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From A/B tests to AI slop, the modern web is bleeding out its colour. Standardized, templated, and overoptimized, it's starting to feel like a digital Levittown. But it doesn't have to be.

SVGs, they scale, yes, but how else can you make them adapt even better to several screen sizes? Web design pioneer Andy Clarke explains how he builds what he calls "adaptive SVGs" using ``, ``, and CSS Media Queries.

Ready to move beyond static mockups? Here is a practical, step-by-step guide to Intent Prototyping -- a disciplined method that uses AI to turn your design intent (UI sketches, conceptual models, and user flows) directly into a live prototype, making ...

How about some new wallpapers to get your desktop ready for fall and the upcoming Halloween season? We've got you covered! Following our monthly tradition, the wallpapers in this post were created with love by the community for the community and can ...

What if your best AI prompts didn't disappear into your unorganized chat history, but came back tomorrow as a reliable assistant? In this article, you'll learn how to turn one-off "aha" prompts into reusable assistants that are tailored to your ...

Yegor Gilyov examines the problem of over-reliance on static high-fidelity mockups, which often leave the conceptual model and user flows dangerously underdeveloped. He then explores whether AI-powered prototyping is the answer, questioning whether . ...

Creating motion can be tricky. Too much and it's distracting. Too little and a design feels flat. Ambient animations are the middle ground -- subtle, slow-moving details that add atmosphere without stealing the show. In this article, web design ...

With digital products moving to incorporate generative and agentic AI at an increasingly frequent rate, trust has become the invisible user interface. When it works, interactions feel seamless. When it fails, the entire experience collapses. But ...

As responsible digital professionals, we are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of our work and need to find effective and pragmatic ways to reduce it. James Chudley shares a new decarbonising approach that will help you to ...

From competitive SEO research and monitoring prices to training AI and parsing local geographic data, real-time search results power smarter apps. Tools like SerpApi make it easy to pull, customize, and integrate this data directly into your app or . ...