A practical approach to queering design
The co-founder of the Queer Design Club on what a queerer design industry would look like: more expressive, collective, and subversive.
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The small group of creatives with big ambition: designing a kinder digital future
How a crop of new platforms are rewriting the narrative that tech must always be hard, fast, and optimized.
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.
'Girls' premiered 10 years ago. Here's how the TV title card has changed since
Title card design has evolved to be more environmental and immersive since Girls. Thanks to streaming, it's still just as succinct.
Pyrotechnics, puppeteers, and type: Karin Fong's title sequences show collaboration at its best
Title sequences are a study in collaboration. Imaginary Forces creative director Karin Fong tells us how.
Designers are fundraising for Ukraine. Here's a running list
Designers are crafting illustrations, social cards, and NFTs to raise funds for Ukraine. Here's how you can get involved.
How to design 404 pages that will turn your users' frustration into delight
10 ways you can design better, more human 404 pages—with examples.
Design legend Gail Anderson leads through empowerment
“Empower and then trust people to make decisions so the sun doesn’t rise and set on you. Encourage experimentation without repercussions."
The "Love is Blind" dating approach is coming for your apps
A slew of dating apps are testing a new UI that emphasizes compatible personalities over photos—even Tinder. But will they catch on?
These 18 single-page websites yet again prove that less is more
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.
For Pentagram partner Eddie Opara, design is a spiritual practice
Opara reflects on his experience as a Black designer in the United States as part of a new anthology, "The Black Experience in Design."
Google's Annie Jean-Baptiste on why collaboration is critical to building inclusive products
"Build for everyone, with everyone."
How Wordle's genius game design helped it go viral
Game design psychology keeps Wordle players coming back for more, according to a UX and cognitive psychology expert.
A researcher tasked an Open AI network with making Valentines. They're not exactly Hallmark-ready
Janelle Shane challenged an OpenAI network to create Valentine's card designs with classic phrases. The results weren't what you'd expect.
Slack is making work even more stressful—so we asked designers to reinvent it
Chat-based work apps are increasingly changing the way we work—and not always for the better. 5 designers offer less stressful concepts.
Inside the QR code creative boom
QR code usage has dramatically increased since the pandemic. Now, designers are giving them new creative purpose.
How Gen-Z purple became the new Millennial pink
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.
For MTV's VP of digital design, true team collaboration is a road trip
Tu gives his advice for making a team more collaborative, his proudest moment, and why he normalized taking time off.
Get in on the psychedelic design trend with these groovy typefaces
Want to get in on the psychedelic type trend? We made it easy, by finding 20 groovy typefaces you can use right now.
How Sagi Haviv collaborates to build iconic brands
The Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv partner shares his key to effective collaboration, his logo design envy, his work mantra, and more.
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