How Scrolljacking Breaks UX Fundamentals
Let’s be blunt—scrolljacking is the design equivalent of taking the steering wheel out of a driver’s hands and saying, “Don’t worry,…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, October 2025
So many exciting new tools for designers this month! From AI help to UI tools to collaboration tools that make…
AI Is Revolutionizing User Testing in 2025 — and Honestly, It’s About Time
User testing used to be a clunky, expensive mess. Remember trying to recruit five “ideal users” who were just available…
Is It Time to Kill the Sidebar?
Once upon a time, the sidebar was king. It wore a crown made of navigation links, tag clouds, RSS icons,…
The Designer-Developer Handoff Is Still Broken — why?
Let’s be honest: the designer-developer handoff was never really “working”—at best, it limped along with annotated PDFs and passive-aggressive Figma comments….
The Death of the Double Click: How UX Finally Buried a Relic of the Desktop Era
Let’s be honest: double-clicking is dead. And if it isn’t, it should be. What began as a clever way to differentiate between…
The 10 Foundational UX Principles Every Designer Should Know
If you’ve ever rage-closed an app because it wouldn’t let you “go back” or stared at a form that made…
Why Algorithms Are Ruining Your Web Experience
The internet was once a place for discovery. A space where curiosity could roam free, where you could stumble across…
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…
Designing Travel: The Zürich Card’s Flexible New Visual Identity
Most city passes look like something you’d shove in your wallet and forget about. The Zurich Card just got the opposite treatment—thanks…
Who Owns the Web Now? Centralization vs. Decentralization in the Age of AI
The web is going through a slow-motion identity crisis. It began as a decentralized playground of pages, links, and raw…
10 Web Dev Trends for 2025 That Will Make or Break Your Career
Web development is dead. Well, the version you knew is… The future? It’s less about your meticulous hand-coded masterpieces and more…
25 Useful ChatGPT Prompts for Web Designers (that you can copy/paste)
Being a web designer in 2025 feels like wearing five hats at once: strategist, psychologist, trend forecaster, accessibility advocate, and…
Forget Design Portfolios: Here’s How Designers ACTUALLY Get Hired in 2025
Once upon a time, the designer’s portfolio was a sacred relic. You polished it, curated it, and prayed to the…
Skeleton Screens Are Just Gray Lies We Tell Ourselves
It’s 2025. Your site loads, your API chokes for a split second, and boom: shimmering gray boxes cascade across the…
The Death of the Click: How Scrolling Took Over the Web
Remember clicking? That sharp, deliberate action where you made a choice, committed to a path, and opened the next door…
How Formatting Text in Web Design Increases Conversions
When it comes to web design, most of us know that first impressions are critical. But what about the subtle, often overlooked…
Non-Linear Web Design: Unlocking the Future of User Experience
In the ever-evolving world of web design, one thing has become crystal clear: linear design is no longer enough. As…