figmadesign
Figma: the collaborative interface design tool.
2 min read · From 2015 · A better way to design. Design, prototype, and gather feedback all in one place with Figma.
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Current Affairs
Why You Hate Contemporary Architecture
20+ min read · From 2017 · And if you don’t, why you should…
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The School of Life
Why is the modern world so ugly?
10 min read · From 2020 · One of the great generalisations we can make about the modern world is that it is, to an extraordinary degree, an ugly world. If we were to show an ancestor from 250 years ago around our cities and…
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OneZero
This Super-Clean Smart Screen Puts a Newspaper on Your Wall
6 min read · From 2020 · Sometimes no user interface is the best user interface
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duo.alexpate.uk
Duo - Colour Pairings
From 2020 · Duo is a collection of my favourite colour combinations
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punchcut.com
The Tactile Era: 10 Principles for Haptic Design
7 min read · From 2020 · Use these 10 basic design principles to create superior haptic experiences in this new Tactile Era.
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fastscience.tv
A closer look at the design and engineering behind Apple's Airpods
From 2020 · This patent summary describes the technology behind Apple's wireless earphones marketed under the name Airpods. Airpods have built-in microphone, touch sensing, bluetooth and ship with a charging…
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colors.lol
Overly descriptive color palettes
From 2020 · A fun way to discover interesting color combinations.
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Fast Company
The untold origins of Apple’s groundbreaking design
6 min read · From 2020 · It all goes back to a food processor.
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UX Collective
A checklist to improve your product UI
~12 min read · From 2020 · This story will be especially useful for beginners, but all designers can keep these tips in mind, regardless of experience.
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Fast Company
The world’s most innovative companies in design: 2020
2 min read · From 2020 · Nike, Starbucks, and the Weather Channel earned spots on this year’s list.
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A List Apart
A Dao of Web Design
20+ min read · From 2017 · Web designers often bemoan the malleable nature of the web, which seems to defy our efforts at strict control over layout and typography. But maybe the problem is not the web. Maybe the problem is us.…
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Fast Company
Frog debuts a radical new business model. Can it save independent design?
4 min read · From 2020 · The business of design has never been as profitable as the businesses that design enables. In partnering with the VC firm Tuesday Capital, Frog wants to change that.
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Marker by Medium
How a Hot $100 Million Home Design Startup Collapsed Overnight
20+ min read · From 2020 · The untold story of how Homepolish’s extremely Instagrammable house of cards came tumbling down
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The Guardian
Toxic sofas are a secret scandal
4 min read · From 2020 · The use of banned flame retardants is widespread, yet our prime minister is hostile towards public protections, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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