In March, we announced that Dribbble was pivoting from an advertising-supported community to a revenue-sharing marketplace. This business model transformation began last September, when we introduced basic transactional features, allowing clients to request work and make payments, and designers to deliver work and receive payouts. https://webdesignernews.com/enhanced-designer-responsiveness-and-conversion-rates/
It’s up to website owners and creators to reduce the internet’s carbon footprint. Here are ten ways to begin making your site more sustainable. https://webdesignernews.com/10-ways-to-create-more-sustainable-websites-2/
Custom fields are among WordPress’s most powerful features. They allow us to customize the front and back end of a website, and there are all manner of creative uses for them. Everything from displaying niche content to changing page layouts based on field values is possible. https://webdesignernews.com/learn-how-to-display-wordpress-custom-field-data-with-blocks-2/
Over five years ago, I transitioned from architecture to UX design. At the time, the internet was full of think pieces drawing parallels between the two disciplines: how both are about designing systems for people, how architects shape physical spaces while UX designers shape digital ones. I agreed with all of it — and I still do. The conversation largely focused on what UX can borrow from architecture: structure, planning, conceptual thinking. https://webdesignernews.com/designing-for-people-wh
WCAG is evolving. Since 1999, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines have defined accessibility in binary terms: either a success criterion is met or not. But real user experience is rarely that simple. WCAG 3.0 rethinks the model — prioritizing usability over compliance and shifting the focus toward the quality of access rather than the mere presence of features. Could this be the start of a new era in accessibility? https://webdesignernews.com/wcag-3-0s-proposed-scoring-model-a-shift-in-acce
Using scroll shadows, especially for mobile devices, is a subtle bit of UX that Chris has covered before (indeed, it’s one of his all-time favorite CSS tricks), by layering background gradients with different attachments, we can get shadows that are covered up when you’ve scrolled to the limits of the element. https://webdesignernews.com/modern-scroll-shadows-using-scroll-driven-animations/
For years, our industry has debated (and sometimes derided) the concept of the “UX unicorn,” that mythical professional who can do it all: qualitative research, quantitative research, design, content strategy, and more. Over the past decade, we’ve concluded that specialization is more practical, especially as larger design organizations and focused roles became the norm. As AI reshapes our field, we’re seeing an interesting shift: the return of the generalist. https://webdesign
Superhuman is the most secretive and hyped email experience right now. https://webdesignernews.com/superhumans-secret-onboarding-ux/