DESIGN

Enshittification by Design: Why Every Interface Turns Against You

Enshittification by Design: Why Every Interface Turns Against You

Every great product starts like a love story. You fall for it fast. It’s clean. It’s simple. It just gets you. The buttons are where you expect, the features feel made for humans, and the copy is so f

How to Make Gamification Work on the Web

How to Make Gamification Work on the Web

The somewhat controversial topic of the usefulness of gamification in business has been sparking debates recently.One claim is that it’s a great business tool that helps engage and retain clients, as

Mastering The Product Design Process

Mastering The Product Design Process

To guarantee the success of any digital project, its design approach must match up to the specific issues it faces.Successful product design approaches tend to follow an iterative model. Once problems

The Hidden Costs of Minimalism in Design

The Hidden Costs of Minimalism in Design

It offered a simpler and cleaner design direction for websites and interfaces. Web and app designs became less complex in terms of styling, speeding up development time and resulting in digital produc

The Figma Fanboy: Designing with Passion, Judgment, and a Lot of Auto-Layouts

The Figma Fanboy: Designing with Passion, Judgment, and a Lot of Auto-Layouts

We’ve all encountered them—the designers who swear by Figma like it’s the holy grail of design tools. You know the ones.They’ll casually drop, “Oh, I don’t know, Figma just makes it so much easier,” a

The Death of Web Design: Why Websites Will Soon Auto-Design Themselves

The Death of Web Design: Why Websites Will Soon Auto-Design Themselves

Let’s get this out of the way: most websites in one to five years won’t need you. Or me. Or anyone with Figma open and a mood board full of fancy font pairings.They’ll design themselves. Not like “Wix

Designing UI for the Voice Era

Designing UI for the Voice Era

In recent years, we’ve seen various updates to the web design landscape, such as the arrival of AR and VR solutions for making mixed media. Video content has increased in quality, while the demand for

8 Ways to Shipwreck Your Next 
Website Design

8 Ways to Shipwreck Your Next 
Website Design

Ahoy Mateys! You’ve probably noticed lately that your website is looking a little worse for wear. What she needs is a bit more than fair skies and wind in her sails. She needs a redesign, something th

Everything You Need to Know About Responsive Logo Design

Everything You Need to Know About Responsive Logo Design

As designers, we’re well aware of the power of a great logo. Ask a pedestrian on the street to draw the Nike icon, and they’ll instantly curve their pencil into a swoosh. Tell a fifth-grader to create

Pantone Unveils Color of the Year: Mocha Mousse

Pantone Unveils Color of the Year: Mocha Mousse

Pantone has unveiled its Color of the Year for 2025: Mocha Mousse (PANTONE 17-1230), a warm, soft brown that exudes comfort and sophistication.This selection reflects a cultural gravitation towards ha

3 Easy Ways to Use Emotion in Web Design

3 Easy Ways to Use Emotion in Web Design

As human beings, we like to think that we’re rational creatures.We tell ourselves that we make our decisions based on fact and logic. However, that’s rarely the full truth. As much as we try to make c

Web Design Will Become the Art of Profiling the User

Web Design Will Become the Art of Profiling the User

Let’s get one uncomfortable truth out of the way: web design is no longer about aesthetics, usability, or even user experience. Those noble goals have been quietly pushed aside. The new frontier? Prof