The five best design links, every weekday

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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Friday06/13

1

stevejobsarchive.com

Stay hungry, stay foolish

20th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement speech, a digitally enhanced version of the video, and some behind the scenes.

2

charity.wtf

How long it takes to know if a job is right for you

"I took a senior management role at this company six months ago. But it’s just not clicking."

3

seangoedecke.com

The first big AI disaster is yet to happen

Nobody’s slowing the train down now.

4

icons.obra.studio

Obra icons

A simple, consistent set of icons, perfect for user interfaces.

5

quantamagazine.org

Does form really shape function?

How complex biological forms emerge through the interplay of physical forces, environment and embodiment.

Thursday06/12

1

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.

2

weavy.ai

Weavy: AI-powered design workflows

Integrate AI models and editing tools in a node-based platform.

3

chrbutler.com

The designer’s hierarchy of career needs

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

4

figma.com

Figma plugin: Image Editor

Manipulate images in Figma with many different color adjustments and filters.

5

garymarcus.substack.com

A knockout blow for LLMs?

LLM “reasoning” is so cooked they turned Gary Marcus' name into a verb.

Wednesday06/11

1

stratechery.com

Apple retreats

Apple’s WWDC was a retreat from not just last year’s WWDC, but potentially a broader reset for the company.

2

historicaltechtree.com

Historical tech tree

Interactive visualization of technological history.

3

hvpandya.com

Liquid glass

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

4

lukew.com

Agent management UI patterns

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

5

workingtheorys.com

The relationship is the job

What remains when we automate most manual labor and cognitive labor.

Tuesday06/10

1

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.

2

thiings.co

The thiings collection

A growing collection of 1,900+ free 3D icons.

3

uxdesign.cc

Where should AI sit in your UI?

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

4

armedangels.com

Wikipedia collection

A collaboration with German fashion label Armedangels to spell out the importance of equality, freedom, and peace.

5

deno.com

A brief history of JavaScript

In 30 years, JavaScript went from being a little scripting language to one of the world’s most popular.

Monday06/09

1

bit.ly

PSD.to.design Figma pluginSponsored

Import Photoshop files into Figma with drag-and-drop—fully editable with layers, masks, effects, and pixel-perfect, just like you designed it.

2

signalfire.com

State of tech talent report 2025

A sharp reset in tech hiring—entry-level roles are vanishing, elite AI labs winning the retention war, and new power centers emerging.

3

stackdiver.com

The grammar of independence

When machines can generate responses that increasingly resemble thought, thinking for oneself becomes about maintaining our cognitive sovereignty.

4

ui.live

UI.live

The free design sharing platform: copy design assets in one click or upload yours straight from Figma.

5

blog.glyph.im

I think I’m done thinking about genAI for now

In this particular instance, however, genAI has defeated me. I cannot make it make sense, but I need to stop thinking about it anyway.

Friday06/06

1

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Supply chains are us

Every purchase we make ties us to a vast, hidden network of people, machines, and resources — whether we see it or not.

2

survey.devographics.com

State of CSS 2025

Take the survey! After years of rapid innovation, now feels like the right time for browser vendors to take a beat to consolidate and fix.

3

softwareheritage.org

When memory was measured in kilobytes

Back when RAM was precious, clever code reigned. Take a peek into early computer vision’s elegant solutions.

4

developer.apple.com

Apple design awards 2025

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

5

deplet.ing

The copilot delusion

We shared a keyboard, but not a brain. Lord, not even close.

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