The five best design links, every weekday

Tuesday06/24

1

brooker.co.za

Career advice, or something like it

If I could offer you a single piece of career advice, it’s this: avoid negativity echo chambers.

2

monotype.com

Human Types: AI & typography

Monotype's report: the interplay between humans and machines in typography and graphic design.

3

benanderson.work

Agentic search for dummies

A simple, effective baseline for building AI search agents.

4

collected.to

Collected: portfolio template

Clean, free and easy to use portfolio website helping visual creators showcase their work. Built with Next.js and Sanity.

5

coforma.io

Design for assistive tech

Workflows and best practices for creating scannable web content that works with assistive technology.

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Monday06/23

1

bit.ly

Import your AI generated designs into FigmaSponsored

The html.to.design Chrome extension now detects designs from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and more — importing them into Figma in a single click.

2

youtube.com

Death of a fantastic machine

How economic forces have shaped what we see, from the earliest photography to the algorithms and AI of today.

3

hvpandya.com

AI and state of software dev

Thoughts on AI’s current penetration, deep value delivery and human partnership on the left and right side of code.

4

kurppahosk.com

Case study: Nike design system co-creation

The design system that would one day become the Nike Podium Design System.

5

lucumr.pocoo.org

We can just measure things

Using programming agents to measure measuring developer productivity.

Friday06/20

1

mynameisjehad.com

Approaching AI as a design leader

How AI can help remove the burden of administrative work and transform non-administrative work for customers.

2

nngroup.com

Designing for serial task switching

A natural user behavior that lowers productivity and increases stress and the chance of errors.

3

vystery.com

Vystery

Unveil the mystery image, one click at a time (game).

4

garden.bradwoods.io

Sphere & mesh

How to animate a mesh across the surface of a sphere using three.js and GSAP.

5

martinfowler.com

Expert generalists

Being an Expert Generalist should be treated as a first-class skill, one that can be assessed and taught.

Thursday06/19

1

ingrids.space

What Google Translate can tell us about vibecoding

Turns out the number of jobs for translators and interpreters has actually been increasing.

2

openaifiles.org

The OpenAI files

The most comprehensive collection to date of documented concerns with governance practices, leadership integrity, and organizational culture.

3

fastcompany.com

Where the design jobs are now

FastCompany's guide to who’s hiring right now, and what they’re looking for.

4

spectrum.ieee.org

Why JPEGs still rule the web

Thirty years ago, the JPEG became the dominant way we share digital photos on the Internet.

5

80000hours.org

How not to lose your job to AI

An essay on the skills AI will make more valuable, and the potential paths forward.

Wednesday06/18

1

benholliday.com

Design is care (and sensing carelessness)

Why design is care, and how the experiences we shape and deliver will be defined by how people sense that care in the future.

2

blog.singleton.io

Coding agents have crossed a chasm

Somewhere in the last few months, something fundamental shifted with autonomous AI coding agents.

3

metorial.com

MCP servers

Explore thousands of MCP servers. And connect to them in a single function call.

4

turso.tech

Working on databases from prison

In prison there isn’t exactly a whole lot to do and programming absolutely consumes Preston's life.

5

figma.com

Figma plugin: Ruri shader

Create stunning liquid metal effects for any shape, text, or logo.

Tuesday06/17

1

diwank.space

Field notes from shipping real code with Claude

A field guide to a new way of building software.

2

invertedpassion.com

Life as a physical process

Everyone has their favorite definition of life. Here's a good one.

3

ui.glass

Glass UI generator

Generate CSS and HTML components using glassmorphism design specs.

4

secret-7.co.uk

700 sleeve designs

Gallery of 700 selected sleeve designs auctioned to raise funds for War Child, a charity helping children affected by conflict.

5

smoothui.dev

SmoothUI

A collection of great test components with smooth animations.

Monday06/16

1

hvpandya.com

UX challenges with MCPs

MCP has a long way to go in its user experience to become palatable to a wider consumer base.

2

community.vercel.com

Introducing design mode on v0

Make quick changes to your UI without editing code or spending any credits.

3

yatil.net

You screwed up your EAA compliance. What now?

The deadline of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is near (June 28).

4

restroomarchive.jakewelch.design

The restroom archive

Capturing the humorous, chaotic, and often scary nature of these uniquely private publicly accessible spaces.

5

arielsalminen.com

Introducing brands for Nord Design System

Unifying two design system platforms into a single one that can serve all of the feature teams.

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