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2025.05.06
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11,691 matchesSERGEANT WALNUTS' NEW MANCHESTER BUILDING SOCIETY IDENTITY IS ROOTED IN ITS HOME CITY
Manchester Building Society's bold new rebrand by Sergeant Walnuts features a colorful Greater Manchester map and a modern ‘M' logo. It reflects local pride, breaks from generic banking, and marks a fresh start after the 2023 merger with Newcastle Building Society. With a flagship branch and expansion ahead, it stresses accessibility and regional focus.
2025.05.06
DESIGNING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY
Uncertainty isn't a problem in design but the reason it exists. When embraced, it opens space for growth, creativity, and change. Designers aim for clarity through research and testing but must accept that full certainty is impossible when serving evolving human needs. Seeing uncertainty as part of the process builds resilience, adaptability, and focus.
2025.05.06
PROMPT SUGGESTIONS
Prompt suggestions in AI tools guide users, show capabilities, and ease the "blank page" problem. There are three types: use-case prompts that show what the AI can do, autocomplete prompts that speed up input, and follow-up questions that keep the chat going. Well-designed suggestions lower mental effort, spark ideas, and improve prompt quality, but must stay relevant to work well.
2025.05.06
NEW NVIDIA AI BLUEPRINT IS A BRIDGE BETWEEN BLENDER AND AI IMAGE GENERATION
Nvidia has launched a new AI Blueprint that bridges Blender 3D modeling software with AI image generation, offering users more precise control over image composition.
2025.05.06
WCAG 3.0'S PROPOSED SCORING MODEL: A SHIFT IN ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATION
WCAG 3.0 is moving from pass fail checks to a scoring system with Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels, focusing on usability.
2025.05.06
GOOGLE IS TESTING THE DESKTOP MODE FOR ANDROID
Android may add a "Desktop Mode" that turns phones into PCs when connected to a monitor.
2025.05.06
ALL USERS ARE NOW ON UI3
Figma has officially transitioned all users to its new UI3 interface as of April 30. Since launching the updated interface in beta last year, the team has implemented improvements based on user feedback. The previous UI is now deprecated and no longer supported.
2025.05.05
WEBFLOW MAKES GSAP 100% FREE — PLUS MORE EXCITING UPDATES
Webflow has made all GSAP tools, including former Club plugins, free for everyone. It also upgraded the SplitText plugin with better performance, accessibility, and new features. GSAP plugins are now easier to use in Webflow, and soon, users will be able to build GSAP animations visually, reuse them, and preview custom code before publishing.
2025.05.05
SOCIAL AGENT'S NEW APP LETS YOU BOOK A PHOTOGRAPHER WITHIN 30 MINUTES
Social Agent has launched a gig app that lets users book vetted photographers, videographers, and creators within 30 minutes for events or urgent content needs starting at $65. It highlights speed, trust, and affordability with real time raw content delivery, optional editing, and safety features. Launching in Los Angeles this June, Social Agent has plans for national and global expansion with tools like in-app editing and subscriptions.
2025.05.05
MERGING DESIGN AND COMPUTER SCIENCE IN CREATIVE WAYS
New projects at MIT explore how AI, AR, and robotics can streamline design workflows, from voice-controlled furniture shopping to gesture-based construction tools. These systems aim to make building more sustainable, accessible, and responsive to real-world needs like housing and renovation.
2025.05.05
I HATE MY PORTFOLIO
Many designers find updating portfolios emotionally draining due to perfectionism, unclear expectations, and self doubt. Balancing conflicting advice like bold versus minimal, detailed versus concise, and universal versus tailored makes the task feel endless. This struggle shows the need for more empathy in the design community, toward both ourselves and each other.
2025.05.05
CRAFT AND SATISFACTION
Satisfaction in craft grows from deep engagement with the process, not just the outcome. Mastery often means obsessing over inputs. AI tools risk reversing this, shifting focus to results and distancing creators from materials. Whether using AI deepens or dilutes our connection to what we're making is still to be answered.
