In the sea of sameness, and more...

Tuesday | November 18, 2025

In the sea of sameness by Itay Dreyfus

On authenticity.
Lessons on creativity with Rick Rubin by Rick Rubin, Jay Shetty

Philosophies and practices that fuel his creative process.
From product to a service mindset by Ben Holliday, Mica Moore

Product is how digital delivery has been established and scaled in most parts of the public sector.
Good products are hard to vary by Naval

Great products are simple, elegant solutions that can’t easily be improved.

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

Monday | November 17, 2025

Dear young designer, Part II by Tobias van Schneider

Make your work something that might potentially outlast you.
Range syntax for style queries by Una Kravets

Style queries are getting an upgrade.
Why do we need dithering? by Dan Hollick

Before we all mute the word 'dithering' I thought I'd explain a little bit about why we needed to dither digital images in the first place.

Friday | November 14, 2025

Good visual design, explained by Kelley Gordon

I explain visual-design principles that contribute to good-looking designs, with real-site examples.
Design like a strategic PM (video) by Ryan Scott, Michael Riddering

The skills that get designers promoted.
Figma just proved everyone (including me) wrong by Josh Cusick

Figma’s latest design system updates mark a turning point for design systems and a wake-up call for skeptics like me.
Programming principles for self taught front-end developers by Kilian Valkhof

Like many front-end developers, I don’t have a formal computer science background.

Thursday | November 13, 2025

Animation that fails safely by Stefan Chitu

Defensive design for motion-sensitive users.
Tahoe’s terrible icons by Jim Nielsen

The B-sides
The web animation performance tier list by Matt Perry

Animation performance is one of the topics I'm asked about the most.
Reimagine the date picker by David Bushell

In 2025 if you need a date picker use the native HTML element.
Inactive GUI controls by Jakob Nielsen

Show, disable, or hide?

Wednesday | November 12, 2025

The 5 habits of the worst designers by Scott Berkun

Avoid these mistakes and your career will improve.
What we lose when we lose the creative struggle by Fabrizia Ausiello

How removing friction from creative tools removes the meaning from creative work.
The color reflex by Maxim Shevchenko-Tymchuk

Psychology that fires before you think.
You need to become a full stack person by Den Delimarsky

Treat models as multipliers, not managers.