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medium.com

An updated illustration style for Document Cloud

Untying the trefoil knot icon to create a visual language of continuous motion.

trends.uxdesign.cc

The State of UX in 2024

From design tools, to our design process, to the user behaviors that will change the way we design — a list of what to expect for UX in the new year.

medium.com

Behind the scenes of creating a new Web Accessibility Annotation Kit

We want to share how we built these tools and the insights we learned along the way.

authkit.com

AuthKit by WorkOS

A fully-featured UI component system for building authentication flows into your app.

marbla.de

Marbla

Marbla is an experimental display typeface exploring the possibilities of variable fonts to change the mood and personality of a typeface.

evilmartians.com

Care beyond code: 7 best design practices for frontend developers

Frontend can be about more than just code—we’re also the last bastion when helping our team defend against pesky design slip-ups!

css-hooks.com

CSS Hooks

Inline styles doing what we thought they couldn’t: State-driven styling, dark mode, and more.

smashingmagazine.com

Crafting A Killer Brand Identity For A Digital Product

In this article, Sasha guides you through crucial processes and factors to achieve a consistent brand presence across platforms.

nngroup.com

Cookie Permissions 101

Cookie permissions need to follow the law and strike the balance between respecting user privacy and being user-friendly.

chriscoyier.net

The `hanging-punctuation property` in CSS

The hanging-punctuation property in CSS is almost a no-brainer.

brickception.xyz

Brickception

A fun take on the classic bricks breakout game with popup windows!

matejlatin.com

Designer layoff stories

Retaliation, targeted eliminations, legal disputes, and other horror stories from the tech industry. Are you next? How can you prepare?

nngroup.com

Prompt Structure in Conversations with Generative AI

Most prompts contain a combination of the following components: request, framing context, format specification.

newyorker.com

Is My Toddler a Stochastic Parrot?

The world is racing to develop ever more sophisticated large language models while a small language model unfurls itself in my home.

dalle.party

DALL·E Party

DALL·E image → GPT4 Vision → repeat

smashingmagazine.com

CSS Responsive Multi-Line Ribbon Shapes (Part 2)

Two additional ribbon variations that introduce techniques for masking a repeated background.

rsms.me

Inter Font Family

Version 4.0 of the Inter typeface, now with six additional "Display" designs for large delicious type.

survey.devographics.com

The State of JavaScript 2023 Survey

Take the State of JavaScript survey and help us figure out where the JavaScript ecosystem is going.

smashingmagazine.com

A Few Ways CSS Is Easier To Write In 2023

We’re living in somewhat of a CSS renaissance with new features, techniques, experiments, and ideas coming at us.

thisiscolossal.com

The 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest

From a boastful lizardfish to a floating paper nautilus, the lauded shots document marine life above and below the surface.