2025.05.05
DESIGN TOKENS NAME GENERATOR
Create consistent and scalable design token naming conventions for your design system.
2025.05.05
CREATE AND LAUNCH INTERACTIVE CONTENT
Vev enables leading organizations to supercharge their digital marketing materials and build interactive experiences with one seamless, no-code addition.
2025.05.05
CSS VISUAL EDITOR
Edit CSS visually in your browser with an instant live preview.
2025.05.05
ON THE MOVE: FOLD7DESIGN'S REVAMPED IDENTITY FOR CAR SEARCH BRAND CAZOO IS FAMILIAR YET FRESH
Cazoo, now under new ownership and a new model as a car search platform, rebranded with Fold7Design to stand out in a crowded market. The bold new look features a search icon blending a magnifying glass with the brand's ‘A', a custom Cazoo Sans typeface, and lively animations. The refreshed identity focuses on lifestyle-based filters, real user imagery, and a warm, approachable style for a more human experience.
2025.05.05
AI IS COMING FOR ADVERTISING... BUT IS IT COMING FOR US?
AI is reshaping advertising by shifting the focus from human intuition to data-driven decisions. While it threatens creativity's role, it also offers time and tools to enhance it. The industry must apply AI intentionally—supporting, not replacing, human insight. Creativity, storytelling, and cultural relevance remain irreplaceable foundations that AI can accelerate but never replicate.
2025.05.05
INCLUSIVE TYPOGRAPHY: DESIGNING FOR DYSLEXIA AND ACCESSIBILITY
Accessible typography improves readability for users with dyslexia or visual impairments and includes using clear fonts, proper spacing, high contrast, and consistent layout. Recommended fonts include Lexend, OpenDyslexic, and Atkinson Hyperlegible. Following WCAG guidelines ensures your content is usable, legible, and welcoming to all readers.
2025.05.05
THESE ARE THE FONTS DESIGNERS ARE SICK OF PRETENDING TO HATE
A Reddit debate reveals many designers secretly like “hated” fonts like Futura and Comic Sans, blaming stigma on overuse, not design.
2025.05.05
GRAPHIC ARTIST TYPON CREATES RIGOROUS WORKS THAT ARE RICH IN RHYTHM AND CHARACTER
Typon blends Constructivist and Bauhaus influences with emotive digital forms, contrasting scanned textures and shapes to evoke nostalgic futurism and raw, intuitive self-expression through graphic design.
2025.05.05
THIS ARTIST WAS HUGE IN THE '80S. NOW, HE'S TAUGHT AI TO STEAL HIS STYLE
David Salle embraces AI and has trained a custom model to replicate and evolve his artistic style.
2025.05.05
UPLOAD AND EDIT YOUR IMAGES DIRECTLY IN THE GEMINI APP
Google has added AI Studio's image editing to the Gemini app, letting users tweak AI and personal photos with tools like background swaps and object edits. Step by step editing blends text and visuals, like illustrated stories. Images get invisible SynthID watermarks, with visible ones in testing. Rollout will begin gradually in over 45 languages and most countries.
2025.05.02
SNAPCHAT SCRAPS ‘SIMPLE' REDESIGN AS IT LOSES USERS IN NORTH AMERICA
Snap is scrapping its “Simple Snapchat” redesign after losing 1 million North American users. It will retain the five-tab layout preferred by engaged users, blending Stories, Spotlight, and Snap Map for better navigation. Despite the user dip, Snap saw a 14% revenue rise, and the number of daily active users worldwide reached 460 million.
2025.05.02
YOUR OUTTIE CAN HELP DESIGN THE ‘SEVERANCE' KEYBOARD COMING TO THE MAC
Atomic Keyboard revealed the MDR Dasher Keyboard, inspired by the show Severance, and is gathering community feedback through an interest form. It has a unique 70% layout based on the vintage Data General Dasher 200, but users can vote for a more standard option. Early bird pricing may be under $399, though tariffs on China could impact the final cost.
