Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more
The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their surroundings, and more.
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Inside the Puffin File Format
A query joins a 2-billion-row fact table to a 40,000-row dimension table. The optimizer has to decide which side to broadcast and which side to hash. It read...
I Built a Next.js Auth Boilerplate That Saves Developers Two to Four Weeks of Setup Time
Every time I started a new project, whether it was Formgrid, Sheetrocket, or a client build, the first week or two disappeared into authentication. Email ver...
This phone accessory spots hidden cameras in 5 seconds — SweepLED prototype uses LED reflections and could cost only $7
SweepLED is cheap, accurate, and easy to use, and it can spot hidden cameras that other detectors can't.
Read John Ternus' First Memo to Apple Employees as CEO
John Ternus officially became Apple's CEO today, with Tim Cook transitioning to a new role as Executive Chair. Ternus sent his first memo as CEO to employees...
Sonos unveils ‘Sonos 27’ software with four new features
Today alongside launching two new products, Sonos has unveiled ‘Sonos 27’ branding for its software platform and detailed four new features coming soon for S...
Sonos launches new ‘Ultra’ headphones and soundbar, plus more
Sonos has announced two new hardware products today—Ace headphones and a Beam soundbar with ‘Ultra’ branding—alongside rebranding its software as ‘Sonos 27.’...
Why Bond Yields Are Rising: A Guide for Investors
Why Are Global Bond Yields Rising? A Step-by-Step Guide to Bonds, Interest Rates and StocksGlobal government bond yields are climbing because investors want ...
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Users don’t see your design system
How Gestalt principles power any great design systemContinue reading on UX Collective »
Color scheming with Perplexity tetrads
A case study in GenAI accessible color palettes.Continue reading on UX Collective »
Q&A: Serval CEO describes building an ‘AI-native’ alternative to ServiceNow
Since launching two years ago, Serval has positioned itself as an “AI-native” alternative to incumbent IT service management (ITSM) software vendors, promisi...
OpenClaw 2.0 is here, ushering in the era of 'multiplayer' AI coding: What it means for enterprises
The viral fervor we saw earlier this year around OpenClaw, the open source AI harness that turns powerful language models into autonomous workers the user ca...
With new leadership, Apple will re-define success
Apple CEO Tim Cook becomes chairman of the company board tomorrow, with John Ternus taking over the top job in Cupertino. Both men followed in the footsteps ...
The best budget laptops for graphic design students
These are the 4 best laptops for graphic design on a budget, according to our experts.
Price Drop: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for Only $8
Unlock the latest user interface, enhanced security features, and new tools for hybrid and remote workers. The post Price Drop: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for...
Graphic designers are trying to fix people's terrible AI flyers
The trend is going viral on Instagram.
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Finalist 4
My thanks to Finalist for sponsoring last week at Daring Fireball. Finalist is a remarkable, ambitious, and novel app for iPhone, iPad, and the Mac from indi...
DIY archivists push budget Nikons to 902,000 clicks to save 1,800 rare books — team trains neural net on Photoshop edits to process 526,000 scans
An epic book preservation effort.
The Happy Path Is Lying to You
Your prototype shows what happens when users behave exactly as expected. Your product has to survive everything after that.Continue reading on Muzli - Design...
The Psychology of Trust in UX Design
Users don’t trust your product because you tell them to. They trust it because every interaction gives them a reason to.Continue reading on Muzli - Design In...
GTA 6’s UI Looks Cheap. As a Product Designer, I Think That’s Partly the Point
Setting Up a CLAUDE.md Design File: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide
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From Figma to Vercel: How I Turned an Old Landing Page into a Live Website with AI-Assisted…
New Mac mini, new Mac Studio announced as iPhone 18 Pro event confirmed
Benjamin and Chance break down an action-packed week of news, with a new lineup of Mac mini and Mac Studio announced, invites officially going out for the Se...
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animation-trigger
The CSS animation-trigger property allows you to delay the start of a CSS animation until a specific trigger occurs. animation-trigger originally handwritten...
Kubernetes v1.37: Garhwal
Editors: Arsh Sharma, Christopher Tineo, Kirti Goyal, Sophia Ugochukwu, Swathi Rao, Troy Connor Similar to previous releases, the release of Kubernetes v1.37...
The Infinite Scroll Was a Design Crime. Now Meta is Paying for It.
The infinite scroll was never a UX feature—it was a slot machine disguised as code. Now, as Meta faces a historic trial over algorithmic addiction, web desig...
Your alt text passes automated checks. That doesn’t mean it’s any good.
We built a plugin for the GitHub Accessibility Scanner to make sure your alt text is actually accessible. Here's how it works. The post Your alt text passes ...
UX Conference November Announced (Nov 9 - Nov 13)
Take up to 5 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Courses focused on long-lasting skills for UX professi...
How Bluesky and Threads Sneak Their Logos Into iOS Screenshots
Bluesky and Threads both pull the same trick: When you take a screenshot on iOS of an individual tweet, they replace the “Follow” button in their user interf...