
Jakob Nielsen’s message to all designers (past, present and future). https://webdesignernews.com/2023-was-a-bad-year-for-ux-but-the-future-is-bright/

A canvas in Art & Time. Visit & see 1 image per sec for each sec of the day. Repeats every day. Forever. Tell a joke, promote a webcomic or grow business in this fun, creative format. There are 86,400 seconds in a day. Which are yours? https://webdesignernews.com/24-hour-homepage-v2/

If you look closely, you’ll find decades-old technology. And it’s not limited to outdated websites. The fingerprints of the past are all over cutting-edge sites as well. https://webdesignernews.com/how-old-school-technologies-still-shape-web-development/

On December 11, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg traveled to beautiful Madrid, Spain, to deliver his annual State of the Word keynote. https://webdesignernews.com/wordpress-state-of-the-word-2023-recap/

Adobe’s general counsel shares more about the decision. https://webdesignernews.com/adobe-explains-why-it-abandoned-the-figma-deal/

But as I’ve learned in 20+ years of writing code, there’s always going to be a drawback to using any tool that “makes life easier”. In this case, AI-based tools that use ChatGPT or some other AI-based foundation are similar to the frameworks we’ve been using for years. https://webdesignernews.com/dont-let-chatgpt-write-your-code/

As 2023 comes to a close, we decided to highlight some typefaces and foundries that have caught our eye, compiling them into a handy list. https://webdesignernews.com/20-type-designers-type-foundries-to-watch-in-2024/