2025.05.02
SIMPLE DESIGN
Simple design promotes focus, ease of use, and purpose, making products more intuitive and appealing. However, as products expand to meet broader needs, simplicity can become limiting, risking usability and clarity. The challenge is to evolve while keeping the clarity of simple design, a balance few achieve.
2025.05.02
FROM REACTIVE GRAPHICS TO THE AGENT ERA: REFLECTIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF DESIGN AND CODE
Design has evolved constantly, from reactive graphics in the 1990s to today's AI-powered agent experiences. Tools change, but the designer's role remains: setting intent, guiding systems, and ensuring human values shape the outcome. Programming is becoming more expressive, but meaning and empathy still rely on human judgment.
2025.05.02
“IT STINGS” – DESIGNERS DISCUSS HAVING THEIR WORK REPLACED
Redesigns can stir mixed feelings, particularly when previous work is replaced. Some accept it as part of the creative cycle, while others feel discouraged. It's helpful to reflect on the reasons for change, stay focused on new opportunities, and recognize that branding is inherently temporary.
2025.05.02
STORIES AND STACKS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE APPS
Learn what makes your favorite apps so special - from their origin story to their tech stack and the tools their teams rely on daily. Build smarter by learning from the best.
2025.05.02
GET SLACK NOTIFICATIONS WHEN YOUR AI PRODUCT FAILS
Use Raindrop to get alerts about hidden issues and successes in their AI products. Raindrop sends alerts when your AI misbehaves and links directly to events, allowing you to delve into conversations or traces and understand the root cause.
2025.05.02
A MORE ENGAGING WAY TO ANALYZE DATA
Reef is a data storyteller and hack that helps you analyze trends, create visualizations, and explain your findings through interactive audio conversations and texts.
2025.05.02
RIDING THE WAVE: FROM HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN TO HUMAN-CENTERED AI
Fear of AI and job loss echoes past tech shifts, but history shows innovation brings new opportunities and growth. As AI spreads, we must design tools that boost human abilities, not replace them. A human-centered approach ensures AI serves ethical and social goals, requiring thoughtful and adaptive design.
2025.05.02
IGNORING CHARACTER LIMITS CAN WRECK YOUR PRODUCT'S UX
Character limits matter in UX writing to keep text fitting well across languages, preserving layout and usability. Since text length varies by language, limits based on component size and translation needs are key. These constraints boost clarity and creativity, leading to better global content.
2025.05.02
A VISUAL STUDY OF THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY MAP
In 1972, Vignelli's minimalist subway map aimed for clarity but confused riders, leading to a return to geography-based maps in 1979. His design still influenced later versions. Over time, updates including apps and improved diagrams have worked to balance clarity with usability, with a recent update finally fixing key navigation issues.
2025.05.02
SOMEONE PLEASE TURN THIS ADORABLE ROCK COLLECTION INTO A FONT
Artist Crystal Reed has collected naturally shaped pebbles resembling letters to create a full alphabet which she plans to use as an engaging educational tool in her occupational therapy classroom.
2025.05.02
"DESIGN IS MORE THAN JUST THE PIXELS ON THE SCREEN": HOW MICROSOFT CREATED A VISUAL IDENTITY FOR ITS AI
Microsoft's new Copilot features are focused on creating a personalized, empathetic AI experience, improving memory, actions, and Copilot Search.
2025.05.02
28 BROKEN FONTS THAT ‘SHATTER' YOUR EXPECTATIONS
Broken fonts feature fragmented, glitchy, and deconstructed letterforms that convey a rebellious, experimental, modern aesthetic.
2025.05.02
YOUTUBE IS TESTING BLURRED THUMBNAILS FOR ‘MATURE CONTENT'
YouTube is testing a new feature that blurs thumbnails for video results tied to frequent sexual themes. It aims to make browsing safer, especially for younger or unaware users, by shielding them from sensitive content at first glance. Titles and descriptions stay visible, and unlike Google's SafeSearch, results are not removed—users can unblur thumbnails if they choose.
