Today we’re sharing a creative demo that showcases a scanning light effect using a depth map. The scene is rendered with WebGPU via Three.js and react-three-fiber, and enhanced using TSL shaders for dynamic visual depth. This demo includes three variations of the effect, each showing a different visual direction. The goal is to demonstrate how… Continue reading WebGPU Scanning Effect with Depth Maps
Visualize Your Brand with Modern Brand Guidelines Templates (20 Designs)
A strong brand identity starts with consistency, and brand guidelines templates make it easier to maintain uniformity across all platforms. These templates define your brand’s visual and messaging standards, ensuring that logos, colors, typography, and other design elements remain cohesive. Whether you’re a designer, business owner, or marketing professional, using professionally designed brand guidelines brochure simplifies… Continue reading Visualize Your Brand with Modern Brand Guidelines Templates (20 Designs)
Field Notes Honors Mid-Century Signage with Bold Graphic Design
Field Notes debuts a new notebook inspired by 1950s sign design, featuring bold colors and iconic graphic design details. Field Notes has long built its brand around craftsmanship and nostalgia. With its latest Quarterly Edition, “The Chicago Look,” the Chicago-based company leans into graphic design history, channeling the energy and optimism of post-WWII signage into… Continue reading Field Notes Honors Mid-Century Signage with Bold Graphic Design
50+ Eid Mubarak Lettering for Posters, Flyers and Cards
Eid-ul-Fitr, also known as Meethi Eid or Choti Eid, is a time of joy, gratitude, and togetherness. It is a special occasion that marks the end of Ramadan, bringing families, friends, and communities together to celebrate with love and blessings. To make this Eid even more festive, creatively designed Eid Mubarak lettering is a wonderful… Continue reading 50+ Eid Mubarak Lettering for Posters, Flyers and Cards
Accessibility statement for the EAA
TL; DR; The accessibility statement template is based on the demands from the public sector EU web accessibility directive (WAD) and the focus is on assisting the user, rather than merely outlining legal requirements and shortcomings or failures. Even if you cannot do all the recommended things now – add it to your long term… Continue reading Accessibility statement for the EAA
FREE Font Of the Day – Fabricans (8 fonts)
The Fabricans font is inspired by the Film Fiction Semi Expanded typeface and includes support for the Hebrew alphabet. The Display version is limited to the Latin alphabet. Fabricans is perfect for a variety of applications, including branding, magazines, headers, logos, TV, UI, websites, badges, packaging, headlines, posters, t-shirts/apparel, and more. TA Fabricans provides a… Continue reading FREE Font Of the Day – Fabricans (8 fonts)
How to create a movie poster like Saul Bass
Saul Bass was the original master of stylish movie credit design. In this beginner’s tutorial for Adobe InDesign, we pay tribute to the distinctive Saul Bass style with a movie poster inspired by the classic 1959 film, Anatomy of a Murder. Slick, stylish, and oozing with film noir cool, Saul Bass posters and movie credits… Continue reading How to create a movie poster like Saul Bass
Stretchy variable fonts in After Effects (thanks to expressions)
For the uninitiated: variable fonts are basically special fonts with animatable properties like width, weight and slant. They can open up some very effective animation possibilities, and with the wave of stretched text appearing in Motion Design; variable fonts are very much on-trend. First, a little terminology A new word you’ll come across while working… Continue reading Stretchy variable fonts in After Effects (thanks to expressions)
UX Layoff Crisis: A Guide for Resilience and Recovery
Summary: Lost your UX job in a layoff? Use this step-by-step guide to preserve your professionalism and optimism during this stressful experience. Your company’s rumor mill has been churning for weeks about layoffs, but you’ve tried not to give it much thought. You have a good relationship with your manager. You’ve delivered quality UX work… Continue reading UX Layoff Crisis: A Guide for Resilience and Recovery
WooCommerce tip: How to manage discounts based on taxonomies
By default, WooCommerce allows us to exclude products that belong to specific categories from discount offers or to apply discounts only to products that belong to particular categories. However, it doesn’t provide a straightforward mechanism for defining discount rules for other product taxonomies (e.g. brands and tags). Of course, we can use a plugin to… Continue reading WooCommerce tip: How to manage discounts based on taxonomies
Free Cosmetic Bottle Mockup Set (PSD)
Looking for a high-quality free cosmetic bottle mockup set? We’ve got you covered! This freebie features a realistic PSD mockup of three essential cosmetic bottles—a set including two spray bottles and one pump bottle—perfect for showcasing your branding designs. Created in Photoshop, these mockups are ideal for skincare, beauty, and cosmetic product presentations. A well-designed… Continue reading Free Cosmetic Bottle Mockup Set (PSD)
UXCam Pricing in 2025: Pricing Plans and Reviews
⚠️ Note: This article isn’t aimed at testers – it’s written for those considering UXCam for product analytics. Key Takeaways 💰 Pricing for UXCam varies, with the median buyer paying around $20,991 per year. 📱 It offers powerful mobile analytics tools, including session replays, heatmaps, and crash tracking. 👍 The tool is praised for providing… Continue reading UXCam Pricing in 2025: Pricing Plans and Reviews
