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We become what we behold

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:47:24 GMT

A discussion of AI + Design and our shifting roles.

The WebAIM Million

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:46:41 GMT

The 2026 report on the accessibility of the top 1,000,000 home pages.

AI makes you boring

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:46:02 GMT

Prompting an AI model is not articulating an idea. You get the output, but in terms of ideation the output is discardable.

How to improve UX in legacy systems

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:45:09 GMT

Practical guidelines for driving UX impact in organizations with legacy systems and broken processes.

When moving fast, talking is the first thing to break

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:43:23 GMT

Talking takes time. Consensus is expensive and slow. When speed is the priority, there’s no incentive to improve or invest in the shared system.

One developer, two dozen agents, zero alignment

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:52:20 GMT

Why we need collaborative AI engineering.

Analyze any font

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:51:38 GMT

Extract and analyze fonts from any website instantly.

How California fights fires from the skies

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:50:54 GMT

High-stakes data visualization saves lives. This breakdown shows how clear mapping helps people navigate chaos.

Playwright accessibility testing

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:49:19 GMT

Axe and Lighthouse miss 60–70% of WCAG violations. Learn the limitations of automated accessibility testing and how to write smarter Playwright tests.

The new designer/developer collaboration

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:48:28 GMT

A collaboration model that shined a light on how things could (no, should) be.

Design and engineering, as one

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:48:22 GMT

Most of us are still running product teams on a model that was designed for a problem we don’t have.

Case study: 100 Lost Species

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:47:13 GMT

A digital story about extinction that people could actively explore.

Aesthetics of AI

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:46:22 GMT

Observations on the visual identities of standout AI brands and the trends shaping them.

Org design in the age of AI

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:45:42 GMT

Everyone is adding AI to their workflows. Almost no one is rethinking why the workflow is shaped that way in the first place.

The endurance of brutalism

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:45:06 GMT

This new exhibition spotlights Scotland’s post-war modernist architecture, selected from Phipps’ photographs of 160 buildings across the country.

Squash and stretch

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:17:43 GMT

Using Disney's animation principles to create SVG micro-interactions that feel way more natural and believable.

Every train, a note

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:16:15 GMT

A jazz combo played in real time by every active NYC subway train.

They see your photos

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:15:48 GMT

Upload a photo to find out how much an AI sees. Spoiler alert: more than you think.

Handmade designs: the new trust signal

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:14:30 GMT

In an era of AI-generated-everything, AI-fatigued users want designs that look like they were made by a person.

How missions work

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:14:02 GMT

Agent sessions work well for focused tasks, but most real projects are too broad and complex for a single context window.