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bugsappleloves.com

Bugs Apple loves

Bugs Apple won’t fix. Why else would they keep them around for so long? We did the math.

dbushell.com

Death to scroll fade

Fade what? Everything! Make everything fade into view! It’s too static, you know? Make it pop!

carlbarenbrug.com

Friction by design

What gets lost when everything is effortless?

jarango.com

The Moylan arrow

How traditional structural principles can inform the design of AI-powered products and services.

youtube.com

Gboard Dial Version

A new proposal from Google's Gboard team, the Gboard Dial Version.

uxdesign.cc

Making useful filters

Filters can make or break your UX, and designing them is not as straightforward as you might think.

uxdesign.cc

It’s incredible how many bad user experiences are still out there in 2025

Three bad UX stories from just one week that brought me close to a complete meltdown.

piccalil.li

How to write error messages that actually help users

One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors.

grantslatton.com

Typo minimizing keyboard

A layout optimization problem, supported by ChatGPT o1-pro.

nngroup.com

The EAS framework for simplifying forms

Eliminate first, Automate where possible, and Simplify what remains — to minimize user effort and improve form completion rates.

piccalil.li

In praise of off-screen menus

Challenging the idea of displaying your entire navigation as a cluster of links.

loop11.com

Does thinking aloud uncover more usability issues?

Does it provide deeper insights than other approaches?

oneschema.co

Best practices for designing a CSV importer anyone can useSponsored

Learnings from importing thousands of CSV files and the pitfalls to avoid.

interaction-design.org

Become a UX DesignerSponsored

Limited offer: 25% off unlimited access to over 30 UX design courses by leading experts.

smashingmagazine.com

Designing A Better Back Button UX

With the “Back” button, users often get confused, frustrated and annoyed. Here’s how to design better back button UX.

blog.tubikstudio.com

Motion in UX Design: 6 Effective Types of Web Animation

Read about effective types of web animation and check plenty of motion design examples showing how motion supports web interactions and usability.

medium.com

How Big Should Touch Areas in Car Interfaces Be?

An experiment to determine the minimal touch area size of in-car infotainment systems.

setproduct.com

Badge UI Design Exploration

Badge design UI/UX tips. Purposes, use-cases, UX patterns reviewed, and other things to consider.

onlineornot.com

What the Fastly outage can teach us about writing error messages

Insights on doing better as developers when it comes to crafting error messages and information display after the recent Fastly outage.

darkpatternstipline.org

Dark Patterns Tip Line

Consumer Reports wants to fight manipulative practices with a platform for people to submit deceptive designs they encounter in digital products.