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Graef's Manuale H 1920 is all-metal and ready to crank

Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe

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Why Japan’s internet looks weird — unless you live here. “Japanese customers are used to seeing a lot of information packed into tiny spaces — consider how much text you can find on the label of an onigiri…”

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A closer look at Japan’s maximalist web design shows how cultural values and practical needs create an online world richer than it appears.

There’s an interesting cultural observation to be made as a writer based in Europe, that we like our sans-serif fonts, while our American friends seem to prefer a font with a serif. It’…

When 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler, who spent years editing Ernie Smith’s writing for Motherboard, reached out about doing a zine, Ernie was absolutely in. The goal of the zine—to shine …

A new typeface from Shantell Martin

Perhaps inspired by All Streets, Ben Fry’s map of all the streets in the US, Nelson Minar built a US map out of all the rivers in the country. Minar put all the data and files he used up on Github so you can make your own version.

Finding inspiration in everything from market boards to danfo buses, experimenting with indigenous scripts, and working hard to shed lingering Western influence, these type designers are building a uniquely African visual language.

Porte Neue Font is an elegant font family in 6 styles, released by Groteskly Yours Studio. Originally released as Porte in 2019, this updated 2025 version refines its classic outlines while expanding the family to six styles plus a variable font. Inspired by Eastern European stone-carved plaques, Porte Neue blends sharp contrast, sans serif font…

Porte Neue is an elegant high-contrast display sans serif by Groteskly Yours Studio. Porte Neue comes in 6 styles, and is perfect for logos, social media, packaging, and luxury branding. Free font trials and commercial licenses available.

Learn how to use the new range syntax for CSS style queries and the if() function.

Ffrom AI skeptic to optimist—exploring how intelligent tools augment human creativity without replacing judgment

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A friendly guide to front-end date pickers!

What makes a color "masculine"? Our guide explores the history, meaning, and versatility of 13 classic colors, from navy blue to salmon pink.

In the 1960s, Toyota's designers tackled a challenge that they hadn't yet: Design a vehicle with a lot of interior space, enough to carry up to eight passengers. Japanese law strictly regulated the length of vehicles, which presented the designers with a problem. They concluded that having the engine in

The Community Geography Lab in Ohio organized a mapping project for Kent residents to map historical Census data: This map was created working closely with South End residents, including three mapp…

Remember Bourbon and Bitters? Meet their modern successor: Roux. Elaina Natario talks about her new CSS boilerplate that rethinks how teams structure and scale their styles without needing to reach for frameworks like Tailwind.

The switches and buttons of Alien: Earth might be retrofuturism, but the present shift from touchscreens back to buttons in vehicles shows their staying power.

Furniture designers are in a challenging era. Increasing customization demands, the rise of complex organic forms, and non-stop pressure to streamline production are pushing traditional workflows to their limits. To adapt to today's pace, designers are searching for digital solutions that will support both their creativity and their business.

Explore the impact of amiability in web interactions and learn from the history of Vienna Circle's collaborative spirit in dealing with disagreements.

Discover how design systems can evolve into living languages, embracing dialects for flexibility and improved user experiences.

Succumbing to AI temptations weakens your UX skills. Strive for the AI virtues to keep yourself strong as you use AI in your work.

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Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK