Exciting New Tools For Designers, January 2025
Welcome to our first tools round up of 2025. It’s the first Monday of a new year, and many of…
NeuralSVG: Revolutionizing Vector Graphics with AI
A groundbreaking development in the realm of AI and design has emerged with NeuralSVG, an innovative approach to vector graphic…
Mark Zuckerberg and the Illusion of Trust
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has sparked controversy by dismantling fact-checking partnerships on his platforms. While critics have decried this…
Spotify’s Secret Star Wars Easter Egg: The Hidden Lightsaber Feature
A years-old Reddit post on Reddit has recently been rediscovered, sending Star Wars fans and Spotify users alike into a…
Getty Images and Shutterstock Merge in $3.7 Billion Deal
In a seismic shift for the visual content industry, Getty Images and Shutterstock have announced a $3.7 billion merger, uniting…
FTC Orders accessiBe to Pay $1 Million for Deceptive AI Accessibility Claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has mandated that accessiBe, a provider of web accessibility solutions, pay $1 million to settle…
Evolving Usability: Advanced Heuristics for Pro-Level Interfaces
In the world of User Experience (UX) design, Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design have long been…
How ProductHunt.com Became Overrun with AI Products
If you’ve ever been a fan of Product Hunt, you probably remember the excitement of finding something genuinely cool—a new…
Web Designer Salaries Around the World: A Comprehensive Guide
Salaries for web designers vary significantly across the globe, influenced by geographic location, experience, and the local cost of living….
The Myth of Incognito Mode: Why “Private Browsing” Isn’t So Private
Incognito mode, often marketed as a digital cloak for anonymity, has become a trusted tool for countless users seeking to…
🎉Happy New Year, Web Designers! 🎉
As we usher in 2025, let’s take a moment to celebrate the year gone by—the late-night debugging marathons, the triumphant…
10 New Year’s Resolutions Every Web Designer Will Definitely Break
It’s New Year and that special time when we vow to become better versions of ourselves—only to realize by January…
40 Best New Websites, 2024
As regular readers will know, each month we roundup the best new designs of the previous 4 weeks. And now,…
Santa’s High-Tech Holiday Logistics: A UX Fairy Tale
It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus is preparing for his busiest night of the year. But have you ever wondered…
Generate Hilariously Bad Christmas Movies
If you’ve ever thought Hallmark Christmas movies couldn’t get any more over-the-top, Xmas.Piclooks.com is here to prove you wrong. This delightfully chaotic…
Santa Tracker 2024: Keeping the Magic Alive in the Digital Age
Children and families around the world are gearing up for one of the most enchanting traditions of Christmas: tracking Santa…
How Airlines Leverage UX (and Dark Patterns) to Monetize Seat Selection
In the world of advanced UX strategy, few industries demonstrate the power of persuasive (and often problematic) design better than…
Matt Mullenweg, WordPress, and the Battle for Control of the Internet
When one man holds significant influence over 40% of the internet, controversies are inevitable. Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress,…