Addressing the design-engineering gap with AI coding tools
How shadow repos and data layer helped me move from design handoffs to working prototypes that ship in hours Over the past few months, I have…
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Building systems that strengthen product discovery judgment
Moving from accidental learning to deliberate capability development. Diagram created by author using Google Gemini AI text-to-image creator The retrospective felt like a breakthrough. The…
An Operating System for Organizations: Why Every Business, Product, and Design Leaders Need Agent Runtime Environments
AI agents are moving from prototypes to production, but most initiatives fail without the right foundation: an AI agent runtime environment. As many have seen…
Accessible UX Research, eBook Now Available For Download
This article is a sponsored by Accessible UX Research Smashing Library expands again! We’re so happy to announce our newest book, Accessible UX Research, is…
The business is the only stakeholder that matters
Why UX and Market Research should stop fighting and start working together. Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash It’s a debate I’ve been dragged into so…
How to approach creating design alternatives in a sustainable way
The rule of 3 in design isn’t feasible anymore, unless you do this Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on…
State, Logic, And Native Power: CSS Wrapped 2025
If I were to divide CSS evolutions into categories, we have moved far beyond the days when we simply asked for border-radius to feel like…
The Three Lenses of UX: Because Not All UX Is the Same
UX is often described as a mix of art and science, but that definition is too simple. The truth is, UX is a spectrum made…
Is there such a thing as mindful scrolling?
What happens when you apply mindfulness to a mindless experience? Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
How to create Liquid Glass effects with CSS and SVG
Apple’s Liquid Glass UI for iOS 26 is getting a lot of attention. Beyond the visual hype, it is also raising questions about accessibility and…
tRPC vs oRPC: Which is better for your next TypeScript project, and why?
For a long time, tRPC was the top choice in the TypeScript world. It solves a problem that every full-stack developer faces: how to keep…
Thought-shaped UI, sigma (Σ) shaped designers, Figma’s new DS features
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “We have a big choice to make: we’re about to jump into a new era of technology — meaning different values,…
How UX Professionals Can Lead AI Strategy
Your senior management is excited about AI. They’ve read the articles, attended the webinars, and seen the demos. They’re convinced that AI will transform your…
Do Built-From-Scratch WordPress Themes Still Make Sense?
WordPress boasts an unrivaled flexibility. There’s an opportunity to customize every component of your website. That certainly applies to themes. For years, some developers opted…
30+ Best Free Heavy & Ultra-Bold Fonts for Creatives
Heavy fonts are essential typefaces for any designer wanting to make an immediate impact. Characterized by their thick strokes and pronounced presence, they have the…