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…
The Evolution of Web Design: From Pixel Art to AI-Generated Experiences
Web design has always lived at the intersection of creativity and technology. It’s a practice that’s evolved not just in response…
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…
AI by the Numbers: How It Took Over Web Design & Development in 2025
AI isn’t just a neat extra anymore—it’s at the core of how websites are imagined, built, tested, and maintained. It’s…
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…
UX Fatigue: When Your Website Asks for Too Much (and how to fix it)!
Let’s be honest: we’ve all been there. You click a link, land on a site, and before you can even…
Designing for Discovery: Why AI and Accessibility Are Now UX Priorities
As web designers, we’ve been taught to prioritize human-centered design. But the web’s newest users aren’t people at all –…
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…
10 “Fresh” Design Trends We Shamelessly Stole From the Past
Let’s be real: the design industry loves pretending things are brand new. Every year, the blogs and conference slideshows tell…
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…
User Journeys vs. Customer Journeys: Why the Distinction Matters More Than You Think
Let’s get something out of the way: “user journey” and “customer journey” aren’t interchangeable buzzwords you can toss around to sound smart in meetings….
Exciting New Tools for Designers, August 2025
Our roundup of exciting new tools for designers is a smorgasbord of options, from open source editors to artificial intelligence…
Your A/B Tests Are Lying to You! The Myth of Data Driven Design
A/B testing is supposed to be the ultimate weapon in data-driven design. Change a button color, tweak a headline, and…
The Rise and Fall of the Web Mascot: Where Did They Go?
Remember when every other startup had a mascot? A weird, bug-eyed creature with a permanent smirk, usually some round, blobby…
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…
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…