What Figma Got Wrong About Design Systems
When Figma first revolutionized collaborative design, it promised something that sounded irresistible: true consistency at scale. Design systems became the new…
Why Designers Are the New Bureaucrats
There was a time when design meant making something—actually making something. You’d open Photoshop (or, if you’re older, Illustrator 9), throw…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, January 2026
New year … and so many new tools to be happy about. This month’s list is teeming with fun options…
Your Brand Just Evolved: The Rise of AI-Generated Identities
For most of design history, a brand has been a fixed thing — a logo, a color palette, a tagline,…
7 Real Predictions for Web Design in 2026
Every December, design Twitter fills with lists of “hot trends” that sound like buzzwords generated by an algorithm: “AI-native ecosystems,”…
The Rise of the Invisible Designer
Somewhere between the Dribbble boom and the personal-brand gold rush, design became performance art. We stopped making and started marketing. The loudest designers…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, December 2025
As you can see from our roundup of new tools for designers this month, almost everything is based in artificial…
What is UI Design?
If you’ve ever used an app that was so beautiful and intuitive it just felt right, you’ve experienced the magic of…
Should We Give Adobe Express a Second Chance?
Adobe Express used to be that tool you tried once, sighed at, and never opened again. It was the “Canva…
Is It Time to Rethink Human-Centered Design?
For years, human-centered design has been the gold standard in the design world—a philosophy that urges us to put people first, to…
From Wireframes to Prototypes: Why Designers Need to Grow Up
Wireframes once ruled the UX kingdom. They were the designer’s armor — grayscale, boxy, safe. They reassured clients, gave developers…
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…
Why Web Design Must Finally Break Free from Its Graphic Design Roots
Web design has always been haunted by its graphic design roots. In the early days, we didn’t know what we were…
Ethical Defaults: Why Designers Must Stop Hiding Behind Settings
Let’s cut to the chase: if your product requires users to dig through labyrinthine settings just to stop you from…
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….
Enshittification by Design: Why Every Interface Turns Against You
Every great product starts like a love story. You fall for it fast. It’s clean. It’s simple. It just gets you….
Exciting New Tools for Designers, November 2025
While new design projects might not be on the top of your mind heading into the holiday season and end…
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…