Design details, and more...

Monday | January 19, 2026

Design details by Rene Wang

A collection of small details that make big difference.
Astro 6 (beta) by Matthew Phillips

Redesigned development server, significant rendering performance improvements, and new built-in APIs for working with CSP, fonts, and live content collections.
State of UX 2026 by Kate Moran, Raluca Budiu, Sarah Gibbons

Design deeper to differentiate.
The best version of my site so far by Dave Rupert

This redesign opens up a bright future for my site.
Design in code, get praise by Adam Silver

This week I demoed some flows I’d been redesigning to a room full of product managers and stakeholders.
“Code only” props in Figma by Nathan Curtis

This post details a technique for adding “code only props” to Figma components.
The many layers of dependencies in design systems by PJ Onori

Building a design system from absolute scratch is not a small feat.
Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by Antirez

Now you can build more and better, if you find your way to use AI effectively.

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

Friday | January 16, 2026

User Interface Wiki by Raphael Salaja

A living manual for better interfaces.
The invisible work by Hardik Pandya

Projects just drift toward chaos unless a person is actively holding them together.
18 predictions for 2026 by Jakob Nielsen

Accelerating AI capabilities will shift focus from raw intelligence to autonomous agents and Generative UI, making UX the primary business moat.
Escaping AI sludge by James Skinner

Why MVPs should be delightful.
The intent engineering framework for AI agents by Paweł Grzybek

How to design objectives, outcomes, and enforced constraints for reliable autonomy.

Thursday | January 15, 2026

The role of design software by Danilo Leal

Design software shouldn’t be the source of truth, it’s just a tool for exploring the right direction.
Humanizing AI is a trap by Caleb Sponheim

Design real tools, not fake friends.
Responsive and fluid typography with Baseline CSS features by Miriam Suzanne

Learn how to use Baseline CSS features to create typography that responds to the user with accessibility and developer ergonomics in mind.
A culture of work we believe in by Katherine Yang

A reflection on how we've been thinking and talking about generative AI in the studio.
UX and product designer’s career paths In 2026 by Vitaly Friedman

How to shape your career path for 2026.

Wednesday | January 14, 2026

Gemini AI visual design by Google Design, Anna Sera Garcia, Olivier Gillaizeau

Explore how Google designers use gradients, motion, and foundational shapes to build trust and intuition within the evolving Gemini AI assistant experience.
A2UI: How AI agents build real UIs by TJ Pitre

What if AI agents could build real interfaces on demand.
Software is culture by Figma

To understand what's next as software grows more intelligent, we look back on 20 years of interaction design.
The Moylan Arrow by Jorge Arango

IA lessons for AI-powered experiences.
Algorithmic hover states with contrast-color() by Dave Rupert

A new CSS function that will take a color as input and returns either white or black depending on which has the most contrast.

Monday | January 12, 2026

The rise of the Model Designer by Barron Webster, Ryan Mather, Federico Villa, Robin Chen

The emergence of this new role seems like proof of this change we're noticing.
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons by Nikita Prokopov

Looking at the first principles of icon design, and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
When design gets louder, it also gets fragile by Nassos Kappa

Speaking about design is easy. Protecting it is harder.
Context-based design systems by TJ Pitre

A new model for the AI-Driven product lifecycle.