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Scheduled for September 17–18, Webflow Conf 2025 will offer both virtual access and a live event in New York City. The conference is set to explore web trends, AI, and product updates, with sessions designed for designers, marketers, and agencies. Registrations have opened - an invitation code is required for in-person attendance.
Canva Code is a new AI tool that lets users create interactive digital experiences without coding. It enables users to build things like product guides, calculators, and mini-games by entering prompts. The generated code is shareable, easy to embed, and includes safeguards to ensure safe, ethical use.
Microsoft is testing new 3D-style icons for its Office apps that feature layered designs and color gradients. While some users find them more fun and visually appealing, others see them as too complex. The company is currently gathering feedback and no final decision has been made yet.
Businesses should adopt a “lift, redesign, and shift” strategy focused on domestic production, flexible design, and localization to address rising tariffs. Prioritizing modularity, advanced tech, and greenfield solutions help create resilient, cost-effective supply chains. This design-first mindset turns tariff challenges into innovation opportunities.
AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT empower designers to create real projects through clear, thoughtful prompts. Strong prompting leads to better results, making collaboration between human creativity and AI a defining part of design's future where prompting becomes a core design skill.
Play is a prototyping platform that allows designers to quickly build interactive iOS mockups using drag-and-drop elements. Its key feature, Play to Xcode, converts these mockups into full Xcode projects with Swift code and API support, streamlining the handoff from design to development.
DreamActor-M1 is a cutting-edge framework that creates detailed human animations with precise control over facial expressions and body movements from a single image.
Pure Anim is a no-code CSS keyframe SVG animation tool. It lets users control keyframes visually and exports animations in various formats, including CSS, JSON, and GSAP.
This browser extension lets you preview over 1,000 Google Fonts and custom fonts live on any website, with adjustable settings and instant updates for easier design.
In the era of agentic software engineering, the focus is shifting from pure functionality to emotional impact. Creating emotional connections through design builds trust, enhances user experience, and sets great products apart in a market full of functional options.
Design teams rely on four key types of guidance: principles, heuristics, patterns, and charters to align decisions, improve usability, and enhance collaboration. Each plays a distinct role, and together they create a cohesive system that strengthens both product quality and team performance.
Production company Fight underwent a bold rebrand led by The Negra, dropping “Films” from its name and unveiling a tiger-inspired wordmark with fanged letterforms. The new identity, supported by a grid-based visual system, combines modern grotesque and classic serif fonts to reflect the company's evolving, action-driven spirit and creative ambition.
Although fast, customizable, and low-cost, AI-generated stock graphics often struggle with quality, consistency of style, and licensing.
The Super Genius Society reimagines education with tactile materials, a playful design, and a lo-fi aesthetic.
Karst is a modern geometric sans-serif typeface with sharp, nature-inspired details that offers 18 styles and broad language support for versatile use in web and editorial design.