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Daniel Immke shares a method to get a cool ’noisy’ effect on SVGs.

Inspired by a blog post from Chris Coyier, I share here tools that I use daily.

In this blog, I share my experience with setting up a Design System within a government institution.

The creation of interactive prototypes is a skill that every designer must possess.

Dark mode, displaying light text on a dark background, is, according to research by the NN Group, primarily for aesthetics, because users find it visually appealing.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images are smaller, making them more sustainable and infinitely scalable.

This is a great example of ‘how it can be done’.

In addition, masculine countries like the United States, Italy, and Greece would employ a more aggressive style, with competition (the strongest wins) being central.

A collection of presentations from companies such as Apple, OpenAI, and Zapier, with extra emphasis on design.

And argues that a UI/UX designer is more user-focused and research-oriented due to its academic origins.

I find it particularly interesting that he emphasizes not being hesitant to spend money on books.

Including those of America, Canada, the UK, and also the Netherlands.

Enter an MP3.

On Hackernews, an interesting discussion is taking place about ‘realistic’ web design inspiration, where websites such as Pixelfika, Siteinspire, CSSline, Admire The Web, and Mobbin are being recommended.

The Martime Deftons Type Foundy is a reasonable priced (starting a 19 euros) alternative for Google Fonts if you’re looking for some unique fonts for your next project.

Redmine is a free open source project management tool which can be used to replace similar tools like JIRA.

SVGmix is a collection of free SVG icons and illustrations.

I always try to create something first, then learn something, and finally consume something.

Louise North gives a detailed explanation on Web Designer Depot about the new Bento UI trend.

A collection of handy ‘UX laws’ which you should keep in mind while designing.

Interesting approach by Chris How of Clearleft to start in a spreadsheet when doing a redesign.

Freefaces.gallery is a collection of free fonts.

David Heinemeier Hanson, CTO at 37 Signals, argues in his blog that is Figma is a cool tool to do some sketching, but when you design for the web you ultimately do this with HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Archives.design is an archive with (mainly retro) graphic design-related books.

svghub is a collection of SVG squiggles, scribbles and shapes you can use to enrich your designs.

Flowbite icons offers a set of over 400 free SVG icons.

Discover why I stopped following the news and why you should consider doing the same.

The rebranding of Team GB by thisaway is a beautiful example of maximalism.

A beautiful collection of the logo trends in 2023.

Adam Silver provides good arguments why you shouldn’t use tooltips and what possible alternatives are.

Loving these old school computer ads!

An extensive list of SVG background pattern generators.

Great set of easy to follow visual design rules by Anthony Hobday for designers and non designers to improve their designs.

Archive with vintage illustrations (1940-1970)

Robin Rendle demonstrates how new CSS functions make typography hacks a thing of the past.

Extensive collection of logo’s which can be used for inspiration.

Article from the Washington Post about scientific research suggesting your biggest meal should be breakfast followed by a moderate lunch and a small dinner.

This handy tool MuscleWiki let’s you pick a muscle group you want to train and gives you fitting exercises.

Goldmine of useful tips to create resilient and usable forms by Adam Silver.

A cautionary tale on how you should not rely on browsers to always provide usable native elements.

Tutorial on how to create a cool skewed highlight effect behind text.

Cool CSS experiments regarding layering, filtering and masking by Jeff Zych.

Chris Coyer celebrates the demise of proprietary syndication formats such as Google’s AMP or Facebook’s Instant articles forcing publishers to jump through hoops.

Lucide: a clean looking set of open source line icons.

When do you use a link and when do you create a button?

Scott VandeHey displays a collection of inspiring demo’s to showcase the power of CSS blend modes.

First batch of color fonts released on Google Fonts.

Extensive guide by Andy Chan on all the skills you need in order to become a self-taught UI/UX designer.

CSS Doodle is a JavaScript library which enables you to create patterns and illustrations based on CSS.

Matthias Ott confirms in this blog post what I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: HTML/CSS prototypes are the best way to design.