Summary: Design specifications should provide all the relevant information needed to align the design and development teams. You work tirelessly on a new design project. It’s your masterpiece… until the dev team says it isn’t possible. Most designers have experienced this situation at some point in their careers. As frustrating as it may be, there… Continue reading Creating Design Specs for Development
14 logic-driven UI design tips to improve any interface
[unable to retrieve full-text content] UI design tips to improve your interface designs using logic rather than gut feel. Designing user interfaces is no easy task. With countless choices around layout, spacing, typography, and colour, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. And when you layer in considerations like usability, accessibility, and human psychology, the challenge only grows. But… Continue reading 14 logic-driven UI design tips to improve any interface
The $10B blueprint: Beyond Code & Canvas, how AI-Driven thinking will shape the next era of…
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The $10B blueprint: Beyond Code & Canvas, how AI-Driven thinking will shape the next era of leadership Introduction: Not Just Pixels, But Power What if the future CEO of a trillion-dollar company is someone who blends creativity, systems thinking, and human empathy, with the power of AI? Whether from design, engineering,… Continue reading The $10B blueprint: Beyond Code & Canvas, how AI-Driven thinking will shape the next era of…
10 Clever Instagram Caption Ideas That Spark Emotion and Drive Meaningful Interactions
Instagram caption ideas can help you form deeper connections with your Instagram followers. The right caption doesn’t just sit under your photo—it speaks directly to the person reading. It can make someone pause, reflect, or even feel seen. When used well, captions drive meaningful engagement, encourage conversation, and bring authenticity to your presence online. If… Continue reading 10 Clever Instagram Caption Ideas That Spark Emotion and Drive Meaningful Interactions
After Effects timeline tips every designer should know
For many, the After Effects timeline can appear quite odd the first time you see it. It doesn’t appear like a traditional editing timeline you might see in Premiere Pro or Final Cut. And it isn’t a node-based editor either, like you see in Davinci Resolve. Instead, After Effects treats everything on the composition timeline… Continue reading After Effects timeline tips every designer should know
Exciting New Tools for Designers, June 2025
Another month, another roundup packed with design tools that use artificial intelligence features to supercharge your workflows. Expect this trend in new design, development, and productivity tools to continue for a while. (And hopefully, some of these tools actually help you work smarter and faster!) Here’s what’s new for designers. Magic UI is a set… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, June 2025
25 Best Luxury Logo Fonts Perfect for Logo Design
Luxury fonts for logos give your brand a distinct, premium look. Whether you’re working with fashion boutique brands, or luxury services, the logo fonts you choose says a lot about the message you’re sending. If your goal is to communicate elegance and class, font selection isn’t a small decision. It affects how your audience perceives… Continue reading 25 Best Luxury Logo Fonts Perfect for Logo Design
AI Summaries of Reviews
Summary: AI-generated review summaries extract qualitative key themes from customer feedback, helping shoppers quickly assess what purchasers think about the product. When designed well, AI summaries of ecommerce reviews helped our study participants quickly gauge product quality and fit for their needs. But when AI summaries of customer reviews were vague, poorly formatted, or blocked… Continue reading AI Summaries of Reviews
Design Sprints Extended: Design on Track
Design Sprints as an approach to tackling design challenges has seen some adoption in design teams. And the reasons why are pretty compelling: it is a well-defined process with hands-on and collaborative activities plus it can lead to concrete results in relatively very little time. Benefits and Outcomes of Design Sprints The learning out of… Continue reading Design Sprints Extended: Design on Track
30 Free Stencil Fonts: Stylish Picks for Designers
Stencil fonts are a powerful and distinctive typeface style that continues to hold a firm place in both digital and print design. Known for their bold lines and strategic cutouts, stencil fonts offer a unique combination of utility and style, making them perfect for a wide range of creative projects. Whether you’re designing military posters,… Continue reading 30 Free Stencil Fonts: Stylish Picks for Designers
30+ Simple CV Resume Templates (Download Now)
You don’t need complex designs to create a strong resume. A simple layout can often do more. These CV resume templates focus on clarity, structure, and ease of use. Each one is ready to download and edit. You don’t need professional skills to use them. They come in PSD, AI, and MS Word formats. You… Continue reading 30+ Simple CV Resume Templates (Download Now)
25 Best Free Military Fonts for Posters, Logos, and More
When it comes to design that conveys strength, discipline, and authority, military fonts stand out as a powerful choice. These fonts are widely used in branding, posters, video games, and media related to the armed forces, offering a rugged and commanding aesthetic that instantly grabs attention. What Are Military Fonts? Military fonts are typefaces inspired… Continue reading 25 Best Free Military Fonts for Posters, Logos, and More
