The five best design links, every weekday

Tuesday03/21

1

chriscoyier.net

Why aren’t logical properties taking over everything?

They are just better than their non-logical counterparts.

2

kottke.org

Alien Worlds - Macro Photos of Fungi and Slime Molds

Incredible close-up shots of fungi and slime molds by photographer and amateur mycologist Max Mudie.

3

mobilespoon.net

Same data, different stories: How to manipulate graphs to support your narrative

The dark art of manipulating graphs to better support your story, without losing your credibility.

4

smashingmagazine.com

Free Fonts For Interface Designers

Beautiful, well-crafted fonts for headings and body text that you probably haven’t spotted before. Free for personal and commercial use.

5

joshwcomeau.com

The End of Front-End Development

Large language models like GPT-4 are becoming increasingly capable, at an alarming rate.

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Monday03/20

1

chasem.co

How blogs shaped the web

I have a lot of nostalgia for the era of blogging that I grew up with during the first decade or so of the 2000s.

2

uxdesign.cc

As a user, I don’t want to

Task-oriented user stories mix up customer value with cost. But they are easy to turn into a tool for thinking bigger.

3

shapes.framer.website

Copy-Paste SVG Shapes

Simply click on a shape to copy its SVG code to your clipboard.

4

make-bookmarklets.com

Make Bookmarklets

A bookmarklet generator which is clean and easy to use. Create and test bookmarklets in your browser.

5

shopify.github.io

Could we make the web more immersive using a simple optical illusion?

In the history of mind-blowing tech demos there is one that stands out, and that is Johnny Lee’s Wii Remote hack to create VR displays.

Friday03/17

1

web.dev

6 CSS snippets every front-end developer should know in 2023

Toolbelt worthy, powerful, and stable CSS you can use today.

2

react.dev

Introducing react.dev

A new homepage and docs for React.

3

alexhollender.com

Design notes on the 2023 Wikipedia redesign

For the past few years I led the redesign of the Wikipedia desktop interface, which launched this past January.

4

openai.com

GPT-4

We’ve created GPT-4, the latest milestone in OpenAI’s effort in scaling up deep learning.

5

uxdesign.cc

It’s about time CAPTCHAS become accessible

While CAPTCHAS might be necessary for security purposes, they have a negative impact on usability.

Thursday03/16

1

lukebechtel.com

GPT-4 Designed a Programming Language

When the machines make machines, we’re in a new world.

2

modernfontstacks.com

Modern Font Stacks

System font stack CSS organized by typeface classification for every modern OS.

3

thekidshouldseethis.com

How to draw towns and cities for fantasy maps

Practice drawing little houses and towers. Then level them up with dimensional views and clusters that create different styles of towns and cities.

4

the-brandidentity.com

A typeface of extremes

Inspired by cinema’s eclectic typographic history, British type foundry Frost’s grotesk sans serif Calhern takes typographic range to new heights.

5

kottke.org

Kottke.org Is 25 Years Old Today and I’m Going to Write About It

I realize how it sounds, but I’m going to say it anyway because it’s the truth.

Wednesday03/15

1

shantellsans.com

Shantell Sans

A new typeface from Shantell Martin.

2

tobiasahlin.com

Selecting previous siblings with CSS :has()

Selecting a previous sibling was for long impossible, but is now easy with the has() pseudo-class.

3

pimpmytype.com

Fix Color Contrast: Web Accessibility for Text & UI Design

Learn what’s crucial and required about color contrast for text and UI components.

4

frankrausch.com

Modern iOS Navigation Patterns

Learn how to structure iPhone apps with drill-downs, modals, pyramids, sequences, and more.

5

uxdesign.cc

Why are women encouraged to go into UX?

Men dominate the tech sector–so why is it that UX has an abundance of women?

Tuesday03/14

1

uxpin.com

Enter full prototyping interactivity with no extra effortSponsored

Do you need to build an interactive prototype ASAP? Try designing with coded components from Storybook or Git repo. Prototyping can't get any easier!

2

worldnaturephotographyawards.com

World Nature Photography Awards

Our 2022 winners.

3

theguardian.com

I was asked to invent the next Wordle. How hard could it be?

Wordle is the deceptively simple puzzle that became a global sensation last Christmas. The challenge: to create a rival.

4

typedesignresources.com

Type Design Resources

Everything from learning the basics to running your own foundry.

5

clipcontent.substack.com

The playful design details of the Playdate console

A showcase of delightful details with questionable ROI.

Monday03/13

1

zeroheight.com

How We Document 2023 - Brought to you by zeroheightSponsored

The second edition of the How We Document report by zeroheight showcases the current state of Design System Documentation in 2023.

2

bryanbraun.com

After Dark Screensavers in CSS

Relive classic 1990s Mac and PC screensavers like Flying Toasters and Aquatic Realm, remade using modern CSS techniques.

3

ericwbailey.website

I doubled-down on RSS

RSS is an incredibly powerful, under-appreciated, and under-utilized technology.

4

toggles.dev

Theme Toggles

A Collection of dark and light theme toggles, built with SVG’s driven by CSS transitions.

5

talesofsyn.com

Creating Isometric RPG Game Backgrounds

Using Stable Diffusion techniques to create 2D game environments

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