The five best design links, every weekday

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.

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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.

Thursday06/05

1

lux.camera

Physicality: the new age of UI

Imagining what’s next for the design of iPhones, Macs and iPads.

2

staysaasy.com

Your manager is not your best friend

As people become managers, it’s quite common for their team members to want to commiserate with them...

3

passwordbasket.com

Password basket

Generate strong and secure passwords by collecting letters, numbers, and symbols in a basket

4

dnco.com

Case study: DUMBO

DNCO works with the Dumbo Improvement District to refresh the brand for this unconventional part of Brooklyn.

5

linear.app

Why is quality so rare?

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

Wednesday06/04

1

fly.io

My AI skeptic friends are all nuts

My smartest friends have bananas arguments about LLM coding.

2

doc.cc

Syntax

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

3

davidakennedy.com

More on what makes a good accessibility designer

Buckle up: accessibility brings complexity.

4

absurd.website

ABSURD.website

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

5

longform.asmartbear.com

More or less

You must select between three pricing strategies, and fully commit to their implications.

Tuesday06/03

1

endler.dev

Reinvent the wheel

One of the most harmful pieces of advice is to not reinvent the wheel.

2

youtube.com

Twiddling bits with Susan Kare

Susan Kare's journey, inspirations, and views on design and its evolution.

3

beautifulthings.xyz

Beautiful things

The largest collection of 3D objects for Apple Vision Pro.

4

nngroup.com

The template trap

How template culture is dumbing down UX.

5

hamatti.org

As a developer, my most important tools are a pen and a notebook

Writing code is a part of being a software developer but an often more important question is to figure what code to write.

Monday06/02

1

benji.org

Honkish case study

What made Honk ‘honkish’.

2

mythcloud.eu

MythCloud: the stories that shape us

Traditional and contemporary dimensions of shared mythologies.

3

uxdesign.cc

Will Jony Ive be able to move design to the next frontier with OpenAI?

A possible twist with a re-entry into the future of design and AI.

4

theringer.com

The 100 best sports moments of the quarter century

The highs, the lows, the adversity, the buildup, the release, the heartbreak, the triumph.

5

lennysnewsletter.com

How tech workers really feel about work right now

Results from a large-scale tech worker sentiment survey.

Friday05/30

1

staysaasy.com

AI makes bad managers

It’s performance-review season and we're all watching folks kneecap their careers with ChatGPT.

2

szupie.github.io

Life & supercontinents

A history of Earth’s supercontinents and their impact on evolution.

3

figma.com

Figma plugin: Dither

Apply dithering effect for any images: fine-tune details, add noise, adjust brightness, and enhance glow.

4

talkingrobot.com

The captcha paradox

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

5

steveklabnik.com

I am disappointed in the AI discourse

Why is all of the discussion online around AI so incredibly polarized?

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