Yes, Photoshop lost. Maybe you’re new around here, but Photoshop was THE design tool everyone used to design websites and apps. Everyone. But it lost out to Sketch and Figma and now hardly anyone designs these things in Photoshop. Of course some still do but most don’t. I still use Photoshop for certain things but never web design or apps. It’s dead to me there.
We’re giving every UI element a complete refresh, focused on better aesthetics, improved usability, and a more polished design system.
Yes, you are reading that correctly: This is indeed a guide to styling counters with CSS. Some of you are cheering, “Finally!”, but I understand that the vast majority of you are thinking, “Um, it’s just styling lists.” If you are part of the second group, I get it. Before learning and writing more and more about counters, I thought the same thing. Now I am part of the first…
Since joining Microsoft’s AI team last year, I’ve found myself diving headfirst into the world of artificial intelligence. What began as an overwhelming experience, trying to grasp concepts and frameworks, has now turned into a passion project that I’m eager to share with you. In just six months, I transitioned from being a complete beginner to confidently speaking at conferences, sharing insights about AI and its impact on business and…
Recently, I found myself at a photo booth after an exhausting day. While processing my order, a screen appeared asking if I wanted additional photos for just £2 more. There were two options: a bold green “Continue” button that commanded attention, and a barely visible, desaturated grey “Skip” button that appeared almost non-clickable. I caught myself nearly pressing “Continue”, simply because it was the visually dominant choice — but I…
Glow effects are a staple of design. They add to the aesthetic and create a mood. Everything from a buzzing neon sign to a sci-fi thriller movie comes to mind.
In an era dominated by digital design and sleek, polished graphics, it’s great seeing raw, hand-drawn and illustrated posters are making a strong comeback
With AI tools and models coming out faster than anyone can keep track of, designers and product builders are left wondering: Which technologies will stick? And how will they reshape the way we design and build software? Against this backdrop, Figma Co-founder and CEO Dylan Field and Y Combinator President and CEO Garry Tan sat down for a wide-ranging conversation about the staying—and growing—power of design, and the difference between…
At Chase, we have nearly 1,000 designers and 3,000 engineers working across our digital portfolio, and our design system plays a key role in connecting experiences across this large organization to create modern digital products for multiple teams with their own goals and roadmaps.
Countless articles and books about design stress the importance of designing for real users. The concept of user-centric design is rooted in putting the user front and center and designing a product that will make the user happy.
