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cntrl.site

Control: design websites

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

andybudd.com

Why AI interviews could be bad for honest designers

Technically? Very slick. But something about the experience left me uneasy.

christianheilmann.com

About showing the “open to work” badge

A sign of desperation or a sign of clear communication?

hvpandya.com

Products need soul but markets reward scale

How soulful products lose their edge when market realities take over.

stitch.withgoogle.com

Stitch by Google: design with AI

Generate UI for mobile and web applications, making design ideation fast and easy.

danmall.com

The wheel of nothing

If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything.

kojo.blog

There should be no AI button

The best UX for AI is seamless and unobtrusive.

uxdesign.cc

Figma Config 2025 uses nostalgia for their future in IPO

Here’s what happens when design tools grow up—and grow corporate.

socialproofexamples.com

191 social proof examples

Real-world examples of social proof strategies used by various brands to build trust.

automattic.design

How Auttomatic iterates on UI copy

A behind-the-scenes look at how Automattic designers treat UI copy as a core design element—from first drafts to faster iteration.

printmag.com

A visual study of the NYC subway map

The history of the NYC subway map, from a 1972 beautiful minimalist diagram to a clear and functional navigation tool.

cta.gallery

CTA gallery

The web’s best Call-to-Actions. For designers, UI/UX experts, and creatives looking for inspiration to craft CTAs that convert.

smashingmagazine.com

Masonry in CSS: should Grid evolve or stand aside

There were duelling proposals floating around for adding support for masonry-style layouts in CSS.

dynomight.net

How to title your blog post or whatever

So you’ve made a thing. Now you gotta choose a classifier.

longform.asmartbear.com

Product purgatory

When they love it but still don’t buy, and when even “free” is too expensive.

smashingmagazine.com

WCAG 3.0’s proposed scoring model

Prioritizing usability over compliance and shifting the focus toward the quality of access rather than the mere presence of features.

allenpike.com

Post-chat UI

How LLMs are making traditional apps feel broken.

blog.jim-nielsen.com

Craft and satisfaction

Satisfaction comes from arriving at a deeper, more intimate understanding of and relationship to what you’re working with

bencallahan.com

Bias in design systems

Discipline bias, product bias, tool bias, and more.

doc.cc

The unbearable lightness of big tech

Design can’t be effective when squeezed into a decades-old process.