Now we’re in the agentic era, and that billing octopus grew some new tentacles just for AI agent billing. Or is it a different octopus? I’m not sure. https://webdesignernews.com/the-14-pains-of-billing-for-ai-agents/
Of all the current debates around AI, one critique has stayed with me: that it’s “flattening the bar.” Tools like ChatGPT, the argument goes, make everyone’s writing sound the same — generic, overly polished, stripped of nuance. The concern is real, and I share it. https://webdesignernews.com/ai-is-flattening-language-and-redistributing-power/
Despite promising results on synthetic benchmarks (e.g. Vending-Bench, SpreadsheetBench, DSBench), frontier models consistently underperform once they are deployed in complex, real-world situations. https://webdesignernews.com/can-llms-do-accounting/
We’ve gone through glassmorphism, neumorphism, micro-interactions, and parallax scrolling. Some trends look amazing but add nothing. What’s a design trend you wish would just die already? https://webdesignernews.com/whats-the-most-pointless-trend-in-modern-web-design/
Scroll through any modern website or app and you’ll see it: words that slide, bounce, stretch, shrink, fade in and out. It’s not just eye candy. That motion you’re seeing? It has a name: kinetic typography. And in 2025, it’s not just back, it’s better, smarter, and more important than ever in how we communicate digitally. https://webdesignernews.com/stop-scrolling-kinetic-typography-is-redefining-ux/
Reform Collective’s new site strips away the noise in favor of clarity, performance, and structure—with the tech lead detailing how AI, GSAP, and CSS hacks brought it to life. https://webdesignernews.com/reform-collective-a-new-website-designed-to-be-seen/
With mobile devices dominating the way we interact with apps and websites, touch-based design has become more important than ever. https://webdesignernews.com/designing-for-touch-how-finger-friendly-ui-enhances-ux/
Creating product icons at Figma involves dozens—sometimes hundreds—of iterations. Product Designer Tim Van Damme shares his thoughtful approach to icon design and the creative exploration that shapes each final result. https://webdesignernews.com/the-making-of-a-product-icon/
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect with external data sources, tools, or systems. This makes them much more useful by allowing them to do things like run code, manage files, and interact with APIs. https://webdesignernews.com/5-powerful-mcp-servers-to-transform-your-development-workflow/
Ever wondered where that bold, slab-serif “college look” comes from? It goes way back to mid‑19th century Ivy League sportswear. Harvard’s baseball team embroidered an “H” on their flannel jackets in 1865, making them the first varsity-style letter sweaters. https://webdesignernews.com/27-college-fonts-for-creating-academic-inspired-designs-2025/