The five best design links, every weekday

Tuesday05/06

1

claytonwramsey.com

I’d rather read the prompt

As an instructor, I am always saddened to read my students' LLM-generated assignments.

2

getbutterfly.com

Visual CSS editor

An online visual CSS Editor with instant live preview.

3

usetrmnl.com

TRMNL

An e-ink companion that helps you stay focused.

4

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

5

chrbutler.com

We can't talk about AI without talking about capitalism, fascism, and liberty

Promises alone create a future; enough capital, deployed with enough conviction, warps reality around it.

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Monday05/05

1

html.to.design

HTML to Design becomes the fastest MCP server for FigmaSponsored

Plug in Claude or Cursor AI and create or edit your designs directly in Figma. No switching, no copy-paste.

2

doc.cc

The unbearable lightness of big tech

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

3

matthewstrom.com

The history of album art

This is the story of the people who made music visible.

4

appstacks.club

App stacks

Discover stories and stacks behind your favorite apps.

5

bencallahan.com

Bias in design systems

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

Friday05/02

1

anildash.com

“AI-first” is the new Return To Office

The latest fad amongst tech CEOs is no longer "founder mode" — it's demanding that all work be AI-first.

2

remysharp.com

Do politics belong at web events?

Nothing is free of politics in this era as it does indeed impact nearly everything we do.

3

thehistoryoftheweb.com

1995 was the most important year for the web

The world changed a lot in 1995. And for the web, it was a transformational year.

4

abra.ai

The European Accessibility Act: what you need to know

Everything companies need to know about the European Accessibility Act (EAA) for digital products and mobile apps.

5

motion-primitives.com

Motion-primitives

UI kit to make beautiful, animated interfaces, faster. Open-source and customizable.

Thursday05/01

1

charliedeets.com

Simple design

What value is simple design really providing me and my work?

2

blog.spline.design

Hana: a canvas for interactive design

A real-time canvas to design and animate interactive 2D experiences—created by Spline.

3

madebyanalogue.co.uk

Case study: Komaki X Kokoro

Inspired by the legacy of Welsh-Japanese environmentalist and storyteller CW Nicol, ITO GIN brings a new perspective to the spirits category in Japan.

4

sapiens.website

Sapiens

A curated collection of unique individuals across the internet, giving everyone a chance to be seen, appreciated, and connected.

5

quantamagazine.org

Mathematical beauty, truth and proof in the age of AI

Mathematicians have started to prepare for a profound shift in what it means to do mathematics.

Wednesday04/30

1

arun.is

The creative power of constraints

The paradoxical relationship between boundaries and innovation.

2

lukew.com

The evolution of AI products

The past three years really accelerated the evolution of "AI products"—from behind the scenes models to chat to agents.

3

skins.webamp.org

Winamp skin museum

Infinite scroll through 80k Winamp skins with interactive previews.

4

culture.ghost.io

The age of the double sell-out

How we moved from a deep suspicion of commerce to an entire generation of creators who leverage the commercial market… to do even more commerce.

5

tkalmi.dev

Fixing Vercel’s landing page

How to get rid of the Moiré pattern in Vercel’s landing page banner.

Tuesday04/29

1

seangoedecke.com

Why are big tech companies so slow?

Big tech companies spend a lot of time and money building things that a single, motivated engineer could build in a weekend. But why?

2

figma.com

Figma plugin: Fractal glassmorphism

Generate stunning fractal patterns with mathematical precision. Customize complexity and style with one click.

3

madewithvibe.com

Made with vibe

Discover innovative projects created with AI assistance and vibe coding techniques.

4

printmag.com

FIFA unveils 2026 host city posters

The 16 unique poster designs and some analysis from sports graphic designer Todd Radom.

5

aethermug.com

Meditations on the color of pee

The synthetic origins of what we consider normal.

Monday04/28

1

bit.ly

Design tokens go native—only in PenpotSponsored

Enjoy advanced features like string & numeric tokens, math operations, and more—made in collaboration with Tokens Studio by Hyma.

2

darioamodei.com

The urgency of interpretability

Understanding the inner workings of AI systems—before models reach an overwhelming level of power.

3

wikenigma.org.uk

Wikenigma: a catalyst for curiosity

A unique wiki-based resource specifically dedicated to documenting fundamental gaps in human knowledge.

4

lumalabs.ai

AI camera angles | Luma AI

Luma introduces Camera Angle Concepts in Ray2—intuitive, cinematic controls that bring nuance and storytelling depth to generative video.

5

wired.com

An oral history of WIRED’s original website

With HotWired, we introduced the world to the internet. Hyperlinks! Verticals! Banner ads! Cookies! Thirty years later, the hangover is real.

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