The five best design links, every weekday

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.

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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?

Thursday05/29

1

manuelmoreale.com

On browsers, AI, and the web

What in the world did The Browser Company just do?

2

90s.dev

90s.dev

A custom built gaming platform for game-engine engineers, pixel artists, and game developers.

3

dithering.niccolofanton.dev

Dithering shader demo

A dithering shader implementation with React Three Fiber.

4

vidclue.com

Vidclue

Video ideas and examples designed for brands and businesses.

5

dcurt.is

Thoughts on thinking

Every time I sit down to do something, I come to the same realization: in the context of AI, what I’m doing is a waste of time.

Wednesday05/28

1

doc.cc

Consistency

On compounding patterns and the art of divergence.

2

thewayofcode.com

The way of code: the timeless art of vibe coding

Rick Rubin brings ancient wisdom to the modern age in The Way of Code, a meditation on the art and science of vibe coding.

3

anthonyhobday.com

Factors of a good interface designer

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

4

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.

5

everywhere.tools

everywhere.tools

Collection of open-source tools for designers & creatives.

Tuesday05/27

1

uxdesign.cc

Figma’s new grid

Why you must understand CSS Grid as a designer.

2

the-brandidentity.com

Case study: Green, grids, and growth

Konpo’s richly layered revamp of Coachable signals success for engineers.

3

blog.pope.tech

Alt text in the wild

The thought process for writing great alternative text.

4

ohnotype.co

OH NO type company

Retail and custom typefaces. Life’s a thrill, fonts are chill.

5

lethain.com

Stuff I learned at Carta

Will Larson's learnings from being Carta's CTO for the last couple of years.

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