AI is transforming the way we work — automating production, collapsing handoffs, and enabling non-designers to ship work that once required a full design team. Like it or not, we’re heading into a world where many design tasks will no longer need a designer. https://webdesignernews.com/design-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai/
In the spirit of 12 Factor Apps. The source for this project is public at https://github.com/humanlayer/12-factor-agents, and I welcome your feedback and contributions. Let’s figure this out together! https://webdesignernews.com/principles-for-building-reliable-llm-applications/
Create WCAG-compliant infographics with expert tips on alt text, contrast, and screen reader support. Make your visuals accessible to all. https://webdesignernews.com/implement-wcag-rules-in-your-infographics/
Generate heat-mapped reports to justify your earliest designs with AI drop off, miss clicks and duration. https://webdesignernews.com/velocity-ai-user-testing-for-prototypes/
I often nostalgically look back at products of the past — the colorful original iMac or the Palm Pilot — and wonder what it would be like if I could use them today. Of course, I can’t. They lack the connectivity, the power, and the software needed. https://webdesignernews.com/aesthetics-over-upgrades/
In this process we never think to ask if abdicating our creative judgment almost completely to the Large Language Model gods is a good idea. It’s like we’re a tribe of primitive Luddites offering up our drudgery in return for a magical oracle that only rewards the loudest acolytes. https://webdesignernews.com/the-broken-rhetoric-of-ai/
During a recent holiday, I got the new Peugeot 3008 in the rental car lottery. It features Peugeot’s new Panorama i-Cockpit—a bold dashboard redesign with a beautiful display. But after a week of use, it became clear that the software couldn’t match the impressive hardware. https://webdesignernews.com/a-ux-review-of-peugeots-new-interior/
Chrome 137 shipped the if() CSS function, so it’s totally possible we’ll see other browsers implement it, though it’s tough to know exactly when. Whatever the case, if() enables us to use values conditionally, which we can already do with queries and other functions (e.g., media queries and the light-dark() function), so I’m sure you’re wondering: What exactly does if() do? https://webdesignernews.com/poking-at-the-css-if-function-a-little-more-conditional-color-theming-2/
The Müller-Lyer illusion, pictured below, makes you think that, of two lines, one is longer than the other when in fact they are of the same length. It appears in virtually every introductory book on graphic design and, of course, in books on perception and psychology. You might not have known it by name, but you must have seen it before: https://webdesignernews.com/designing-for-the-eye/
When you hear “whiteboard,” the first thing that probably comes to mind is a classic brainstorming session filled with sticky notes, doodles, and scattered ideas. https://webdesignernews.com/creative-ways-to-use-them-beyond-brainstorming/