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seangoedecke.com

You can’t design software you don’t work on

Generic software design advice is typically useless for most practical software design problems.

shaunbent.co.uk

Why federated design systems keep failing

Where they broke down, and why centralized models usually work better.

werd.io

Why RSS matters

The future of the web depends on simple, open standards.

bit.ly

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uxdesign.cc

A sharp tool can still ruin the cut

When AI answers before you understand.

start.uxdesign.cc

The guide to design

A self-guided class to help you get started in UX and answer key questions about craft, design, and career.

smashingmagazine.com

How to design for (and with) Deaf people

Practical UX guidelines to keep in mind for 466 million people who experience hearing loss.

uxdesign.cc

What I learned from Don Norman

Reflections on the 2025 DNDA Summit and Don Norman’s vision for the next era of design, community, and artificiality.

seangoedecke.com

Nobody knows how large software products work

Sometimes there are zero people at the organization who can answer complex questions about how the product works.

blog.khanacademy.org

Rebuilding graphs for accessibility

How Khan Academy rebuilt its graphing tools to be accessible for all learners—including those using screen readers, keyboards, and assistive tech.

medium.com

The designer’s playbook for AI products

Research, case studies, and experiments to figure out what actually works when it comes to AI.

wallpaper.com

Can design make you healthier?

Our built environment can have a direct impact on physical and mental wellbeing. How are architects creating spaces that support health and humanity?

vale.rocks

You can’t opt-out of accessibility

Shiny exclusion all the way down.

linear.app

Design is more than code

Design as a search, not a pipeline. How tools carry opinions, and how those opinions shape what feels “reasonable” to attempt.

bit.ly

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anildash.com

They have to be able to talk about us without us

Is it simply impossible to effectively tell a story at scale if you don’t have massive resources?

figma.com

Hard problems are still hard

Figma designer–turned–product manager Nikolas Klein worked on building prototyping tools for seven years. Then AI changed the game.

varchive.ai

V-archive

Varchive is a showcase of AI-assisted builds, inspiration, and how-tos. Itself assisted by AI.

smashingmagazine.com

How to measure the impact of features

A simple, repeatable, and meaningful UX metric designed specifically to track the performance of product features.

ivan.codes

The art of vibe design

The distance between "I want this" and "this exists" was measured in weeks, budgets, and expertise you didn't have.