Next-level frosted glass with backdrop-filter • Josh W. Comeau
joshwcomeau.com/css/backdrop-filter/Glassy headers have become a core part of the “slick startup” UI toolkit, but they’re all missing that final 10% that really makes it shine. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create the most realistic lush frosted glass anywhere on the internet.
The Paris Review - Waclaw Szpakowski Made Labyrinthine Drawings from Single, Continuous Lines
theparisreview.org/blog/2017/02/15/rhythmical-lines/A new exhibition proves that the Polish artist, who died in 1973, deserves a far wider reputation—and that his influence remains deeply felt.
Web Interface Guidelines
interfaces.rauno.me/A non-exhaustive list of details that make a good web interface.
Tactile Controls: Why Buttons Are Making a Comeback - IEEE Spectrum
spectrum.ieee.org/touchscreensIn an interview with Rachel Plotnick, delve into the past and present of tactile controls. As touchscreens dominate, we examine the current trend shifting back to physical buttons, and why users crave the familiar feel of buttons, knobs, and switches in their devices and interfaces.
Design tool canvas handles
bjango.com/articles/designtoolcanvashandles/Design tools often pack a lot of functionality around the bounding box of selected objects. Some of this functionality is represented by handles or icons, but a lot of it is hidden.
Home — Colossal
thisiscolossal.com/Check out books in the Colossal Shop ‘Groundswell’ Celebrates the Pioneering Women who Changed Land Art Two Decades After Its Release, ‘The Art Book for Children’ Gets a Vibrant Makeover Thandiwe Muriu’s ‘Camo’ Celebrates the Multi-Faceted Beauty of Kenyan Culture ‘Bird’ Flies Through the Avian World from Art and Design to History and Ornithology OpportunitiesContinue reading "Home"
The Pentium as a Navajo weaving
righto.com/2024/08/pentium-navajo-fairchild-shiprock.htmlHurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing, I passed a Navajo weaving with a complex abstract pattern. Suddenl...
Are rebrands starting to look the same? The challenges defining commercial design
itsnicethat.com/features/why-do-rebrands-all-look-the-same-thematic-graphic-design-120923Graphic designer and writer Elizabeth Goodspeed looks at the current trends in designing for the commercial world, and the impact shortened turnarounds and economic tensions are having on originality.
Great Animations
emilkowal.ski/ui/great-animationsWhat it takes to craft great animations.
Family Values
benji.org/family-valuesWhat makes Family, Family.
From mind to design in minutes
tinkercad.com/Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding.
This Crystal Fragment turns everything you see into 8-bit Pixel Art, and it’s FASCINATING
yankodesign.com/2024/07/04/this-crystal-fragment-turns-everything-you-see-into-8-bit-pixel-art-and-its-fascinating/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4VN2ZZZT9c&feature=youtu.be There is no denying that modern graphic resolutions have reached unachievable heights. Yet, there are many with an emotional connect to pixelated style: an art form that rekindles memories of early computers and video game graphics. If you’re one of them, who rejoices the blurring the lines between analog and digital, you can (when
Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad?
dwell.com/article/dtc-sofa-crisis-32304b9eThe most important piece of furniture in your home is in need of assistance. How did we end up here? And how can we fix it?
A Collection of Design Engineers
maggieappleton.com/design-engineersCollecting people I know who work at the intersection of design and engineering, in an attempt to figure out what a design engineer is