Each minute, millions of teens scroll through videos on social media platforms. These platforms are designed to connect people, but their overuse among young users is leading to serious, unintended consequences.

Have you ever switched to dark mode on your phone late at night and felt instant relief as your eyes relaxed? You’re definitely not alone! Dark mode featuring dark backgrounds paired with lighter text isn’t just trendy; it’s become a favorite setting for millions of users worldwide. But while it’s great for aesthetics and comfort, it’s equally crucial to design dark modes that are genuinely accessible to everyone.

User experience isn’t just a function of clever layout or seamless animation. The most impactful products aren’t merely well designed — they’re deeply felt. Behind every successful user experience is a beating heart of empathy.

Has this ever happened to you? After weeks of careful user research – planning sessions, interviews, observations, analysis – you present your findings to the team. Instead of excitement or curiosity, you get… indifference. A stakeholder shrugs: “Yeah, we already knew this.” Another adds, “These insights are pretty obvious.”

This way of working takes some time to get used to and isn’t always a fit for everyone, but the beauty is that there is no one right way to freelance. You get to decide, based on your experience and interests, what projects or assignments you want to take on and what you don’t.

Stacks are a new way to build flexible, adaptable layouts in Sketch. From buttons to complex UI, they’ll have a huge impact on how you work in Sketch. In this post, design lead Chris Downer shows us what they are — and why they matter.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to turn a Figma animation into a Lottie loading animation using the LottieFiles plugin.

When I think about one of the recent projects I worked on, a question comes to mind: If I wasn’t getting paid for it, would I still take on this project? Would I dedicate the same level of effort and attention to detail? Is this something I love doing, or am I just good at it?

This week: a killer UX framework, jaw-dropping case studies, and tools you can use today.

We often spotlight wireframes, research, or tools like Figma, but none of that moves the needle if we can’t collaborate well. Great UX doesn’t happen in isolation. It takes conversations with engineers, alignment with product, sales, and other stakeholders, as well as the ability to listen, adapt, and co-create. That’s where design becomes a team sport, and when your ability to capture the outcomes multiplies the UX impact.