Web Developer Tools & Resources
Ever noticed those gray, shimmering boxes that appear while a webpage loads? Those are skeleton loaders—âa powerful UX technique that makes waiting feel faster.
These templates allow you to create a professional hero photo by combining various static elements, such as backgrounds, objects, and text, to make any photorealistic design presentation your project requires. And doing all of this in Photoshop couldn’t be easier.
Remember that last team brainstorming session where you were supposed to generate a long list of brilliant ideas? How many of those ideas actually stuck? Did leadership act on any of those ideas? In this article, Eric Olive challenges the value of exercises like brainstorming and explores more effective methods for sparking creativity to improve design and enhance the user’s experience.
Meta’s Chief Technology Officer on consciousness, questioning design paradigms, and building for the future.
Themes can be free or premium, and some developers even choose to create a custom WordPress theme for your site to match the unique branding and functionality of a business. Custom themes offer flexibility and allow developers to integrate features that might not be available in pre-built options.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making significant progress in healthcare, changing the way medical professionals diagnose diseases, plan treatments, and deliver patient care. As AI technologies mature, they are helping healthcare providers and businesses address long-standing challenges, improve efficiency, and offer better outcomes for patients. This blog explores how AI is influencing healthcare, with a focus on diagnosis, treatment, and patient care excellence. It also highlights practical applications and benefits for...
The Duolingo CEO recently compared the AI shift to the mobile-first revolution.
The way we access the internet has changed dramatically. No longer are desktops the primary access point; mobile devices now dominate, and tablets occupy a significant middle ground. This shift necessitates a fundamental change in how we design websites. A one-size-fits-all, fixed-width design is no longer sufficient. Instead, responsive web design has become essential. This article provides data-driven recommendations for optimal website design widths and breakpoints in 2025, to help...
GSAP’s premium plugins are now free, and this article explores their creative potential through five playful animation demos.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Vy Alechnavicius on the Experienced Design podcast. We had a great wide-ranging conversation!
So we want to set up a new design system for your product. How do we get it up and running from scratch? Do we start with key stakeholders, UI audits, or naming conventions? And what are some of the critical conversations we need to have early to avoid problems down the line?
Then, you’ll need the services of a software development firm. So, the next obvious question that pops up is – how to choose a software development company?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing every sector day by day, and the business sector is not an exception. Whether you are running a small business or large company, businesses everywhere started to use AI tools to work faster and smarter. With the help of AI, businesses can automate repetitive and boring tasks, protect their data from cyber threats, and improve customer support, and analyze data more efficiently.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the way businesses operate, make decisions, and interact with customers. As AI becomes more integrated into daily business activities, the focus on responsible development and use has never been greater. For organizations and clients seeking AI development services, understanding the evolving world of AI governance and regulation is essential for building trust, minimizing risk, and fostering sustainable growth.
GIGL (Great Ideas, Great Life) bridges this gap by offering concise book summaries — in text and audio — allowing users to grow personally and professionally even with limited time.
AI has transformed how we interact with the web such as how we could handle some browser tasks. From data extraction and form submissions to workflow automation, AI-powered tools can handle these processes easily.
Various members of the team shared their designs for me to review. Here I’ll show you Jamie’s redesign because it shows how good design leads to more problems.
The creative software giant has unveiled a new brand identity developed in collaboration with Mother Design. Read on to find out what’s changed and what designers can learn from it.
Easy to Learn – Lottie Animation & Micro-Interactions.
Dylan Field runs down everything we launched at Config 2025 and explains why pushing design further matters more now than ever.
Most of the work I’ve done over the past few weeks has been focused on print design projects, many of which involved multi-page materials like flyers, brochures, manuals, catalogs and workbooks. In other words, this is the type of work that is best managed using Adobe InDesign. Some of these include multiple sections, each with different page numbering styles. Maybe you’ve been wondering how you add page numbers to your...
Figma Sites just dropped, promising to kill WordPress and dethrone Framer — but under the glossy UI lies a half-baked toy, not a revolution. It might be the future of web design… just not today.
Learn how to make a Lottie animation by preparing your Adobe Illustrator files for animation in After Effects. This tutorial covers organizing layers, optimizing vector graphics, and creating an animated logo.
Logogenie is a powerful online logo generator that helps kickstart your business brand identity designs with professional logos in just a few easy steps.
