The principle of closure is a fascinating visual bias and affects how we perceive elements or objects. It explains our natural tendency to “fill in the gaps” when presented with incomplete information. As designers, we can exploit this tendency and use it as a tool for building intuitive and engaging design and user experiences.

You haven’t needed it. You’re a web designer and you’re focused largely on UI and UX. Your skills with design tools, HTML, CSS, and team communication have served you well. But you know what JavaScript is. It’s another part of the native web. It’s powerful. It can make websites do stuff beyond what HTML and CSS can do alone. You don’t even care to deeply learn JavaScript, you just want to get a ton of bang…

Spotify launches Countdown Pages for audiobooks, enhancing discovery and pre-saves for listeners and driving pre-release buzz for creators.

Today we will take a look at how to create a beautiful animation in React Three Fiber. The idea is to show a 3D scene in the background that looks like a distorted glassy view of a text ring, constantly rotating around its own axis. It’s a beautiful design element that could be used as an animated background. The animation is not very complex, perfect for those interested in getting started…

Futuristic fonts are characterized by their geometric shapes, clean lines, and creative shapes. Each contributes to a clean aesthetic that resonates with contemporary viewers. Their appeal lies in their ability to transform basic typography into something more modern, elegant, and innovative.

You Want border-color: transparent, Not border: none by Dave is a great reminder to not remove borders from components for accessibility reasons, especially to better support high contrast mode.

UX research without users isn’t research. We can shape design ideas with bias, assumptions, guesstimates, and even synthetic users, but it’s anything but UX research. Yet some of us might find ourselves in situations where we literally don’t have access to users — because of legal constraints, high costs, or perhaps users just don’t exist yet. What do we do then?

In the enchanting world of User Experience (UX) design, the Discovery Stage is where the journey begins. It’s akin to setting sail on an adventure, armed with a compass of creativity and curiosity.

Whether you’re looking for a way to streamline your workflow or simply curious about the latest design tools, this roundup is for you. From color palette generators to complete design builders, this month’s roundup of the most exciting new tools for designers has something for everyone. Enjoy!

UI design is a critical factor that can often make or break a successful developer tool. Whether you’re creating a tool for designers, engineers, creatives, or any other tool tailored for developers, this post is for you. (Even if you’re not a designer!)