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27 FigJam activities to spark creativity

Looking for ways to shake up your teaching? These collaborative templates help students connect, create, and learn together.

Blending Photography With Graphics: A Designer’s Guide to Mixed Media

Mixed media design is one of the most popular trends in graphic design that combines reality with creativity to birth visuals that not only stand out but also tell captivating stories.

Design like Apple

Over the past two decades I’ve been hearing people I’ve worked with and in the product community — other designers and PMs, clients when I ran an agency, founders and CEOs — saying they want designers to “design like Apple”. The problem has always been a chicken-and-egg one: to design like Apple, you need to prioritize simplicity in all parts of your organization (like Apple).

Responsive Tables & Readable Paragraphs

I have this habit where when I’m watching a TV show where I like to read about it on my phone while I’m watching it. Reviews, summaries, fan theories, whatever. Seems like that would be distracting — but I think it’s extra engaging sometimes. I’d often end up on Wikipedia where they do episode informational summaries in a particular layout where the small screen layout had a horribly obnoxious side…

Ant Design X 1.0 is out

Ant Design X is a brand new AGI component library from Ant Design, designed to help developers more easily develop AI product user interfaces. Building on Ant Design, Ant Design X further expands the design specifications for AI products, offering developers more powerful tools and resources. We look forward to driving the development of AI technology with you!

Reflecting on a Decade in Product Design

I’ve been talking to a lot of junior designers lately. After one of these chats, I reflected on how my career evolved. Interestingly, I couldn’t say I was much different from today’s junior designers. What’s different today compared to a decade ago is the environment. The job market has changed for the worse, and design tools have bloomed.

Progress Bar Design Best Practices

Practical recommendations along with tutorials for Figma that will help you design the best progress bar for your product.

Illuminating the Dark: A Designer’s Guide to Dark Mode Design

Imagine cozying up with your favourite app, and instead of being blinded by bright white screens, you’re greeted with a sleek, calming dark interface. Feels good, right? Dark mode Design isn’t just a trend—it’s a revolution in UI/UX design, and it’s here to stay. Whether you’re binge-watching YouTube, chatting on Slack, or scrolling through Instagram, dark mode is making our digital lives easier on the eyes and just a bit…

The State of UX in 2025: What Designers Need to Know

Design is no longer just about sketching out wireframes or crafting pixel-perfect mockups. A massive shift is happening: control is moving from designers to algorithms, automated tools, and, yes, business stakeholders.

The Role of Surprise in Effective Design

Think of any website you thought was so cool and it would undoubtedly feature a surprise element. Whether it’s an attractive animation, an interactive widget, or an uncommon layout, the designs that surprise you are the ones that stay in your memory.

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