In the dynamic world of UI design, color is far more than just an aesthetic choice; it’s a fundamental building block of user experience. Moving beyond fleeting trends or purely subjective preferences towards a defined, structured color system can dramatically elevate your designs. This guide, written for experienced UI designers like you, delves deep into crafting a harmonious and highly effective 6-Color UI Palette, primarily leveraging the power of Adobe Color. We’ll...
A hands-on guide to integrating Rive into a React project, blending smooth interactivity with whimsical animation for Chumbi Valley’s Adventures.
UX plays a vital role in shaping the customer journey, from the moment the user lands on the website to completing a transaction. This underscores the need to follow UX best practices, which, when ignored, can lead to missed opportunities.
UX isn’t just about how things look. It’s about how people feel when they interact with what you’ve built. And when something feels off, users can tell.
On mobile, controls are below the game, for PC controls are explained in the pen.
Learn how two designers tackled the challenges of building a localization-ready design system for a global audience. This case study dives into how Rebecca and Mark combined Figma Variables and design tokens to address multilingual design issues, such as text overflow, RTL layouts, and font inconsistencies. They share key lessons learned and the hurdles they faced — including Figma’s limitations — along with the solutions they developed to create dynamic,...
Last week, Figma held their annual user conference Config in San Francisco. Since its inception in 2020, it has become a significant UX conference that covers more than just Figma’s products and community. While I’ve not yet had the privilege of attending in person, I do try to catch the livestreams or videos afterwards.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how we work, live and make decisions in today’s world. It has progressed quickly, influencing different industries in various areas. Hence, AI tools have become a vital part of our everyday lives, from improving creativity to helping businesses streamline operations. These tools have only gotten better as 2025 approaches, offering…
Clippy lets you run a variety of large language models (LLMs) locally on your computer while sticking with a user interface of the 1990s. It’s a love letter and homage to the late, great Clippy – and the visual design created by Microsoft in that era.
Figma just updated their design tool at Figma Config! Today we are looking at all the amazing features and launches like Figma Make, Figma Sites and more!
Overview: Staying updated with trending GitHub repositories is crucial for CTOs aiming to drive innovation and keep their tech stack competitive. Top repositories often highlight emerging tools, frameworks, and practices that can reshape development workflows and infrastructure strategies. With over 420 million repositories and 150 million developers, GitHub offers vast resources.
Welcome to Fundament, a weekly product design newsletter where we share actionable tips and insightful stories with the worldwide design community.
ChatGPT is an AI tool which is developed by Open AI, to understand and respond in human like language. It helps users with writing, coding, emails and answering questions. It works as a smart, easy to use, saves a lot of time and also reduces human effort. But many other Artificial Intelligence tools are emerging…
Using scroll shadows, especially for mobile devices, is a subtle bit of UX that Chris has covered before (indeed, it’s one of his all-time favorite CSS tricks), by layering background gradients with different attachments, we can get shadows that are covered up when you’ve scrolled to the limits of the element.
WCAG is evolving. Since 1999, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines have defined accessibility in binary terms: either a success criterion is met or not. But real user experience is rarely that simple. WCAG 3.0 rethinks the model — prioritizing usability over compliance and shifting the focus toward the quality of access rather than the mere presence of features. Could this be the start of a new era in accessibility?
Over five years ago, I transitioned from architecture to UX design. At the time, the internet was full of think pieces drawing parallels between the two disciplines: how both are about designing systems for people, how architects shape physical spaces while UX designers shape digital ones. I agreed with all of itâ—âand I still do. The conversation largely focused on what UX can borrow from architecture: structure, planning, conceptual thinking.
Custom fields are among WordPress’s most powerful features. They allow us to customize the front and back end of a website, and there are all manner of creative uses for them. Everything from displaying niche content to changing page layouts based on field values is possible.
It’s up to website owners and creators to reduce the internet’s carbon footprint. Here are ten ways to begin making your site more sustainable.
In March, we announced that Dribbble was pivoting from an advertising-supported community to a revenue-sharing marketplace. This business model transformation began last September, when we introduced basic transactional features, allowing clients to request work and make payments, and designers to deliver work and receive payouts.
We take the temperature of the agency world as studio heads share their experiences of 2025 so far, good and bad.
