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How I approach motion in product design

Motion is critical for how a product feels. It guides attention, reinforces brand personality, and can make an interface feel more responsive. Motion has been a core part of my design process, going way back to the days when Principle was king.

State of CSS 2025

One could be forgiven for being slow to adopt all these new-fangled CSS features. After all, do we really need them? And even if we do, do they even work reliably across browsers?

Closing the Loop: Building Shapes with a Planar Graph

There’s some fun computational geometry in my latest artwork, and in this article I’ll walk through how I take a scramble of disconnected paths and turn them into closed shapes, using half-edges and a planar graph.

How AI Is Changing Search Behaviors

Generative AI (genAI) is reshaping how people search for information. Anyone watching their content pageviews decline is currently experiencing the impact of this. But what’s behind the shift? The speed of the change is impressive, considering how deeply ingrained information-seeking habits can be.

8 tips for designers building branded templates in Figma Buzz

To create self-serve templates that bend—but don’t break—brand designers need to consider work through a marketing lens. Here’s how to set up editing guardrails and design layouts that flex and scale.

10 “Fresh” Design Trends We Shamelessly Stole From the Past

Every “fresh” design trend you love is probably stolen—from Soviet posters to 80s neon, from Bauhaus to Blade Runner. We’re not inventing; we’re remixing. Here’s the proof that today’s hottest web aesthetics are just yesterday’s styles in shinier packaging.

State of CSS 2025

Hope you’re having a good week so far. This edition I loved the deep dive into the State of CSS 2025 results, with :has() rightly in the spotlight.

Navigation-Less Designs by 2030

If you’ve ever opened a B2B app and felt like you were fighting a maze of menus, tabs, and dashboards — you’re not alone. Traditional navigation was once the backbone of digital products. But today, it feels less like guidance and more like a tax. Every click, every search, every hover-over is a micro-burden that slows people down.

A simple, perfectly timed design decision

A few days ago, I opened my finance app to check my card details. Nothing unusual about that. Except this time, I was already on a call.

Why Users Ignore AI Explanations

A recent study reveals why well-designed AI explanations often go unused and what it means for UX practice

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