What’s new in axe Developer Hub: Updates for more flexibility, security, and control
When it comes to digital accessibility, finding issues earlier is always better. You save time and money, and most importantly, you ensure accessible experiences for your users every time. Axe Developer Hub was built so you can effortlessly add automated accessibility testing to your end-to-end (E2E) tests with just a simple configuration, allowing you to… Continue reading What’s new in axe Developer Hub: Updates for more flexibility, security, and control
Beginner’s Guide to Iterative Testing w/ Examples
Key takeaways 🔁 Iterative testing is a continuous cycle of testing, learning, and improving products in small steps rather than waiting until the end 👋 Engaging users through iterative testing builds trust, better product adoption, and user advocacy 💡 Effective iterative testing follows four steps: plan with clear goals and real users, run tests and… Continue reading Beginner’s Guide to Iterative Testing w/ Examples
The Future-Proof Designer
Summary: Top product experts share four strategies for remaining indispensable as AI changes UI design, accelerates feature production, and reshapes data analysis. How AI Is Reshaping Product Development Integrating new technologies into design workflows is nothing new — from the dot-com boom to responsive design and blockchain, designers have always adapted. AI is simply the… Continue reading The Future-Proof Designer
AI as a Creative Teammate
Summary: AI acts as a creative teammate in group settings as it does for solo work. Thoughtful facilitation ensures teams leverage AI effectively in workshops and critiques. I don’t need to tell you that generative AI can be useful for ideation, writing, or communication — you probably already know and believe that. In speaking with… Continue reading AI as a Creative Teammate
10 Best WordPress Plugins for Your 2025 Website Projects
Posted · Category: Best Collections, Inspiration, Tools <!– –> Even those feature-rich WordPress themes that offer virtually unlimited flexibility can’t necessarily handle every possible demand a designer or developer may throw at them, leaving the website builder with the choice of relying on coding to resolve the issue or seek another solution. That other solution… Continue reading 10 Best WordPress Plugins for Your 2025 Website Projects
Selling Your UX Vision: Make People Care
Learn how to tailor your message and build buy-in for your UX strategy across the organization. In the last email, we talked about sketching out your UX strategy. Not a polished final document, but a draft that clarifies your direction and invites collaboration. But that strategy is only useful if people buy into it. And… Continue reading Selling Your UX Vision: Make People Care
35 Professional CV Resume Templates – Ready-to-use Resumes
You don’t need design skills to create a polished, professional resume. These CV Resume templates are ready to use, easy to edit, and built to help you make a strong impression. Whether you’re a student, freelancer, or applying for your next corporate role, these templates give you structure and style without the hassle. Each template… Continue reading 35 Professional CV Resume Templates – Ready-to-use Resumes
Building a Real-Time Dithering Shader
In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the dithering-shader project: a minimal, real-time ordered dithering effect built using GLSL and the Post Processing library. Rather than just creating a one-off visual effect, the goal was to build something clean, composable, and extendable: a drop-in shader pass that brings pixel-based texture into modern WebGL… Continue reading Building a Real-Time Dithering Shader
Helldivers 2: Protecting Democracy, Battling Bugs, and Confronting Usability Challenges
Helldivers 2 has taken the gaming world by storm, becoming a massive commercial success and a strong contender for multiple awards. The cooperative shooter, where players unite to protect democracy from alien bugs and robotic foes, combines thrilling gameplay with a biting satirical edge that resonates with audiences. Yet, even in the glow of its… Continue reading Helldivers 2: Protecting Democracy, Battling Bugs, and Confronting Usability Challenges
How to use Lotties in Figma
In the following tutorial, I will show you how to create Lottie animations in Figma. We’ll use two colorful designs to exmplify how you can animate in Figma, and then I’ll show you how to go from Figma to Lottie animations. All you need is a free Figma account. If you’re ready to learn how… Continue reading How to use Lotties in Figma
The Template Trap: How Template Culture Is Dumbing Down UX
Summary: Overreliance on frameworks as universal solutions rather than adaptable starting points undermines critical thinking and threatens our field’s intellectual rigor. The Template Trap In our field of experience design, we’re witnessing a concerning trend: an overreliance on templates, frameworks, and “ultimate” checklists. Every day, a new “ultimate UX toolkit” or “complete design-system template” circulates… Continue reading The Template Trap: How Template Culture Is Dumbing Down UX
50 Best Futuristic Fonts for Modern Design
Modern stylish futuristic fonts bring a sharp, clean, and forward-looking feel to your projects. Whether you’re designing a tech logo, a UI mockup, or a gaming title screen, the right typeface can make your work look modern and purposeful. So how do you pick a futuristic font that works? Start by focusing on clarity. Many… Continue reading 50 Best Futuristic Fonts for Modern Design