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carlsz.dev

The evolution of craft

A new medium is here, or perhaps something more akin to a new fundamental force of nature.

ui.shadcn.com

Shadcn/ui: the foundation for your design system

A set of beautifully designed open-source components that you can customize, extend, and build on.

uxdesign.cc

The three thirds

An entire generation of designers climbed the ladder. A third say it got better. A third say it got worse. A third aren’t sure.

anythingconverter.com

Anything Counter

The hidden price of digital life in real time with real data.

unsung.aresluna.org

The curse of the cursor

How direct interaction is being replaced by hidden automation and why tactile control matters.

answer.ai

So where are all the AI apps?

If AI users are becoming 10x more productive, skeptics might reasonably ask: where are all the apps?

typeflow.tools

Typeflow.tools

A free online tool that demonstrates how Cavalry can be used to build branded creative tools.

a16z.com

There are only two paths left for software

Grow 10% or earn 40%, no middle path is left.

emilysneddon.com

Fran Sans Essay

An interpretation of the destination displays found on some of the light rail vehicles that service the city of San Francisco.

anthropic.com

What 81,000 people want from AI

How they use AI, what they dream it could make possible, and what they fear it might do.

yannglt.com

AI and the Rosetta Stone

How AI turns translation into runtime and why preserving intent between human ambiguity and machine precision is now the real craft.

mockdown.design

Mockdown: ASCII wireframe editor

Free browser-based ASCII wireframe editor. Design UI mockups, lo-fi prototypes, and text diagrams with drag-and-drop components.

karlkoch.me

On clip-path animations

How CSS clip-path animations can move beyond simple fades to create tactile, high-end motion.

web-rewind.com

Web Rewind

An interactive journey through 30 years of the web.

thelibre.news

The political use of operating systems

How operating systems shape the way we interact with institutions, private entities and peers.

bit.ly

3D.to.design: 3D models in Figma, finallySponsored

Import a GLB, GLTF, OBJ, or turn any flat image into a 3D model. Rotate it, pick your angle, place it on canvas.

lucumr.pocoo.org

Some things just take time

On friction, patience, and planting trees.

designsurface.dev

Cascade: icons for CSS properties

An open-source icon set where every icon represents a CSS property–value pair. Copy as SVG or React component.

lesswrong.com

Broad timelines

What happens if we take our AI uncertainty seriously—if we act with epistemic humility.

smashingmagazine.com

Modal vs. separate page: UX decision tree

How to choose between modals and pages, when to avoid modals, and how to determine the right level of interruption or navigation.