Collection of Grungy Textures
Genuine high-res textures from aged walls and grounds to use as authentic grunge, vintage overlays on images.
Friday09/29
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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.
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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.
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Google’s 25th Birthday
Let’s take a walk down memory lane to learn how we were born 25 years ago...
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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.
Thursday09/28
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Textareas with auto-increasing height using CSS
Textareas areas are great when it comes to accepting a large amount of text from the user.
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From WebGL to WebGPU
Learn some tips for WebGL developers who are migrating to WebGPU.
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macOS Sonoma is available today
macOS Sonoma is now available as a free software update.
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24 hours in an invisible epidemic
Watch 24 hours of an American day, and the invisible crisis hiding in plain sight
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What Are Accessibility Overlays?
All accessibility overlays are bad. Except the ones by overlay vendors planning to sue me.
Tuesday09/26
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The case for AI hallucination
Midjourney or DALL-E can generate anything, so why should they produce photorealistic images by default?
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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.
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8 more micro tips for remarkably better typography
More micro tips in less than 8 minutes to make your typography stand out in excellence.
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CSS Findings From The Threads App: Part 2
A few interesting CSS findings from the threads app by Meta.
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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
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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.
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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.
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The Children Are Driving the Bus
An overview of the recent accessibility drama on X.
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Spirals
Generate beautiful AI spiral art with one click. Powered by Vercel and Replicate.
Friday09/22
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Accessible but never boring
Rebranding the Wise design system for everyone.
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Color for brand designers working with product teams
Why your brand colors aren’t working in digital spaces.
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Who the hell are 2girls1bottl3?
In an age of hyper-sharing, Mixie and Munchie are a mystery, a myth, a glimpse and a glitch.
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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.
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The Design System Ecosystem
What does a mature, end-to-end design system look like in a big, complex organization?
Thursday09/21
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B612
B612 is an highly legible open source font family designed and tested to be used on aircraft cockpit screens.
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Substack’s redesign makes it feel like a more traditional social media app
Discover posts and writers on the “Home” tab.
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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.
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Words of Type
Words of Type is an encyclopedia of typographic terms, illustrated and explained into multiple languages.
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Antique Book Patterns
From the Bergen Public Library Norway, a collection of antique book patterns from front or end papers.