The hidden cost of shipping too fast, and more...

Friday | November 21, 2025

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The hidden cost of shipping too fast by Anton Sten

Speed often gets treated as progress even when no one has agreed on what progress actually means.
Exposure by Hardik Pandya

Designers spend too much time with other designers.
What AI is really for by Christopher Butler

Best case: we’re in a bubble. Worst case: the people profiting most know exactly what they’re doing.
Responsive letter spacing by Tyler Sticka

Earlier this year, a longtime customer shared a new iteration of their brand guidelines.
Keyframes tokens by Amit Sheen

Standardizing animation across projects.

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Thursday | November 20, 2025

The tools I rely on as a UI designer by Max Rudberg

It’s important to stay current with the AI tools available today.
Vibe coding as a designer by Sil Bormüller

I’m deep in vibe coding mode this week.
How done is done? by Elliot Jay Stocks

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to call a project ‘complete’.

Wednesday | November 19, 2025

Color Palette Pro by Ryan Feigenbaum

A synthesizer for color palettes.
When the output becomes the material by Yesenia Perez-Cruz

How product primitives will reshape AI-driven design systems.
My CSS layout strategy by Andy Clarke

It isn’t really about grids; it’s about a repeatable way to make layout decisions.
A complete guide to the HTML number input by Ollie Williams

Styling, UX, validation.

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.

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.

Design links for November 21, 2025