The five best design links, every weekday

Thursday02/27

1

theuncomfortable.com

The uncomfortable

A collection of deliberately inconvenient everyday objects by Athens-based architect Katerina Kamprani.

2

anchor-tool.com

Anchor position tool

A tool for exploring the different values for positioning an element within a grid.

3

chrbutler.com

In defense of text labels

Interfaces are over-stuffed with icons. The more icons we have to scan over, the more brain power we put

4

jeromantik.de

Design tokens starter set

A comprehensive toolkit featuring 250+ pre-built tokens, variables, tokens studio-compatible JSON, easy WCAG 2.0 color contrasts and more.

5

intertwingled.org

Natural information architecture

On the neocortex, mental models, and tacit knowledge.

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Wednesday02/26

1

x.com

Two AI agents on a phone call

At some point, they decide to switch to gibberlink for efficiency. Every time miscommunication happens at work, I think of this.

2

waveform-renderer.vercel.app

Waveform renderer

Upload an audio file to render its waveform, with custom style options.

3

engadget.com

A new Adobe Photoshop app is coming to iPhones

Just in time, huh. Adobe has launched a brand new Photoshop app for iPhones, which it says was built from the ground up.

4

wiki-timeline.com

WikiTimeline

Transform Wikipedia articles into beautiful, interactive timelines. Compare historical events and explore history in a visual way.

5

interroban.gg

Everything in its place

Applying the concept of "mise en place" in all aspects of life.

Tuesday02/25

1

aresluna.org

The hardest working font in Manhattan

A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.

2

vietgd.com

Vietnamese graphic design

A casual index, archive, and celebration of Vietnamese graphic design.

3

patrickbrosset.com

Navigating the web platform cheatsheet

Keep track of what you can use, what's new in web browsers, and ways you can influence the development of the platform.

4

signs-ai.com

Signs AI: learn and contribute to American Sign Language

Learn ASL through interactive AI or contribute with videos.

5

oddbird.net

Reimagining fluid typography

For many years, it has been ‘best practice’ to use relative units (especially em and rem) for sizing text. But are we responding to the right inputs?

Monday02/24

1

doc.cc

It’s time for design to think less and feel more

By embracing sensitivity over logic, designers can learn from old masters and create new solutions that reconnect to us being humans.

2

nathanbeck.eu

Arresting reality

An article about seeking the sublime in the everyday.

3

figma.com

Figma plugin: pixelated censor

Create a pixelated censor effect on any layer in Figma.

4

karuna.dev

Colormaxxing

A short post that compares the classic sRGB colors with a ‘stronger’ version of them in the P3 color space.

5

reactiive.io

Checkbox interactions: the beauty of layout animations

A practical example of how layout transitions can create complex animations with minimal code.

Friday02/21

1

frontendmasters.com

Optimizing images for web performance

Serving images in the right format, from a CDN, with the right HTML can be a big performance win.

2

maggieappleton.com

Humanity’s last exam

There’s a clear need for harder benchmarks to measure model performance against.

3

liquid.paper.design

Turn your logo into liquid metal

A simple tool where you can play with dispersion, liquify, and other effects.

4

kanenarraway.com

AI killed the tech interview. Now what?

How we can do better interviews in the age of AI.

5

illo.tv

Case study: Samsung illustration system

Vibrant colors, gradients and dynamic layouts — as well as quirky tiny reactions motivating wellness audiences around the world.

Thursday02/20

1

uxdesign.cc

The design game has changed and I don’t know where I fit anymore

After two decades in the industry, this designer is now questioning their place.

2

desktopofsamuel.com

OKLCH, explained for designers

OKLCH is a new color space that improves design and development with a wider color gamut.

3

jon.bo

Thoughts on daylight computer

A piece of hardware that makes you want to go outside instead of keeping you trapped inside.

4

qntm.org

Developer philosophy

Avoid, at all costs, arriving at a scenario where the ground-up rewrite starts to look attractive.

5

youtube.com

Doesn't it feel like the end?

Music video by director Jon Rafman for James Blake nails the feeling of not knowing what's real anymore.

Wednesday02/19

1

emojis.com

AI emoji generator

Turn ideas into emojis, and generate your favorite Slack or Discord emojis with just one click.

2

weeks.ginatrapani.org

My life in weeks

An interactive visualization of Gina Trapani's life; each week alive is a little box.

3

leszinc.fr

Rebranding the Eiffel Tower

New visual identity explores its historical significance, evolution, and strategies for maintaining its iconic status in the modern era.

4

postspark.app

PostSpark: beautify your screenshots

Quickly create nice-looking screenshots for social media with customizable backgrounds, browser frames, aspect ratios, borders, and more.

5

smashingmagazine.com

Time to first byte: beyond server response time

Time to First Byte (TTFB) is crucial, but improving it requires more than tweaking server response time.

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