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designbeyondbarriers.com

Design beyond barriers

Answer all your burning questions about accessibility—like how to design for everyone, even those juggling a hot coffee and a pet hamster.

chrbutler.com

The designer’s hierarchy of career needs

Success is subjective. It means many things to many different people.

hvpandya.com

Liquid glass

Thoughts on the UI paradigm shift Apple just introduced with Liquid Glass.

lukew.com

Agent management UI patterns

With AI agents doing work for people, agent management becomes a critical part of product design.

reverttosaved.com

Liquid Glass: Apple vs accessibility

We were always taught that clarity and legibility should be at the forefront of anyone’s mind when designing.

uxdesign.cc

Where should AI sit in your UI?

Mapping emerging AI UI patterns and how spatial UI choices shape AI experiences.

developer.apple.com

Apple design awards 2025

Meet the winners and finalists for the 2025 Apple Design Awards.

linear.app

Why is quality so rare?

So many things feel unfinished, broken, or forgettable – why?

doc.cc

Syntax

This series examines core concepts shaping our designed world, tracing their origins and dissecting their practical significance.

davidakennedy.com

More on what makes a good accessibility designer

Buckle up: accessibility brings complexity.

absurd.website

ABSURD.website

A playground of creative experiments, blending art, fun, and unconventional ideas into digital experiences that challenge the norm.

nngroup.com

The template trap

How template culture is dumbing down UX.

benji.org

Honkish case study

What made Honk ‘honkish’.

talkingrobot.com

The captcha paradox

A world where humans must increasingly pass tests designed to thwart the very intelligence they have created.

doc.cc

Consistency

On compounding patterns and the art of divergence.

anthonyhobday.com

Factors of a good interface designer

A simple list—because it's actually quite simple.

mynameisjehad.com

Stronger design principles start with one question

One of the hardest parts about writing down principles is to ensure they’re opinionated enough to be helpful.

everywhere.tools

everywhere.tools

Collection of open-source tools for designers & creatives.

nngroup.com

UX copy sizes: long, short, and micro

Better target user needs by understanding the three sizes of copy: long-form, short-form, and microcopy.

cntrl.site

Control: design websites

A tool for design purists: create custom, fully-editable websites in your browser.