen.com

Missed connections

Are we losing the one thing that makes the internet worth using it?

4

x.com

Figma as a draft

"Previously, I relied on Figma for the polish — the final phase of design, where I focused on getting everything perfect."

5

cooperhewitt.org

2025 National Design Award winners

The awards from Cooper Hewitt honor innovation and impact and recognize the power of design to change the world.

Wednesday01/29

1

cryptodesign.club

Crypto design club

A database of best-in-class handpicked crypto designs.

2

itoa.hex.dance

ITOA: image to ASCII converter

Convert images to ASCII art with optional color support.

3

danmall.com

Scenes need to do more than one thing

Screenwriter Markus McFeely dropped this gem in the director’s commentary of Avengers: Infinity War.

4

intercom.com

How we restructured Intercom’s information architecture

Case study on simplifying the Intercom navigation, enhancing the user experience, and creating space for AI features.

5

x.com

A computer can never be held accountable

A quote from a 1979 internal IBM document.

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