How Designers Gaslight Users with Microcopy
Microcopy is supposed to be the quiet hero of user experience: those little lines of text that guide you through…
The Curious Tale Behind “The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog”
At first glance, it looks like the start of a quirky children’s book or a line from a failed Dr….
Brutalism in the AI Era: Why Ugly Might Be the Only Honest Aesthetic Left
The web is drowning in beauty. Or at least, what passes for beauty these days — polished gradients, 8px border…
The UX Nightmare: Why Tech Is Becoming Unusable for Everyone Except Cyborgs
Remember when technology was supposed to make life easier? That dream is long gone. Instead of simplifying our lives, modern…
Confessions of a Web Design Generalist (a.k.a. The Person Who Does Literally Everything)
There’s a special kind of web designer out there. You won’t always spot them in the wild because they’re usually…
20 Footer Design Myths You’re Still Believing (And How to Fix Them
Footers—often treated like the forgotten bottom shelf of your website’s pantry. Designers pour their energy into flashy homepages and slick…
Nobody Waits for Your Fancy Animations Anymore (And They Never Really Did)
It’s 2025. Can we finally say it out loud? Nobody—and I mean nobody—cares about your lovingly crafted, buttery-smooth, pixel-perfect animations. That…
Dear Hamburger Menu: It’s Not the ’90s Anymore
Oh, Hamburger Menu. You mysterious little stack of lines. Once hailed as a sleek solution to messy navigation, you now…
30 Seconds to Impress: 8 Expert Tips to Ensure Your Portfolio Gets Noticed
Let’s talk about something painful, yet incredibly important: Your portfolio. Yeah, that carefully curated collection of your best work. The…
Dear Rounded Corners, You Win
I give up. You win. Take my sharp edges, my right-angled pride, my once-faithful allegiance to rectangles so boxy they…
The 7 Stages of Pushing Pixels: From Hope to Existential Dread
Designing a website starts with purpose. You’ve got a clear vision, a good brief, fresh UI components, and maybe even…
Dear Loading Spinner, We Need to Talk
Look, Spinner, we’ve been through a lot together… I know you’re trying your best—endlessly twirling, patiently filling the void, bravely…
The Figma Fanboy: Designing with Passion, Judgment, and a Lot of Auto-Layouts
We’ve all encountered them—the designers who swear by Figma like it’s the holy grail of design tools. You know the…
20 Most Iconic YouTube Videos of All Time
YouTube isn’t just where you go to waste hours watching random stuff—it’s the birthplace of viral moments that have changed…
10 Ways to Pretend You’re Not Just Copying Other Designers
As designers, we’re all guilty of it at some point… You’ve found that one perfect layout, that one stunning design…
Designers Are Being Exploited—Here’s How We’re Getting Screwed (And How To Fight Back)
If you’re a designer, you’ve probably felt it by now: the creeping, soul-crushing pressure of platforms like Fiverr, Upwork, and…
Why Listening to the Same Song on Repeat Might Just Unlock Your Creativity
Alright, let’s get real. You’ve probably caught yourself listening to the same song on repeat until your friends start calling…
Why Every Web Designer Secretly Hates Their Past Work
If you’ve been designing websites for more than a year, you’ve likely experienced a universal truth: your old work is embarrassing….