The five best design links, every weekday

Friday03/31

1

nngroup.com

UX Basics: Study Guide

Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn more about the basics of user experience.

2

smashingmagazine.com

Organizing Design Workshops: A Detailed Checklist

Workshops are all about people: they involve people, are conducted by people, and aim to close the gaps in people’s communication.

3

amitmerchant.com

Checkered background using two lines of code in CSS

I have a long list of personal blogs that I have been maintaining in my RSS reader.

4

tech.ebayinc.com

Include: a new accessibility plugin for Figma

Several eBay teams worked together to create a plug-in that makes it easy to include accessibility in a design right from the start.

5

ianfrostweather.com

2023 State of Design Systems and Where We Take Them Next

Design systems. It’s a specialty that has grown in the short amount of time that I’ve been developing the web.

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Thursday03/30

1

dribbble.com

The re-designed Uber App

The re-designed Uber App designed by Charlie Waite.

2

web.dev

Trigonometric functions in CSS

Calculate the sine, cosine, tangent, and more in CSS.

3

figma.com

What’s New in Figma

Learn about our latest features and updates.

4

uxdesign.cc

Software accessibility for users with Dyslexia

Let’s focus on cognitive accessibility of digital products and how to make them better for users with Dyslexia.

5

cabel.com

Apple Passwords Deserve An App

We all know that Apple has nice built-in password management in macOS and iOS.

Wednesday03/29

1

ciechanow.ski

Bicycle

Interactive article explaining the physics of a bicycle.

2

uxdesign.cc

Sometimes you have to hide the body

Logo critics can be a tiresome lot. Sometimes their condemnations are spot on, but often their banter sounds like so much kvetching.

3

pudding.cool

A Map of Places in the US with the Same Name

We calculated what place someone is most likely referring to, depending on where they are.

4

webkit.org

WebKit Features in Safari 16.4

Today, we’re thrilled to tell you about the many additions to WebKit that are included in Safari 16.4.

5

uxdesign.cc

Accessibility vs Emojis

At an emojis best, they can add fun and context to a post or message. At their worst, they can cause frustration and abandonment.

Tuesday03/28

1

christianheilmann.com

WYSIWYGPT

One of the GPT-4 demos made a massive splash: painting a web app on a napkin and getting the “AI” to create the HTML, CSS and JS to make it work.

2

scottohara.me

The Search Element

The HTML specification added a new grouping content element: the search element.

3

adrianroselli.com

CSS-only Widgets Are Inaccessible

Interactive widgets powered with only CSS are relatively common.

4

geoffreylitt.com

Malleable software in the age of LLMs

All computer users may soon have the ability to author small bits of code.

5

youtube.com

Everything is a Remix

The complete updated 2023 edition of the classic video essay.

Monday03/27

1

uxpin.com

Fluent UI: Build code-based & fully functional prototypesSponsored

Design prototypes with 70+ interactive Fluent UI components that can be reused across teams. Build products faster. Try it for free.

2

material.io

Introducing Tone-based Surfaces in Material 3

New surface color roles offer more flexibility for large screens and rich color features.

3

flectofy.flecto.io

Flectofy

A funky SVG shape generator.

4

ericwbailey.website

Sabbath mode and assistive technology features

There’s a secret mode that comes with almost all large ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, and other large kitchen appliances.

5

uxdesign.cc

Why is JARVIS the only male AI?

Why was JARVIS the only male-coded AI in Tony Stark’s arsenal? Why is it that most AI are female-coded?

Friday03/24

1

kottke.org

A Potential Major Discovery: An Aperiodic Monotile

A single shape that can cover a two-dimensional space with a pattern that never repeats itself exactly.

2

uxdesign.cc

3 lessons from Bumble’s onboarding

An early activation and monetisation masterclass (or is it?)

3

medium.com

Microsoft Loop and the Future of Collaborative Experiences

The design thinking and user research that turned into Microsoft Loop.

4

type.land

Amifer Folio

Custom type for Shakespeare’s globe.

5

openai.com

ChatGPT Plugins

We’ve implemented initial support for plugins in ChatGPT.

Thursday03/23

1

github.com

Introducing GitHub Copilot X

GitHub Copilot X is our vision for the future of AI-powered software development.

2

curbed.com

Why Is NYC’s New Tourism Logo Shouting at Me?

It doesn’t say ‘Welcome,’ it yells “STOP!”

3

nightingaledvs.com

A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece

A deep look at how the Dark Sky weather app used simple but highly effective charts to report and contextualize the weather.

4

scottohara.me

Visually hidden content is a hack that needs to be resolved, not enshrined

The reasons one would visually hide content in the development of a website is generally to include extra content for accessibility.

5

blog.tubikstudio.com

Case Study: Nibble Health. Identity and UX Design for Healthcare Fintech Service

Check the creative story of brand identity and UX design for NibbleHealth, a healthcare operating system eliminating financial barriers to great care

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