2025.05.01
PINTEREST LAUNCHES NEW TOOLS TO FIGHT AI SLOP
Pinterest has unveiled new tools to fight the rise of low quality AI-generated content that has frustrated users. The platform will label AI-edited images and let users limit how many AI Pins they see, starting with categories like beauty and art. More features are coming as Pinterest aims to balance innovation with user control.
2025.05.01
WIX'S NEW PERSONALISED AI FEATURE IS BOTH INCREDIBLY COOL AND A BIT CREEPY
Wix has introduced an AI-powered adaptive content feature to personalize website content in real time for each visitor. While it offers tailored experiences, some creatives question whether AI-driven customization compromises authenticity. The feature, now available through Wix Editor and Wix Studio, aims to deepen user-business connections.
2025.05.01
WHY ARE BIG TECH COMPANIES SO SLOW?
Big tech seems slow not due to bad engineers, but because complex, interdependent features create huge coordination and cognitive burdens. Every new feature must align with existing ones legally, technically, and conceptually, making progress harder as products grow. It may look inefficient, but it's a smart tradeoff to gain small improvements that pay off big at scale.
2025.05.01
THE CREATIVE POWER OF CONSTRAINTS
Creativity thrives not without limits but because of clear constraints that guide and spark innovation. Design, architecture, and art show how even simple rules can lead to diverse, imaginative outcomes. The trick is balance—too few constraints cause paralysis, too many stifle originality, but just enough enables breakthroughs.
2025.05.01
WHY BRANCHING IN FIGMA DIDN'T WORK FOR US, AND HOW WE MANAGE DESIGN VERSIONS NOW
Managing Figma was tricky for its Devexperts team, who shifted from single pages to multiple, then branching, and finally duplicating files for version control. Branching caused conflicts and component issues in their complex system. Now, separate files per app version and a central file for new features help streamline collaboration, align with production, and preserve context.
2025.05.01
THE AI NATIVE VISUAL COMMUNICATION TOOL
PageOn.AI revolutionizes visual communication with AI Agents that get you. Tell them your goal—they'll plan, research, and design dynamic, stunning pages.
2025.05.01
TEXT TO VIDEO IN A MINUTE
Symvol uses AI and visual storytelling to turn text into simple, easy-to-follow videos. All with just one click.
2025.05.01
'I WANT TO MAKE RESOURCES THAT FEEL REAL': PAUL METSERS ON AKOYA MOCKUPS
Paul Metsers created Akoya Mockups to offer realistic, emotionally resonant tools for design. Using his photography and design background, he focuses on authenticity through light, texture, and context. He continues to refine Akoya with user feedback to support storytelling and realism in presentations.
2025.05.01
THE INSIDIOUS DESIGN OF TRUMP'S SECOND TERM
Trump's second presidency blends propaganda, spectacle, and disinformation. He leverages cinematic imagery, misinformation, and digital aesthetics to legitimize his agenda while erasing dissenting narratives, reshaping history, and dismantling institutional accountability.
2025.05.01
THE DESIGN SECRETS THAT MAKE THE BEST JOHN WICK POSTERS SO ICONIC – AS REVEALED BY THE ARTISTS BEHIND THEM
Over a decade, Fluid's creative team shaped the iconic John Wick posters, blending stylized violence, art deco flair, and symbolism to engage fans and newcomers. Working closely with Lionsgate and drawing on the series' lore, they crafted evolving visuals that merge storytelling with bold artistic style.
2025.05.01
FIGMA SITES IS HERE?
Hints of a new publishing feature called Figma Sites have surfaced.
2025.05.01
BIAS IN DESIGN SYSTEMS
Using design tokens or micro adoption can help build more inclusive systems.
2025.05.01