The five best design links, every weekday

Thursday03/27

1

shirleywu.studio

What killed innovation?

How interactive data visualization has gone from bold experimentation to polished, predictable formats.

2

same.new

Copy any UI

Prompt URL to make pixel perfect copies via AI.

3

figma.com

Figma plugin: Perspective toolkit

Put UI or images into perspective using non-destructive isometric skewing, 3D with full perspective and FoV control.

4

itsnicethat.com

F* around and find out

One philosophy underpins designer Ji Park’s eclectic practice.

5

blog.scottlogic.com

AI’s biggest flaw? The blinking cursor problem

AI’s potential is immense, yet clunky user interfaces and a lack of discoverability are holding it back from seamless adoption.

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Wednesday03/26

1

bit.ly

Leadership over measureship

If you’ve ever had an app randomly interrupt your day to ask if you love it. That's measureship.

2

frontendpractice.com

Frontend practice

Take your frontend skills to the next level by recreating real websites from real companies.

3

kupajo.com

Stamina is a quiet advantage

The ability to sustain focused effort despite pain or discomfort (or to stay true to your values especially when it’s hard to do so).

4

nngroup.com

Discoverability of AI features and Amazon’s mistakes

Even AI features that offer value won’t be used if people don’t notice them.

5

smustafa.blog

Software development has too much software in it

The complexity around tooling has increased, for reasons that were more in the interest of the company than delivering what users needed.

Tuesday03/25

1

jenson.org

Design for a small planet

UX Design is going through its own “you cost too much” phase right now. How can we have our “Design for a Small Planet” shift?

2

colormatch.polarr.com

AI color match: a free color transfer tool

Instantly apply the color and tone of any image to your own.

3

bjango.com

Matching drop shadows across CSS, Android, iOS, Figma, and Sketch

If you’ve ever tried to implement consistent shadows across multiple platforms and design tools, you may have noticed that they don’t look the same.

4

paulstamatiou.com

Browse no more

How today's AI-powered search tools sacrifice the beautiful chaos that once made the internet so captivating.

5

accessiblegames.com

Accessible games initiative

A project to improve players’ gameplay experiences by clear information about the accessibility features available in video games.

Monday03/24

1

ft-interactive.github.io

Dataviz vocabulary

There are so many ways to visualise data—how do we know which one to pick?

2

asteriskmag.com

Automating math

Computers can already help verify proofs. One day soon, AI may be able to come up with new ones.

3

generativefonts.xyz

Generative fonts

NaN Glyph Filters is a a collection of procedurally generated display fonts and the codebase that was used to design them.

4

polotek.net

The frontend treadmill

A lot of frontend teams are very convinced that rewriting their frontend will lead to the promised land. And I am the bearer of bad tidings.

5

fontsinuse.com

Fonts in use

A searchable archive of typographic design, indexed by typeface, format, and topic.

Friday03/21

1

ezyang.github.io

AI blindspots

Blindspots in LLMs noticed while AI coding.

2

karpathy.bearblog.dev

Digital hygiene

A collection of the most basic digital hygiene tips, starting with the most basic to a bit more niche.

3

openai.fm

OpenAI.fm

An interactive demo for developers to try the new text-to-speech model in the OpenAI API.

4

retinaa.ch

The new Swiss passport design

Beautiful work from RETINAA, who has woven the nation’s landscapes into the fabric of the document, using 3D-modeled reliefs and other gems.

5

simonwillison.net

Not all AI-assisted programming is vibe coding

Vibe coding is having a moment. It’s not too bad for throwaway weekend projects, but still quite amusing.

Thursday03/20

1

figma.com

The UX writer’s guide to Figma

Tips for writers to wrap their heads around Figma’s fundamental concepts, and take their skills to the next level.

2

symbl.revend.group

Symbl - your ultimate symbol library

A vast collection of HTML symbols, emojis, payment icons, and SVGs. Perfect for developers and designers to enhance web projects effortlessly.

3

npr.org

Photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective

The images were among the winning entries in this year's Global Ability Photography Challenge, organized by Youth4Jobs in India.

4

corp.roblox.com

Roblox Cube: a core generative AI system for 3D and 4D

Open-sourcing a version of Roblox's Cube 3D foundational model for generative AI.

5

jarango.com

AI is probabilistic – that’s why it needs constraints

Computers used to exclusively follow rules; now they generate possibilities. Combining both approaches maximizes their potential.

Wednesday03/19

1

wattenberger.com

Our interfaces have lost their senses

Recently, we've been too focused on fitting to the computer's shape, and not enough to our own bodies.

2

zeroheight.com

Design systems report 2025

Pretty valuable resource if you dodge all the ads: the fourth edition of the report showcases the current state of Design Systems in 2025.

3

extraordinarythings.co

Extraordinary things imagined with AI

An ongoing AI-driven project by Yashas Mitta, imagining surreal objects using the latest text-to-image models.

4

a11y-collective.com

Best practices for cognitive accessibility

WCAG guidelines, design patterns, and real-world case studies.

5

datagubbe.se

Past and present futures of UI

Is there a real new paradigm around the corner? And is the desktop going to disappear?

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