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The Joy Of A Fresh Beginning (April 2026 Wallpapers Edition)
With the new month just around the corner, could there be a better occasion to freshen up your desktop? If you’re looking for some unique and inspiring wallp...
The Site-Search Paradox: Why The Big Box Always Wins
Success in modern UX isn’t about having the most content. It’s about having the most findable content. Yet even with more data and better tools than ever, in...
Testing Font Scaling For Accessibility With Figma Variables
Accessibility works best when it blends into everyday design workflows. The goal isn’t a big transformation, but simple work processes that fit naturally int...
Dropdowns Inside Scrollable Containers: Why They Break And How To Fix Them Properly
Dropdowns often work perfectly until they’re placed inside a scrollable panel, where they can get clipped, and half the menu disappears behind the container’...
Modal vs. Separate Page: UX Decision Tree
How to choose between modals and pages, when to avoid modals, and how to determine the right level of interruption or navigation. Brought to you by Smart Int...
Anime vs. Marvel/DC: Designing Digital Products With Emotion In Flow
Design is about pacing and feelings as much as pixels and patterns. Alan Cohen explores Emotion in Flow and Emotion in Conflict, showing how anime like Dan D...
Moving From Moment.js To The JS Temporal API
The way JavaScript handles time has evolved significantly, from the built-in `Date` API to Moment.js and now Temporal. The new standard fills gaps in the ori...
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Beyond `border-radius`: What The CSS `corner-shape` Property Unlocks For Everyday UI
For years, developers have been hacking around the limitations of `border-radius`, using clip-path, SVG masks, and fragile workarounds just to get anything o...
Building Dynamic Forms In React And Next.js
Some forms stay UI, while others quietly become rule engines. Here’s why these two different approaches exist and how to choose between them.
Persuasive Design: Ten Years Later
Many product teams still lean on usability improvements and isolated behavioral tweaks to address weak activation, drop-offs, and low retention – only to see...
Human Strategy In An AI-Accelerated Workflow
UX design is entering a new phase, with designers shifting from makers of outputs to directors of intent. AI can now generate wireframes, prototypes, and eve...
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