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Here's how to bring the Y2K aesthetic to your next website

The Y2K design aesthetic is everywhere. So how can you bring the look to your next site? We break it down.

Title card design has evolved to be more environmental and immersive since Girls. Thanks to streaming, it's still just as succinct.

Title sequences are a study in collaboration. Imaginary Forces creative director Karin Fong tells us how.

Designers are crafting illustrations, social cards, and NFTs to raise funds for Ukraine. Here's how you can get involved.

10 ways you can design better, more human 404 pages—with examples.

“Empower and then trust people to make decisions so the sun doesn’t rise and set on you. Encourage experimentation without repercussions."

A slew of dating apps are testing a new UI that emphasizes compatible personalities over photos—even Tinder. But will they catch on?

Single page websites are perfect for a range of small web design projects. See why with 18 of the best examples to help you get started.

Opara reflects on his experience as a Black designer in the United States as part of a new anthology, "The Black Experience in Design."

"Build for everyone, with everyone."

Game design psychology keeps Wordle players coming back for more, according to a UX and cognitive psychology expert.

A researcher challenged an OpenAI network to create Valentine's card designs with classic phrases. The results weren't what you'd expect.

Chat-based work apps are increasingly changing the way we work—and not always for the better. 5 designers offer less stressful concepts.

QR code usage has dramatically increased since the pandemic. Now, designers are giving them new creative purpose.

Long before Pantone dubbed “Veri peri” its color of the year, brands across the web were using lilac purple to appeal to Gen-Z audiences.

Tu gives his advice for making a team more collaborative, his proudest moment, and why he normalized taking time off.

Want to get in on the psychedelic type trend? We made it easy, by finding 20 groovy typefaces you can use right now.

The Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv partner shares his key to effective collaboration, his logo design envy, his work mantra, and more.

Type designers have been embracing expressionism for a while now. A24’s head of publishing investigates how the pandemic accelerated it.

From visual nostalgia to expressive type, we break down the top trends of the year.