The five best design links, every weekday

Monday04/14

1

hidde.blog

Is “ethical AI” an oxymoron?

The current wave of generative AI has unpleasant side effects: large-scale copyright infringements, environmental impact and bias.

2

diataxis.fr

Diátaxis

A widely-adopted, pragmatic and systematic approach to thinking about and creating documentation.

3

hai.stanford.edu

The 2025 AI index report

A report by Stanford HAI on why AI’s influence on society has never been more pronounced.

4

animejs.com

Anime.js

A fast and versatile JavaScript animation library.

5

webkit.org

Item flow: a new unified concept for layout

CSS Grid and Flexbox brought incredible layout tools to the web, but they don’t yet do everything a designer might want.

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Friday04/11

1

uxdesign.cc

When faces go virally wrong

AI portraiture and the crisis of the profile picture.

2

grantslatton.com

Typo minimizing keyboard

A layout optimization problem, supported by ChatGPT o1-pro.

3

microsoft.design

Comic Sans and the art of imperfection

It’s been dragged, mocked, and meme-ified since the moment it became a household name—and still, it refuses to die.

4

beeps.website

Browser choice is an accessibility consideration

Let people use the browser they want, they probably have good reasons.

5

personalinfocloud.com

20 social roles

They are usually not learned, but come from people performing the roles as it is part of their personality and they see a need and fill that need.

Thursday04/10

1

joshcollinsworth.com

The blissful zen of a good side project

One of life’s greatest simple pleasures is creating something just for yourself.

2

github.com

A physical chess board without the concept of turns

In chess, players move in turns, but this introduces a huge latency bug: you spend literally half the time waiting for your opponent...

3

supabase.com

Supabase UI library

A collection of components and blocks built on the shadcn/ui library that connect your front-end to your Supabase back-end via a single command.

4

endler.dev

The best programmers I know

Lately, I asked myself: “What does it take to be one of the best? What do they all have in common?”

5

taylor.town

Be the node you want to see in the network

Within a network, individuals exercise discretion; the sum of rational decisions determine the fate of the network.

Wednesday04/09

1

paulgraham.com

What to do

One should help people, and take care of the world. Those two are obvious. But is there anything else?

2

alicepackarddesign.com

10 uses for variables beyond light and dark mode

How to make the most out of Figma's variables feature.

3

knitgrotesk.com

NN Knit Grotesk

The first typeface created for hand knitting.

4

freethink.com

The artifact isn’t the art

ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli imitations invite questions about the creative value of people and what we really mean when we talk about creativity.

5

linear.app

Design for the AI age

For decades, interfaces have guided users along predefined roads. Think files, folders, buttons, menus, screens, flows. That changes with AI and LLMs.

Tuesday04/08

1

tomblomfield.com

The age of abundance

Technological progress is accelerating very rapidly and I don't think most people are prepared for that future.

2

illustrations.saas-ui.dev

Free illustrations for your design system

Free illustrations for your design system documentation. Enhance your UI with high-quality, customizable illustrations.

3

geocities.live

GeoCities time machine

Transform any modern webpage into a totally rad 90s GeoCities style website.

4

codepen.io

Holographic masks in CSS

Experimenting with some CSS holographic effects that are activated on scroll.

5

rive.app

Reinventing feathering for the Vectorian era

The unfiltered story behind breaking free from rigid, outdated specs and building the first true vector feather.

Monday04/07

1

bit.ly

AI won’t replace you—but designers using AI mightSponsored

How to integrate AI into your UX workflow to move faster and deliver better results. This 4-week course teaches actionable strategies—not AI hype.

2

vimeo.com

Aperture

An experimental concept that blends AI, physical design, and digital wellbeing to encourage more mindful tech use.

3

ai-2027.com

AI 2027

The impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be enormous, exceeding that of the Industrial Revolution.

4

european-alternatives.eu

European alternatives for popular services

Find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

5

spyglass.org

A spirited debate around AI

There are fundamental questions likely without good answers; let’s focus on how this needs to work for everyone.

Friday04/04

1

julian.digital

The case against conversational interfaces

Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go “This is it!"

2

infinitemac.org

Infinite Mac

A collection of classic Macintosh and NeXT system releases and software, all easily accessible from the comfort of a web browser.

3

maxsiedentopf.com

Passport photos project

“Passport Photos” looks at one of the most mundane and unexciting types of photography—almost impossible for any kind of self-expression.

4

tomazweiss.github.io

The decline of Stack Overflow

With the rise of AI-driven coding assistants, the platform’s relevance has taken a hit.

5

pentagram.com

Helions

Brand identity by Pentagram for a publishing house founded by the photographer Jack Davison.

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