DESIGN

The Layered Aesthetic: Depth, Complexity, and Chaos Done Right

The Layered Aesthetic: Depth, Complexity, and Chaos Done Right

There’s a quiet revolution happening in design, and it’s not about minimalism’s clean white spaces or maximalism’s riot of color. It’s about layering—not just visually, but conceptually.The layered ae

Aqua Is Back, Baby: Run Early Mac OS X Right in Your Browser

Aqua Is Back, Baby: Run Early Mac OS X Right in Your Browser

Miss the days when your computer made cheerful chimes, folders had faces, and ClarisWorks was the peak of productivity?Then you’re going to love Infinite Mac—a delightful, in-browser time machine that

5 Common Design Mistakes that Disappoint Users

5 Common Design Mistakes that Disappoint Users

Designing an interactive interface or a website is not an easy feat. You have to analyze everything about your audience, in the first place their behavior, and then implement thorough planning. New te

Is Thinking Outside the Box Still Possible in a Cancel Culture World?

Is Thinking Outside the Box Still Possible in a Cancel Culture World?

In today’s world, where political correctness, cancel culture, and instant online feedback shape every conversation, one thing is clear: the freedom to “think outside the box” is slowly being suffocat

Pinterest Unveils the 2025 Color Palette

Pinterest Unveils the 2025 Color Palette

If you’re a designer, creative professional, or simply someone who loves to play with color, Pinterest’s newly unveiled 2025 Color Palette is here to brighten your year—literally.The social media plat

Why Don’t We Just Use Material Design?

Why Don’t We Just Use Material Design?

I work out of a small office in a co-working environment. Next to my dedicated space is a hot-desking area used primarily for video conferencing. Thanks to a bank of west-facing windows, an overenthus

Design Patterns: How to Create Simple Interfaces

Design Patterns: How to Create Simple Interfaces

There are long-standing patterns in design that help us understand what the user wants and which solution will work best. These are referred to as design patterns. This article will explain how patter

How Illustration Adds Emotion To UX

How Illustration Adds Emotion To UX

Pictures cross-language and literacy barriers, allowing people to understand and communicate complex moods and feelings that they cannot in words. When we were little, we could understand and apprecia

8 Dead Web Trends We’re Better Off Without

8 Dead Web Trends We’re Better Off Without

A lot of very smart people have said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Other people say that nostalgia bait…ahem…“retrospectives” get a lot of clicks. They’re both righ

Brutalism in the AI Era: Why Ugly Might Be the Only Honest Aesthetic Left

Brutalism in the AI Era: Why Ugly Might Be the Only Honest Aesthetic Left

The web is drowning in beauty. Or at least, what passes for beauty these days — polished gradients, 8px border radii, hero sections that look like they were plucked from the same Figma community file.

7 Essential Design Tips for a Killer “About Us” Page

7 Essential Design Tips for a Killer “About Us” Page

Effective website design conveys crucial information about a company, through everything from font styles, to image choices. Nowhere is this representation of brand identity more important than on the

Thanks to Covid-19, Website Accessibility Has Never Been More Important

Thanks to Covid-19, Website Accessibility Has Never Been More Important

The first global pandemic of the digital era is upon us. We’re living in unprecedented and uncomfortable times.For our senior citizens, these past several weeks have been particularly discomforting. A