Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (June 2025)
It’s time again to share some cool resources and tools for our fellow developers. There are so many cool tools out there to help you build faster, write better code, and stay organized.
It’s time again to share some cool resources and tools for our fellow developers. There are so many cool tools out there to help you build faster, write better code, and stay organized.
We scaled Santa, an open-source binary authorization tool, across all Figmates’ laptops to boost endpoint security while keeping workflows seamless. Here’s how we tackled the challenges and ensured a smooth rollout.
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a fun and interactive mesh gradient generator that you can use to create beautiful mesh gradients and add them to your designs.
Mosaic designs have an incredible ability to evoke a sense of tradition, craftsmanship, and timeless beauty in any design.
Web design ideas in 2025 demonstrate a bright and unusual approach. They combine aesthetics, proven functionality, perfect usability, and innovations. Who dictates trends for design developments? Surely, it is real visitors who use the websites every day and desire to enjoy both attractive design and improved functionality.
Mature organizations use career ladders to assess whether an employee is exceeding their job expectations and ready for promotion. These ladders typically encompass several areas of skills and provide a precise indication of whether someone is close to being promoted or if they should focus on improving in certain areas.
In our original design, user input was handled through modal dialogs. This approach became problematic as our workflows grew in complexity — especially when forms became multi-step, or when nested actions required opening a new modal on top of another.
Equal-height image layouts seem simple until you try to build one that’s truly responsive. This tutorial walks through my solution using flexbox aspect ratios, the Eleventy Image plugin, and a Nunjucks shortcode.
As always in design, timing matters, and so do timely notifications. Let’s explore how we might improve the notifications UX. More design patterns in our Smart Interface Design Patterns, a friendly video course on UX and design patterns by Vitaly — from complex data tables and nested filters to FAQs and error messages.