Big zen energy: why web designers are creating visual respites online
Designers are manifesting zen energy online with animated gradients, biophilia, and soft color palettes.
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'Dopamine' colors are giving the internet a vivid new look
How the "dopamine dressing" trendādressing in colorful, happiness-inducing huesāis making its way from fashion to our screens.
Why more and more websites are using interactive 3D design features
Interactive 3d elements are a great way to catch user's attention in an era of too many open tabs, and they're increasing in popularity.
Designers are luring tourists to new hotspots. Here's how
Now boarding: design advice from agencies behind the web presences of destinations like California, Tasmania, and Iceland.
How Spotify canvases are changing the way we experience music
The convenience of streaming has come at a cost to album art (among many other things). Could Spotify's canvases offer one solution?
Parallax scrolling and beyond: 10 websites with fantastic scroll effects
Scroll effect best practices and examples to get inspired by. Parallax scrolling is just the beginning.
5 tips on how and who will get a job in the Metaverse
A guide to the most-sought after jobs in a burgeoning market, and the skills you need to land one.
15 years of iPhone: A visual history
The biggest design moments in the history of the Apple iPhone, which released to the public 15 years ago this month.
10 ways to check if your website is accessible
Make sure your website is accessible for all users with this guide, including a 10-part web accessibility checklist.
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.
Mobile-First vs Responsive Web Design: All You Need to Know
There are the two approaches to improve mobile UX: mobile-first and responsive design. Contrary to what you may think, they're not the same.
Why the early iPhone iOS is gaining nostalgic fandom
The new UI Archive launched purely for the love of Appleās old iOS designs. It quickly grew a fanbase.
5 tricks to take your website to the next level in minutes
Designer and content creator Brandon Groce shares 5 ways you can uplevel your web design skills.
Low-code no-code web development, explained
Inside the low-code no-code movement, its benefits for web designers who want to streamline their process, and the top 10 platforms in 2022.
Is Letterboxd's UI changing the way we review movies?
Letterboxd's UI has shifted movie reviews from lengthy film critic think pieces to bite-sized takes designed to be shared.
How to make your web design portfolio stand out, according to top creative directors
Tips you can use right now to make your digital design portfolio stand out, according to art directors at three top agencies.
Want to design for the metaverse? Here's how
We break down all things metaverse design: the biggest growth areas, design techniques, tools, and must-have skills.
Gather's UI looks a lot like GameBoy. It's one of the best visions for the Metaverse we've seen
Virtual platform Gather's vision of the metaverse is approachable and nostalgic. It already has a $700 million valuation.
Here's everything we know about web 3.0, the so-called next era of the internet
What's the difference between web 2.0 and web 3.0? We break it down (as much as we can).
How this Webby Award-winning teen built a website to help Ukrainian refugees in three days
Efficient design decisions brought the site, by Avi Schiffmann and Marco Burstein, to life fast. It already has over 1 million active users.
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