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Google has updated its “G” logo with a gradient blend of red, yellow, green, and blue while keeping the original shape. The gradient in YouTube and Gemini balances modern style with a familiar identity.
Ahead of WWDC, Apple revealed new accessibility features across devices, marking 40 years of progress. Updates include Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store, Magnifier for Mac, a more straightforward Personal Voice setup, and improved tools like Accessibility Reader, Braille Access, and Live Captions. CarPlay, Vision Pro, Eye Tracking, and Background Sounds also get enhancements with releases coming later this year.
Meta's AssetGen 2.0 is a much-improved 3D asset generation AI with better detail and geometry. It uses a single-stage 3D diffusion model trained on 3D assets to create higher-quality objects from text prompts. Currently used internally, it will be added to Horizon Desktop Editor later this year as Meta works toward generating full 3D scenes and making 3D content creation as easy as 2D.
Effective motion design enhances interface usability and user engagement. It offers feedback, clarifies transitions, guides focus, shows state changes, and shapes product identity, making interfaces intuitive and memorable. Good motion design needs a clear purpose, subtlety, consistency, technical feasibility, and accessibility for motion-sensitive users.
Andy Clarke's modern CSS animations for composer Mike Worth's site were inspired by classic Hanna Barbera cartoon methods. Early animators used looping backgrounds, minimal frames, and layering to save costs like CSS animations today. These principles use CSS, SVG, and keyframes to add ambient effects, feedback, and storytelling while keeping performance high.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day stresses the need for digital products accessible to people with disabilities, yet 95 percent of websites fail basic WCAG standards. Common issues, like low contrast text and missing alt text, block users needing screen readers or keyboard navigation. Designers and developers can prevent this with better practices, handoffs, and free accessibility tools, creating a more inclusive web for all.
Curated gallery of Call-to-Actions (CTAs) designed to inspire creativity and maximize conversions.
Generate all possible instances for your components in a tidy, labeled table, including every combination of variants and component properties.
WebTUI is a modular CSS library that brings the beauty of Terminal UIs to the browser.
Three technicians share how they mentor and solve problems to help students bring ideas to life. Intense creative technical work relies on respect, clear communication, and early collaboration with technicians as creative partners, not just service providers. Success today requires working with specialists early, staying curious, respecting their skills, and embracing true partnership.
Colour blindness, often seen as a design limitation, can enhance focus on essentials like structure, contrast, and usability. Throughout history and across fields like science, military, and art, those who perceive differently have uncovered insights others overlook. Designing from the perspective of outliers, rather than the assumed “average” user, leads to more inclusive and effective solutions for all.
WeWantMore rebranded Brussels Airlines without altering its logo or color palette by focusing on refined details that express warmth and individuality, aligning with the brand essence “You're in good company.” Through subtle updates, like a custom typeface, warmer hues, and a focus on a single red dot, the identity feels more cohesive, premium, and distinctively Belgian, reflecting a boutique hotel-in-the-sky experience.
Natalie Pellmann's distinctive illustrations blend modern aesthetics with fantasy elements to create memorable, colorful characters with unique personalities.
Milan freelance artist and designer Aronne Nembrini blends illustration and design to craft striking visuals that help brands and editorials stand out with unique art and packaging.
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