We’re reintroducing our Make Designs feature with some key improvements, including a new name—First Draft—to better reflect our goal of giving designers another way to get started.

If I were to say “product roadmap” to you, what would come to mind? Probably something resembling a Gantt chart, much like the roadmap shown below: A set of product updates, usually in the form of features mapped against a timeline.

I’m working on a refresh of my personal website, what I’m calling the HD remaster. Well, I wouldn’t call it a “full” redesign. I’m just cleaning things up, and Polypane is coming in clutch. I wrote about how much I enjoy developing with Polypane on my personal blog back in March 2023.

Deferring offscreen images is a web performance optimization technique that can help you improve user experience and Core Web Vitals on your site. Also known as lazy loading, it downloads out-of-view images only when they’re about to appear in the user’s viewport. Deferring offscreen images is especially important on image-heavy websites.

Whether you’re organizing a local beer festival, promoting an Oktoberfest-themed event, or simply looking to capture the festive Bavarian spirit, the right design elements can make all the difference.

In this age of endless newfangled organizational tools, the spreadsheet holds firm. Frederick O’Brien explains how, from engineering to design, they can still provide a rock-solid foundation for your work.

As a beginner or mid-level developer, you’ve probably focused a lot on making your app functional. But have you considered how it feels to use? In this post, we’ll explore 9 often-overlooked aspects of UI design that can significantly improve your app’s user experience.

Managing projects efficiently is crucial to keep your work process moving smoothly. Working within a design team, or collaborating with multiple stakeholders, staying organised can be a challenge.

Hello and welcome to an especially tricksy edition of Design Lobster. This week we’re exploring the curious history of “Easter Eggs” in software, and examining a gravity-defying teapot that makes poisoning your enemies a breeze.

In this security industry, the manual processes that drive traditional threat modeling methods are increasingly inadequate for managing the growing scale and complexity of today’s products and services.