Articles (9)

Read thought-provoking articles on design thinking, UX strategy, visual design trends, and creative process. Curated long-reads and essays from leading designers and design publications.

7 Practical Tips for Designers: Boost Your Workflow Today

From the creators of Refactoring UI, this article shares seven concrete techniques for making designs look polished without being a design expert. Covers practical tips like using color and weight instead of font size, borrowing design decisions, and overlapping elements for depth.

Added Jan 2025

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An Introduction to Shaders

Finally understand what shaders are. A beginner-friendly explainer for designers who've seen cool shader effects but never knew where to start.

Added Feb 2026

Best Design System Documentation Sites: Top Picks

A curated roundup of the best design system documentation sites in the industry, from Shopify Polaris to IBM Carbon. Great reference for teams building their own design system docs — each example is analyzed for what makes it effective.

Added Jan 2025

Enhance Your Design Usability: Explore Essential Principles for Designers

Jakob Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics are the foundational principles every UI designer should know by heart. This seminal article from the Nielsen Norman Group explains each heuristic with clear examples — from system visibility to error prevention — and remains the gold standard for usability evaluation.

Added Jan 2025

Graphic Design Trends 2024: Cutting-Edge Insights for Designers

An analysis of emerging graphic design trends covering AI-generated art, retro maximalism, 3D typography, sustainable design aesthetics, and more. Useful for designers staying current with visual directions and client expectations.

Added Jan 2025

Inside Apple: Insights from Employees on Real Work Experiences

A candid collection of insights from Apple employees about what it's really like to work at the company — covering design culture, collaboration challenges, and the reality behind the polished exterior. Eye-opening for designers curious about big tech design teams.

Added Jan 2025

Learn Mobile Design: Master Mobile UI/UX

The IxDF's beginner-friendly course on mobile UX design covers platform-specific patterns, touch interaction design, responsive layouts, and the human-centered design process. A structured path for designers transitioning to or improving their mobile design skills.

Added Jan 2025

Maintaining Design Systems

Brad Frost's chapter on maintaining design systems from his book Atomic Design tackles the hardest part of design systems — keeping them alive. Covers governance models, regular check-ins, handling updates, and building a culture of contribution.

Added Jan 2025

The Art of Modern UI Design

A comprehensive overview of modern UI design trends including bento grids, neubrutalism, glassmorphism, spatial interfaces, and AI-driven personalization. Includes practical implementation tips for each trend.

Added Jan 2025

Articles Resources

7 Practical Tips for Designers: Boost Your Workflow Today

An Introduction to Shaders

Best Design System Documentation Sites: Top Picks

Enhance Your Design Usability: Explore Essential Principles for Designers

Graphic Design Trends 2024: Cutting-Edge Insights for Designers

Inside Apple: Insights from Employees on Real Work Experiences

Learn Mobile Design: Master Mobile UI/UX

Maintaining Design Systems

The Art of Modern UI Design