The five best design links, every weekday

Friday06/09

1

medium.com

Why Japanese Websites Look So Different

Over the years, I have had many encounters with Japanese websites.

2

tpgi.com

Assume the Position—A Labelling Story

Does the incorrect position of labels of form fields always constitute a failure of WCAG Success Criterion ‘3.3.2 Labels or Instructions’?

3

thisaway.co

Rebranding Team GB

Thisaway's rebranding for Team GB, the external facing brand owned and managed by the British Olympic Association.

4

thedieline.com

The Best in Packaging From 2023: Dieline Awards Winners Revealed

The official 2023 Dieline Awards winners are here.

5

uxdesign.cc

Beyond the screen: A glimpse into the future of UX

How spatial computing will change our interaction with technology.

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Thursday06/08

1

uxdesign.cc

Prototyping for Apple’s Vision Pro AR headset

What happened to AR? It shouldn’t be so quiet, right?

2

medium.com

Designing the latest generation of Uber Navigation: maps built for ridesharing

The story of how we redesigned Uber Navigation from the ground up using rapid prototyping and data-driven design.

3

pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com

2023 Food Photographer of the Year

Launched in 2011, Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year is open to professional and non-professional, old and young from around the world.

4

jointjs.com

SVG versus Canvas: Which technology to choose and why?

In this detailed comparison, we share our experience to help you with this complex decision.

5

notes.andymatuschak.org

Vision Pro

Some quick notes following Apple’s announcement.

Wednesday06/07

1

core77.com

The Design of Apple’s Vision Pro Goggles

A look at the decisions the designers had to make.

2

chriscoyier.net

Modern CSS in Real Life

By any measure, CSS has gotten a lot better in recent years.

3

developer.apple.com

Principles of Spatial Design

Discover the fundamentals of spatial design. Learn how to design with depth, scale, windows, and immersion.

4

uxdesign.cc

A video every interaction designer should watch

In 1968, Douglas Engelbart showcased technology and presented a groundbreaking system with the transformative potential to revolutionize our world.

5

joshwcomeau.com

Animated Pride Flags

Happy Pride month! In this tutorial, I’ll share a handful of my favourite animation tricks.

Tuesday06/06

1

badgers.space

SpaceBadgers

Fast and clean SVG badges.

2

nngroup.com

Skeleton Screens 101

A skeleton screen is used as a placeholder while users wait for a page to load.

3

smashingmagazine.com

Advanced Form Control Styling With Selectmenu And Anchoring API

Thanks to the Open UI working community group, there’s a new element on the horizon, selectmenu.

4

apple.com

Apple Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space.

5

illusionoftheyear.com

2023 Best Illusion of the Year Contest Winners

Some impressive and very cool visual and audio illusions.

Monday06/05

1

chrbutler.com

How to Adapt Long-Page Designs for Better Scanning

The longer your page, the harder it is to scan.

2

nray.dev

300ms Faster: Reducing Wikipedia’s Total Blocking Time

How two simple steps improved the responsiveness of Wikipedia’s mobile site.

3

rooms.xyz

Rooms.xyz

Create & remix interactive rooms from your browser

4

webflow.com

How Nike became the brand to imitate

Lessons marketers can take from studying one of the world’s most iconic brands

5

arun.is

Make Something Wonderful

A review of the physical and digital editions of Make Something Wonderful, a book dedicated to the words of Steve Jobs.

Friday06/02

1

logodesignlove.com

Flipper Taps logo, by Red Dot Studio

The Flipper Taps logo takes the form of a hero F symbol. The design is used across stationery, packaging, and engraved on the product.

2

web.dev

New to the web platform in May

Discover some of the interesting features that landed in stable and beta web browsers during May 2023.

3

danmall.com

Artificial Intelligence & Humanity

What I rely on AI for—and what I don’t.

4

theindex.website

The Index

A curated online gallery with the best design studios, designers, type foundries, and other creatives worldwide.

5

punchdrink.com

Craft Beer’s “Drink Me If You Dare” Aesthetic Is Over

5 of the best pilsners that exemplify craft beer design today, which has shifted from the metal IPA aesthetic to a more minimalist look.

Thursday06/01

1

the-brandidentity.com

Off Type

Much-loved Canadian foundry Pangram Pangram have unveiled Off Type, a new sister foundry.

2

workspaces.study

Workspaces – The future of macOS is people centered

Reinventing macOS for better collaboration and file management. Experience the future of digital workspaces and enhanced productivity.

3

newsroom.tiktok.com

Introducing TikTok Sans: TikTok’s new bespoke typeface

TikTok gets its own bespoke font, courtesy of Grilli Type.

4

cs.uwaterloo.ca

Slide to Unlock

A deceptively tricky game that will challenge your motor skills.

5

bjoernkarmann.dk

Paragraphica

Paragraphica is a context-to-image camera that uses location data and artificial intelligence to visualize a "photo" of a specific place and moment.

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