This topic is especially close to my heart. Over the years, I’ve run close to 100 workshops, coached designers through dozens more, and even created some of my own formats along the way. It’s safe to say I’ve learned a lot about what makes a workshop truly effective (and what doesn’t) — and I’m excited to share some of that with you.
Ships and vehicles are a fascinating area of concept art because they can communicate so much about the world where a game or movie is set. Sometimes vehicle designs can feel cold or uninspired, but I have some favourite techniques for ensuring designs have character and really bring a world to life.
In this article we’ll look at 12 things you can do on your website to make it load faster. But first, let’s take a look at what website performance is all about and how it’s measured.
Superhuman is the most secretive and hyped email experience right now.
For years, our industry has debated (and sometimes derided) the concept of the “UX unicorn,” that mythical professional who can do it all: qualitative research, quantitative research, design, content strategy, and more. Over the past decade, we’ve concluded that specialization is more practical, especially as larger design organizations and focused roles became the norm. As AI reshapes our field, we’re seeing an interesting shift: the return of the generalist.
A great poster does more than just look good—it grabs attention, communicates a message, and leaves a lasting impression.
In the fast-paced world of design, development, and marketing, a polished presentation can make all the difference. Whether you’re pitching a client, showcasing a portfolio, or sharing project updates, your slides need to look sharp and professional. But crafting a stunning presentation from scratch takes valuable time – time you could be spending on your actual work. That’s where free Google Slides templates come in. Finding high-quality, visually appealing, and actually free options, however, can...
You install a page builder only to find out it doesn’t do half the things you need. So you pile on plugins to fill the gaps, and they end up conflicting with one another.
Think about your past projects. Did they finish on time and on budget? Did they end up getting delivered without cutting corners? Did they get disrupted along the way with a changed scope, conflicted interests, unexpected delays, and surprising blockers?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword-it’s a practical tool that businesses are using to solve real-world problems, automate tasks, and gain a competitive edge. However, for many business leaders and stakeholders, one of the first questions that comes up is: How long does it actually take to build an AI solution?
In today’s business world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept- it’s a practical tool that helps companies work smarter, make better decisions, and stay competitive. For enterprises seeking to stay ahead, partnering with an experienced AI Development Company can be the key to unlocking the full potential of AI-driven digital transformation. Whether you’re looking to automate processes, gain deeper insights from your data, or create new products...
Any one, or any organisation, can put together a dashboard. However a useful dashboards is a different story altogether. The most impressive dashboard examples of 2025 share key characteristics that make them stand out from the market. They present complex information through clean, intuitive interfaces that guide users naturally to the insights they need, fast. They do this by:
Welcome to another edition of our Weekly JavaScript Roundup. As we move deeper into spring 2025, the JavaScript ecosystem continues to evolve at a remarkable pace. This week brings us exciting new library releases, performance optimization techniques, and innovative approaches to building modern web applications.
Walk around in the average parking lot, and you’ll find yourself in a sea of black, white, and silver vehicles. Watch Netflix at home or catch a film in the theaters, and you’ll get the same washed-out color grade on either screen. Glance at the logos of the world’s largest companies, and you’ll notice a shrinking palette.
For decades, interfaces have guided users along predefined roads. Think files and folders, buttons and menus, screens and flows. These familiar structures organize information and provide the comfort of knowing where you are and what’s possible.
I’ve tried my best to make sure that this site works great (or at least reasonably well) even without JavaScript, but when JavaScript isn’t available, it can be a little clunky to hide things that do require it. With a mere 7 lines (or a one-liner if you’re nasty), you can easily hide elements that require JavaScript so that you don’t end up with broken functionality visible to users who...
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Are you also getting lost in all the files, deliverables, shared docs, PDFs, and reports related to your UX work? What about decisions scattered everywhere between email, Slack conversations, Dropbox folders, SharePoint, Notion, and Figma?
The cursor CSS property affects user experience as they interact with webpage elements. It signals possible actions through visual cues. By adjusting cursor type, developers can indicate if an element is clickable, selectable, or interactive.
Clear navigation is key to a great charity website. In this post, we’ll share five easy steps to simplify a cluttered menu.
If you are overwhelmed with dozens of UI frameworks and libraries available, you are not alone as a developer. With so many UI Frameworks for Nextjs each claiming to be the best it’s tough to decide which one truly fits your project.
I mean, anything like “How to Build a Mobile app”? or even “How to Bake a Cake”, you will be bombarded with “Gen AI” results!