The five best design links, every weekday

Friday09/29

1

fffuel.co

Collection of Grungy Textures

Genuine high-res textures from aged walls and grounds to use as authentic grunge, vintage overlays on images.

2

medium.com

Design System Challenge: Rebranding 100+ touchpoints in under 9 months.

In today’s hyperconnected world it is critical for a brand to be extremely flexible but recognizable.

3

uxdesign.cc

How to create a color ramp used in design systems

A color ramp, also known as a color scale, is a visual representation of how colors transition from light to dark in a smooth and continuous manner.

4

google.com

Google’s 25th Birthday

Let’s take a walk down memory lane to learn how we were born 25 years ago...

5

blogs.microsoft.com

Announcing Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion

We are entering a new era of AI, one that is fundamentally changing how we relate to and benefit from technology.

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Thursday09/28

1

amitmerchant.com

Textareas with auto-increasing height using CSS

Textareas areas are great when it comes to accepting a large amount of text from the user.

2

developer.chrome.com

From WebGL to WebGPU

Learn some tips for WebGL developers who are migrating to WebGPU.

3

apple.com

macOS Sonoma is available today

macOS Sonoma is now available as a free software update.

4

pudding.cool

24 hours in an invisible epidemic

Watch 24 hours of an American day, and the invisible crisis hiding in plain sight

5

theturnsignalblog.com

A Guide to Prototyping Automotive Interfaces

Good design is not a function of talent, but number of iterations. Here’s my guide to prototyping automotive interfaces.

Wednesday09/27

1

arstechnica.com

Can you melt eggs? Quora’s AI says “yes,” and Google is sharing the result

Incorrect AI-generated answers are forming a feedback loop of misinformation online.

2

uxdesign.cc

How to write for Gen Z without being cringe?

How do you do, fellow kids?

3

kottke.org

The Plot of All Objects in the Universe

You just have to admire a chart that casually purports to show every single thing in the Universe in one simple 2D plot.

4

brilliant.org

Halfsies: A Game of Shapes & Strategies

Can you make the cut? Test your sharpness and compete with your friends at Halfsies, a new game from Brilliant.

5

briefs.video

What Are Accessibility Overlays?

All accessibility overlays are bad. Except the ones by overlay vendors planning to sue me.

Tuesday09/26

1

medium.com

The case for AI hallucination

Midjourney or DALL-E can generate anything, so why should they produce photorealistic images by default?

2

tobiasahlin.com

Responsive type scales with composable CSS utilities

With the help of calc(), clamp() and CSS vars, we can create composable, responsive, and fluid type scales.

3

betterwebtype.com

8 more micro tips for remarkably better typography

More micro tips in less than 8 minutes to make your typography stand out in excellence.

4

ishadeed.com

CSS Findings From The Threads App: Part 2

A few interesting CSS findings from the threads app by Meta.

5

themarkup.org

Twitter is Still Throttling Competitors’ Links—Check for Yourself

Loading links to Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Substack takes far longer than to other sites.

Monday09/25

1

smashingmagazine.com

The Path To Awesome CSS Easing With The linear() Function

With the new CSS linear() easing function on the horizon, what we can do to create natural-feeling animations is greatly expanded.

2

emoji.fly.dev

EmojiGen

An Open Source AI-powered Emoji Generator

3

survey.devographics.com

The State of HTML 2023 Survey

The first ever State of HTML survey is now open. You will almost certainly learn about quite a few HTML features that you didn't know about.

4

adrianroselli.com

The Children Are Driving the Bus

An overview of the recent accessibility drama on X.

5

spirals.vercel.app

Spirals

Generate beautiful AI spiral art with one click. Powered by Vercel and Replicate.

Friday09/22

1

medium.com

Accessible but never boring

Rebranding the Wise design system for everyone.

2

uxdesign.cc

Color for brand designers working with product teams

Why your brand colors aren’t working in digital spaces.

3

theface.com

Who the hell are 2girls1bottl3?

In an age of hyper-sharing, Mixie and Munchie are a mystery, a myth, a glimpse and a glitch.

4

thedieline.com

Michael Bierut On Why AI Might Not Be So Bad After All

Before the widespread corporate adoption of the computer, design was full of sharp knives, smelly solvents, and tacky glues.

5

bradfrost.com

The Design System Ecosystem

What does a mature, end-to-end design system look like in a big, complex organization?

Thursday09/21

1

b612-font.com

B612

B612 is an highly legible open source font family designed and tested to be used on aircraft cockpit screens.

2

theverge.com

Substack’s redesign makes it feel like a more traditional social media app

Discover posts and writers on the “Home” tab.

3

thisiscolossal.com

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15

Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year welcomed more than 4,000 entries from photographers in 64 countries.

4

wordsoftype.com

Words of Type

Words of Type is an encyclopedia of typographic terms, illustrated and explained into multiple languages.

5

kottke.org

Antique Book Patterns

From the Bergen Public Library Norway, a collection of antique book patterns from front or end papers.

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