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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

The home of alternative design, code and content on the world wide web.

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.

Original thesis (HTML), mindmap, mindmap outline, and summary.

Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK

Accessibility does not limit creativity! Explore six distinct WCAG-compliant yellow and purple palettes and learn how to design your own.

This slick little piece of steel is a magnetic-mount tape holder. It can hold smaller-diameter tapes (like electrical) on the inner fins, and larger-diameter (duct, packing, blue) tapes on the outer fins. The gap in the fins allows it to

The rugged Ulefone 33 Pro bucks the thin smartphone trend

In the wake of my recent (and inaugural) visit to Disneyland, I read Richard Snow’s history of the park, Disney’s Land. Early in the book, ... Read more

It’s often said that what’s inside matters more than one’s looks, but it’s hard to argue that a product’s looks and its physical user experience are what makes it inst…

A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.

User scenarios can bridge communication gaps, create a shared sense of ownership and boost your empathy. Now you can design them in Justinmind. Here is how.

In the world of product design and development, three terms often come up that can sometimes be confusing for us: user stories, user scenarios, and use cases. Understanding the differences between them is crucial to know in which moment we shoud use one or another. So, let´s go for