When a toy becomes the whole playgroundDesigners are not the tools they use. But designers are constantly learning, and the things we learn are heavily influenced by the tools we use, the features they offer, and the problems they solve.

esign is powerful. We chat with our friends and loved ones halfway across the globe, we can check on our pets while at work, and sync as a team in a pandemic. And design systems let us scale those experiences

The Flux Keyboard is a crowdfunding smash.This almost doesn't seem real. Australia-based design and engineering firm Flux has developed the Flux Keyboard, a transparent keyboard that sits atop an HD display. The user can instantly change the labels for the

The surge in remote work during the last few years prompted Amsterdam-based designer Robert van Embricqs to rethink how conventional desks would impact a home’s atmosphere. He wanted to invite “the user to fold that desk away when work is

Friendly monsters with enthusiastic grins and pastel fur and feathers have been sauntering through the streets of New York City thanks to Loe Lee. The jolly characters are part of the Chinese-American illustrator’s Creatures of Hope series, which overlays photographs

As designers, it’s important for us to stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, and ideas. One way we often do this is by finding inspiration from other designers’ work. There are many places online to find ideas, but Dribbble

ONE DAY IN 1992, near the northern pole of a planet hurtling around the Milky Way at roughly 500,000 miles per hour, Kelly Drew was busy examining some salmon brains in a lab. Her concentration was broken when Brian Barnes,

Nissan’s Max-Out Concept lived in digital form for a while now, part of their grand, $18 billion plan to electrify their lineup.The Max-Out design lives alongside Nissan’s additional concepts, the Chill-Out, Hang-Out, and Surf-Out, which all serve different purposes and

Streamline Your UX Writing with FigGPT, the AI-Powered Figma Plugin Figma plugins increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence to make our design workflow more efficient and effective. Last week, Vitaly Friedman shared in a Linkedin post about an excellent Figma plugin that includes ChatGPT,

I’m writing this post from a brand new coffee shop in a busy area of Los Angeles. It seems like it is opening day, or soon after. From a distance, the seating and tables look charming, and the setting is