Amazing web portfolios, and more...

Friday | October 17, 2025

An AI notepad for user interviews by Granola promoted
Jot down what stands out while the participant talks, and Granola fills in the rest from the transcript after the call. Sign up on desktop for a free month.
Amazing web portfolios by Matt Cool

Visit these sites to feel the effort, love, and attention put into them.
The illusion of alignment by Jon Daiello

How designers create true alignment with visual thinking.
Modern CSS round-out tabs by Chris Coyier

I’m so hyped on shape(). It’s an amazing addition to CSS, giving us a primitive that can draw.
Style :headings by Alvaro Montoro

With the new :heading pseudo-class and :heading() function, you can target headings in a cleaner and more flexible way.
The HTML output element by Matthias Ott

What are practical use cases for this element?

Read all week, picked once. The best design links, every Tuesday.

Thursday | October 16, 2025

Design Systems and AI by Tony Ward

Design Systems and AI have been on my mind all year.
Liquid glass is cracked, and usability suffers in iOS 26 by Raluca Budiu

iOS 26’s visual language obscures content instead of letting it take the spotlight.
The worst designer I've ever worked with was also the most productive by Barry Prendergast

When companies mistake volume for value, and incentivise outputs over outcomes.
When to use modal vs dialog components by Team A11Y Collective

Discover implementation patterns, accessibility guidelines, and best practices for creating user-friendly interfaces.
The maker manager by Ron Goldin

Why product design leaders should still be hands-on in the day-to-day work.

Wednesday | October 15, 2025

Slow AI: Designing user control for long tasks by Jakob Nielsen

Batch processing returns as AI agents run for hours or days, eliminating traditional turn-taking interaction.
Visual design’s future is the scenic route by Michael Buckley

How design will evolve from solving functional problems to creating depth, connection, and significance in the age of AI.
Masonry: Watching a CSS feature evolve by Saleh Mubashar

Looking at the CSS Masonry discussions and what they can teach us about the development of new CSS features.
Designers have to move from the surface to the substrate by Suff Syed

We are entering a new frontier. For the first time, the interface itself thinks. And when it thinks, the rules change.
The killer feature of Web Components by Dave Rupert

A Custom Elements Manifest gives your component systems superpowers,

Tuesday | October 14, 2025

AI interfaces and the role of good writing by Nick DiLall

Why clear, strategic writing is more critical than ever.
The grayscale problem by Frederick O’Brien

From A/B tests to AI slop, the modern web is bleeding out its colour.
Compressed fluid typography by Matthias Ott

Instead of trying to control every typographic detail, you are defining boundaries that make sure your design works well.
6 winning Figma Makes by Emma Webster

And what you can learn from them
The three leadership pillars by David Hoang

Cultivated leadership and the key focus areas.

Design links for October 17, 2025