The Death of Coding Jobs: How AI, No-Code, and Corporate Greed Are Killing the Industry
For the last two decades, the promise of a lucrative career in coding has been drilled into our heads. “Learn to code,” they said. “It’s the skill of the future,” they insisted. Well, the future is here—and coding jobs are disappearing faster than an intern after a critical server crash. AI is writing code better… Continue reading The Death of Coding Jobs: How AI, No-Code, and Corporate Greed Are Killing the Industry
Collection Of FREE Label Brushes for Photoshop (300+ Brushes)
In the world of digital design, Adobe Photoshop has long been the go-to tool for professionals and hobbyists alike. Its versatility and extensive range of features make it an indispensable tool for creating stunning visuals. Among its many capabilities, Photoshop brushes stand out as a powerful resource for adding intricate details, textures, and effects to… Continue reading Collection Of FREE Label Brushes for Photoshop (300+ Brushes)
How to make a glitter brush in Procreate
Who doesn’t love glitter? A glitter brush can really level up your art, and you can either use it judiciously or be as free as you want. Love adding some sparkle to your artwork? In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you how to make your own glitter brush in Procreate. The steps are simple, and… Continue reading How to make a glitter brush in Procreate
How to create a custom JavaScript sparkle cursor
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have created something like this: HTML structure Our HTML structure will be very minimal, featuring nothing more than a cursor and a paragraph. Here is all the HTML we need: 1 <div class=”title”>Move your cursor around to see the sparkles</div> 2 <div class=”cursor”></div> Styling the cursor and… Continue reading How to create a custom JavaScript sparkle cursor
Qualtrics Pricing 2025: How Much Does It Cost? [Updated]
Key Takeaways 📊 Qualtrics offers powerful tools for customer and employee insights, including sentiment analysis, surveys, and advanced analytics. 💰 Costs range from $6,525 to $126,000 per year, and the private pricing model requires speaking with a salesperson, which can be frustrating. ⚖️ User feedback is mixed. While some value its comprehensive features, others complain… Continue reading Qualtrics Pricing 2025: How Much Does It Cost? [Updated]
UX Leads Adoption of AI Chat
Summary: UX ranks among top fields adopting AI, mostly in writing, design, and coding tasks — though complex or human-centric UX activities remain largely AI-free An analysis of one million conversations with Claude.ai indicates that, while UX professionals represent less than 0.01% of the US workforce, they generate a remarkable number of AI conversations (7.5%… Continue reading UX Leads Adoption of AI Chat
The journey toward a more accessible internet
Digital accessibility has come a long way. However, the gap between where we want to be in the future and where we are today is too wide. As of 2024, 96% of the top one million home pages have WCAG 2 failures. Digital content creation is getting easier and faster as content creators increase their… Continue reading The journey toward a more accessible internet
How to create a world illustration for Earth Day
Earth Day is a time to celebrate and reflect on the beauty of our planet. If you’re looking for Earth Day inspiration, this tutorial will guide you through how to draw Earth and create a meaningful illustration using Adobe Illustrator. Whether you want to design happy Earth Day images or learn how to draw the… Continue reading How to create a world illustration for Earth Day
UX Is Bigger Than You Think: Beyond Websites and Apps
Your users’ experience starts long before they visit your site or app—and continues long after. Are you considering the full picture? As UX advocates and practitioners, we tend to focus on the immediate project at hand—the website, the app, the product interface. But that’s only a fraction of the actual user experience. Every digital interaction… Continue reading UX Is Bigger Than You Think: Beyond Websites and Apps
No 16. Some AI Learning Resources & Insights
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Since joining Microsoft’s AI team last year, I’ve found myself diving headfirst into the world of artificial intelligence. What began as an overwhelming experience, trying to grasp concepts and frameworks, has now turned into a passion project that I’m eager to share with you. In just six months, I transitioned… Continue reading No 16. Some AI Learning Resources & Insights
25 Fresh & Free Mockups for Your Design Projects – Download Now
Are you tired of scrolling endlessly through mockup websites, only to find outdated designs or hidden fees? Look no further! We’ve handpicked fresh and free mockups that are perfect for designers, marketers, and creatives alike. Whether you’re showcasing your latest branding project, presenting a website design, or creating eye-catching social media posts, these mockups will… Continue reading 25 Fresh & Free Mockups for Your Design Projects – Download Now
Less Effort, More Completion: The EAS Framework for Simplifying Forms
Summary: Use the EAS framework — Eliminate first, Automate where possible, and Simplify what remains — to minimize user effort and improve form completion rates. Filling out a form is rarely anyone’s idea of fun. Users are goal-oriented — they want to accomplish their goals quickly and efficiently. The more effort a form demands, the… Continue reading Less Effort, More Completion: The EAS Framework for Simplifying Forms