Google's Annie Jean-Baptiste on why collaboration is critical to building inclusive products
"Build for everyone, with everyone."
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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.
An Open AI network made 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.
Expressive type is making us feel again, one ascender at a time
Type designers have been embracing expressionism for a while now. A24’s head of publishing investigates how the pandemic accelerated it.
The 10 biggest design trends of 2021
From visual nostalgia to expressive type, we break down the top trends of the year.
The ultimate guide to beta testing your website
Everything you need to know about beta testing, from what it is, its various types, and the steps you need to take to beta test a website.
Everything you need to know about information architecture
Learn this essential part of web design with key definitions, tips on how to structure content, and a step-by-step process guide.
How Astrid Stavro makes her design team more collaborative
The former Pentagram partner shares her tips for leading a design team, encouraging collaboration, and the design skill that's underrated.
Design research is critical to any project. Here's how to do it well
This essential guide covers it all: qualitative and quantitative research, usability session and interview how-to's, reports, and more.
3 design takeaways from Season 1 of the 'Now What?' podcast
Designers from Medium, Modsy, and Resolve to Save lives on designing for unintended consequences, thinking big, and the future of e-commerce
Never be confused by typefaces vs. fonts again: here’s how they’re different
Never be confused by the typographic terms again: we break down the difference with this explainer.
The spookiest typography in pop culture, from 'Psycho' to 'Suspiria'
What do Psycho, Halloween, and Stranger Things all have in common? Killer type treatments.
How the People’s Graphic Design Archive is democratizing design history
The crowdsourcing project, which launched in 2020, is democratizing how we think about graphic design and its history.
The hamburger menu is everywhere. Here's why (and its pros and cons)
A deliciously detailed guide to the hamburger menu icon: what it is, its pros and cons, and 8 alternatives.
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