Learn how to make a modern CSS pulse animation using only HTML and CSS and use this for video play buttons in your websites.

Double-clicking is a clunky gesture from the floppy disk era that has no place in modern UX. As interfaces evolve toward AI, touch, and simplicity, it’s time to finally bury the double-click for good. If you’re still designing for it, you’re designing backwards.

In the evolving landscape of user experiences as digital products used by people everyday, AI has begun to shape not just the backend logic of systems, but the very interfaces users see and interact with. A new term has, thus, entered the vocabulary often thrown around design teams, Generative UI. It includes interfaces that are created, adapted, or optimized through artificial intelligence with little to no human input. It’s a…

This line-drawing tendency is often visible between design and engineering. Software development tools and workflows, which can take a long time to master, have helped harden divisions between the work of designers and developers. But in the age of AI, those divisions are starting to blur and even shift.

Each particle starts on a random color and changes hue as it fades out. This seems pretty straightforward, but appearances can be deceiving. In fact, I discovered a new CSS limitation I wasn’t aware of, and came up with a couple different workarounds.

Every now and then I get an odd tendency to just go off and make something. It’s why I made a typeface. It’s why I made a mobile music app. And it’s why I made another mobile app, It Makes Noise.

It’s been a long week. You’ve been looking forward to your weekly ride. You sit down on your bike. You turn the key, press the ignition. The engine turns over a few times. Then silence. You try again. Same. One more time. No dice.

I’ve been working as an interaction designer and PM for years. When I first came to the US a decade ago, I wasn’t sure how I’d fit into the job market. I wasn’t from here and didn’t know the playbook. Through trial and error, I eventually found myself in the then-booming role of UX designer — a job that felt relatable, in demand, and easy to explain to others at…

These modular blocks of content make it simple to display images, text, buttons, and links in a way that feels intuitive and responsive across all screen sizes.

Rodolpho Henrique guides you through the essential aspects of color in digital design and user experience, from the practical steps of creating effective and scalable color palettes to critical accessibility considerations.