The past few weeks have kept me away from writing — a bout with the flu followed by the competing demands of running a side business while maintaining regular work commitments made finding time challenging. Coming back, I found numerous new articles focused on AI and new tools and how they are gradually reshaping the way we work and interact with each other.

Today we are checking out amazing new UX/UI design tools for the month of February, 2025. These include AI design tools, major Figma updates, an AI freelancing platform, and more!

Are you looking for ways to make your business website more effective? Want to use simple psychology to guide your web design process?

In the current digital environment, considering user emotions has become essential in building unforgettable user experiences (UX). 

This week’s newsletter is a proper mix of the good stuff. From UX debates on empathy versus productivity, to rethinking CSS with some truly mind-bending updates (CSS if(), anyone?), and even a detective story about debugging subresources—you’re covered on all fronts.

Artificial intelligence (AI) benefits web developers and power users alike. As AI tools evolve, we’re finding more uses for them. The technology is touching design, development, content creation, user experience, and more.

In 2007, on my first trip to New York City, I grabbed a brand-new DSLR camera and photographed all the fonts I was supposed to love. I admired American Typewriter in all of the I <3 NYC logos, watched Akzidenz Grotesk and Helvetica fighting over the subway signs, and even caught an occasional appearance of the flawlessly-named Gotham, still a year before it skyrocketed in popularity via Barack Obama’s first…

Quality big visuals throughout this exciting One Pager (built with Shopify) for the Transport device by USB Club.

An unoptimized WooCommerce site is an obstruction to improved sales and profits. If your website is not optimized yet, the decreasing sales with poor user experiences shouldn’t be surprising.

Typography is especially crucial in design, whether it is for a website, printing materials, or other branding essentials. However, choosing the perfect font combination may seem daunting, even for seasoned designers. Playing the “guessing” game for hours can sometimes make you pull the strands out of your hair. Fortunately, there are font pairing generators or tools online that will make this process a little bit easier. These tools help both…