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Is “laziness” the key to creativity?

If we asked you to name the ideal attributes of a creative person, laziness would rarely come up as a positive trait. But creative worth, and in turn personal worth, have too long been connected to productivity. Individuals are unfairly judged on the amount of work they produce (and how frequently), when in fact developing a creative idea requires stepping back for a moment.

AI art tools Stable Diffusion and Midjourney targeted with copyright lawsuit

The suit claims generative AI art tools violate copyright law by scraping artists’ work from the web without their consent.The suit claims generative AI art tools violate copyright law by scraping artists’ work from the web without their consent.

GradienMood – Generate gradients with your mood

GradienMood is a tool to generate gradients from your mood. Simply enter your mood (ex- Happy and funny world) and the AI magic will generate a CSS gradient for you.

Instagram, Spotify, and other modern logos get a 1980s makeover

From drop shadows to Memphis design motifs, these retro logos will inevitably take you back to the ‘Blade Runner’ decade.

I Have Nothing but respect for Whitney Houston’s new branding

This visual identity is sleek yet playful.

What is Design System Theming? [+ 4 Use Cases]

Building a design system is expensive. Whether an organization develops from scratch or adopts an open-source design system, theming is crucial for customization. This customization could be as simple as creating a dark mode or a multi-brand design system to accommodate a product suite.

User onboarding: best practices

Simple rules that will help you design a streamlined first-time users experience

Design-Pattern Guidelines: Study Guide

Unsure how to design and implement user-interface patterns? Use this collection of links to our content about specific patterns.

The Nike logo: a history

Learn how one of the world’s best known logos originated, and how it’s evolved over the years.

The art behind the Darkroom app icon

Darkroom is known for its modern, Apple Design Award-winning design, and its app icon is no exception. We thought it would be interesting to gain an inside look from Jasper Hauser, the co-founder and designer behind Darkroom, on the how and why he designs Darkroom’s app icons.

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