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Exciting New Tools for Designers, August 2025

Exciting New Tools for Designers, August 2025

Our roundup of exciting new tools for designers is a smorgasbord of options, from open source editors to artificial intelligence tools are designed to speed up creative workflows. Most of the tools hi

The Curious Tale Behind “The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog”

The Curious Tale Behind “The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog”

At first glance, it looks like the start of a quirky children’s book or a line from a failed Dr. Seuss draft.But “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is more than just a weird sentence with o

Dear Hamburger Menu: It’s Not the ’90s Anymore

Dear Hamburger Menu: It’s Not the ’90s Anymore

Oh, Hamburger Menu. You mysterious little stack of lines. Once hailed as a sleek solution to messy navigation, you now feel like the flip phone of UX—retro, cryptic, and slightly passive-aggressive.Su

Take a look: Adobe’s 2025 Creative Trends Forecast

Take a look: Adobe’s 2025 Creative Trends Forecast

In a world that often feels both hyperconnected and disconnected, Adobe’s 2025 Creative Trends Forecast captures the essence of what today’s consumers are craving.It’s a fascinating mix of opposites—f

The Rise and Fall of the Web Mascot: Where Did They Go?

The Rise and Fall of the Web Mascot: Where Did They Go?

Remember when every other startup had a mascot? A weird, bug-eyed creature with a permanent smirk, usually some round, blobby thing with inexplicable limbs, making finger guns at you from the corner o

10 Dos and Don’ts of Web Design in 2022

10 Dos and Don’ts of Web Design in 2022

Navigating the world of web design can be difficult. There is so much conflicting and outdated advice.How many times have you been advised to obey the 3-Click Rule? It states that users must reach the

The Joy of Web Design: Embracing Creativity in the Age of AI

The Joy of Web Design: Embracing Creativity in the Age of AI

Web design, like all forms of design, is more than just a technical skill—it’s a deep expression of the human spirit.It’s the quiet satisfaction of creating something meaningful, something that reflec

15 Critical Website Fixes to Make Before Launching a Mobile App

15 Critical Website Fixes to Make Before Launching a Mobile App

Your target market has gone mobile. Mobile users spend up to 12% of their time browsing on their device, which works out to 87 hours a month or 1,044 hours a year spent on their phone; 90% of that tim

Is It Time to Kill the Sidebar?

Is It Time to Kill the Sidebar?

Once upon a time, the sidebar was king. It wore a crown made of navigation links, tag clouds, RSS icons, and if it was feeling especially fancy, a Flash-powered visitor counter.It was the digital atti

Ethical Defaults: Why Designers Must Stop Hiding Behind Settings

Ethical Defaults: Why Designers Must Stop Hiding Behind Settings

Let’s cut to the chase: if your product requires users to dig through labyrinthine settings just to stop you from hoarding their personal data, you’re not designing—you’re manipulating. And it’s time

19 Contemporary Font Pairings

19 Contemporary Font Pairings

There are thousands of different styles available, so the task of finding the correct one to suit your project can often appear very difficult.There are numerous tools online that offer assistance in

The Iconic Visual Design of Squid Game: Lessons for Web Designers

The Iconic Visual Design of Squid Game: Lessons for Web Designers

When Squid Game hit our screens, it was an instant cultural phenomenon. Beyond its gripping narrative and unsettling critique of societal inequality, one element stood out with almost hypnotic power: