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A rendering of the iconic Warner Bros. shield on a water tower, in front of a blue sky spotted with fluffy clouds.

Why are streaming services binging on blue?

Fishwife product photography that features tins with green packaging styled on a reflective surface and surrounded by olives, radishes, and grapes.

The canny creatives behind the tinned fish revival

An illustration that depicts free-floating, translucent posts and a green cursor over a light blue background.

Twitter just rebranded as X. But its UI lives on—and everyone is copying it

A CG rendering of a Casa Malka tequila bottle placed in a center composition among rocks and cacti by Haruko Hayakawa.

This CG artist and creative director is illustrating a brand world that's better than the real thing

A chatbot UI on a mobile device, which is centered in the composition.

Why the AI revolution is kicking off from a text box

A collage of screenshots from Oliwia Bober's portfolio website.

How I made this: The engaging illustration that’s more than meets the eye

5/23/23

A 3D illustration of a gradient orb surrounded by work icons, like charts, paper planes, and a computer cursor.

Generative AI is taking over agency work processes. Where does this leave humans?

5/10/23

Shubham Agarwal

A Futurewise product photo shot that features a model with her head resting on moss, surrounded by a Futurewise product and a snail.

The queen of the teen skincare scene builds brand worlds, not identities

4/28/23

Margaret Andersen

Screenshots from Franny Demier's homepage, arranged in a 1x2 grid. The image on the left is set in a black, circular frame.

How I Made This: The minimalist grid that invites users to keep exploring

4/11/23

Three website screenshots, a couple in desktop view and one in mobile, and banners reading “responsive websites”

20 responsive website examples to help you design for perfect performance

3/29/23

A photograph of the Alright Studio staff.

Alright Studio wants to change your definition of web design. It’s branding

3/21/23

Garrett Derossett, Spencer Joynt, And Tucker Schoos

An illustration of of a website in three different viewport sizes, layered over each other.

Master these 5 web design fundamentals and build websites in a snap

3/15/23

Brands are using macro photography to grab your attention in a whole new way

3/8/23

Elizabeth Goodspeed

A BTS poster that reads "Neo CIty Seoul The Origin" by Studio XXX.

How the agencies behind K-Pop’s biggest artists design for global reach

2/28/23

Victoria Goldiee

An illustration of an asteroid with a few "plus" icons orbiting around it, which also serve as hover interaction triggers.

8 ways you haven't used Editor X yet

2/28/23

An illustration depicting different elements of a design system, visualized as widgets across the composition.

Design systems and style guides are different. Here's how

2/22/23

An illustration that highlights the ticker tape feature of Ron Porat's website.

How I Made This: Ticker tape that turns your designs into breaking news

2/15/23

An illustration that depicts the text "lorem ipsum" in all caps, across a cracked surface, as if on a broken gravestone.

The fascinating origins of Lorem ipsum and how generative AI could kill it

2/15/23

Shubham Agarwal

A collage of several valentine's day cards generated by AI. Images courtesy Janelle Shane.

Perrin Drumm

An illustration of the MidJourney interface and the resulting web design.

The ultimate guide to AI web design

2/8/23

The White Lotus main title card over a grid of title cards from the opening credits.

The 'White Lotus' design team on why the opening credits went viral

2/1/23

An illustration of a studio's home page, overlaid by windows that contain website metrics and creator comments.

A 5-step approach to landing freelance clients at scale

2/1/23

Two tablets sit upright at an angle on a cement bench. One features the Semafor homepage, the other features Clem Shepherd's portfolio homepage.

Linework is on the rise, and it’s defying infinite scroll

1/25/23

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