How much instability, lack of quality, or impermanence can we tolerate in our tools?

Too bad most websites nowadays don't use links for navigation and actions. Here's a fix.

A full-ish history of user interfaces that can be themed to meet the opportunities and constraints of the time.

A practical framework for designing human-AI oversight that actually works.

Why president Trump’s appointment of AirBnB co-founder Joe Gebbia as “Chief Design Officer” of the United States is a sickening travesty.

Why national design policies and even design ministers could reshape our collective future.

A closer look at the USA's recent announcement of the “America by Design” initiative.

Every good piece of design has at least one detail that is the “key” to unlocking an understanding of how it works.

Most AI output has a bland sameness, but that also sounds like a lot of contemporary graphic design. Is AI a chance to break free?

A browser-level feature of being able to toggle between light and dark mode.

Applying the anchoring effect to design practice.

The fundamental design challenge, then, is not just about creating useful software. It’s about designing for ephemerality.

How cultural norms like politeness, power imbalance, and rushed decision-making lead to fragile consensus in projects.

Pastel turns any design asset into a canvas for feedback: clients click and comment right on the design. No logins, no installs.

Are the decibels from my watch and the decibels from my amp related?

Let me tell you something that will happen after you become a manager: you’re going to mess up. A lot.

The grug brained designer.

What XR and AI reveal about technology that respects the body — or rejects it.

We built the internet on email & passwords—if someone pitched this today, we’d laugh them out of the room.

When AI can spin up features in minutes, it’s easy to lose sight of whether those features still solve the problems that matter.