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CSS-Tricks · Gabriel Shoyombo · Apr 29, 2026
The contrast() filter function increases or decreases the contrast of an element. contrast() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks . You should really get the newsletter as well.
tempertemper · Martin Underhill · Apr 29, 2026
Charts and graphs are a good example of where making content accessible is not always the same as making an image itself accessible.
UX Magazine · Tushar Deshmukh · Apr 28, 2026
Part 9 of the “Ethical UX Series.” What is ethical UX, and why does this series exist? At the heart of WorldUXForum, we believe that design is not just about functionality or aesthetics — it’s about responsibility. Every pixel, interaction, and pathway we craft shapes user behavior. The “Ethical UX Series” is our ongo.
Smashing Magazine · hello@smashingmagazine.com (Casey Hudetz and Eric Olive) · Apr 27, 2026
AI tools are eliminating the need to “bug” colleagues for help, but the informal interactions they replace are the very scaffolding that builds team trust, belonging, and innovation. Casey Hudetz and Eric Olive explore the research and potential impacts behind that risk and offer practical strategies for maintaining h.
LukeW · info@lukew.com · Apr 24, 2026
I recently sat down with Mark Swaine on the UX Institute podcast to talk about where interfaces are heading, what's changing for designers, and why most of the software we use today is still kind of crappy. Here's some of the threads we pulled on. You're Not a Hammer User We don't call carpenters "hammer users." We ca.
A List Apart · by Alan Dalton · Apr 23, 2026
I want to discuss accessibility because it is the most important thing for making websites. Other A List Apart articles give you innovation and insight. This article will give you homework. These are just my personal views, but they’re pretty good. I want to start off with a couple of statements, and you will agree: -.
Smashing Magazine · hello@smashingmagazine.com (Carrie Webster) · Apr 22, 2026
In a rush to embrace AI, the industry is redefining what it means to be a UX designer, blurring the line between design and engineering. Carrie Webster explores what’s gained, what’s lost, and why designers need to remain the guardians of the user experience.
UX Magazine · Tushar Deshmukh · Apr 21, 2026
Part 8 of the “Ethical UX Series.” “The greatest enemy of freedom is a happy slave.” — Friedrich von Schiller What is “ethical UX,” and why this series matters In the design world, we often speak about empathy, innovation, and delight. But underneath the surface of many successful interfaces lies a subtle, often unche.
Jeffrey Zeldman · L. Jeffrey Zeldman · Apr 20, 2026
Maybe I’m special. Or unlucky. But things that supposedly work intuitively for most users tend to fail spectacularly for me. After stints in academia, journalism, advertising, and music, I poured myself into web design in early 1995. I understood it in a way most designers didn’t, and rose faster than I probably deser.
Smashing Magazine · hello@smashingmagazine.com (Eleanor Hecks) · Apr 20, 2026
Poorly handled session timeouts are more than a technical inconvenience. They can become serious accessibility barriers that interrupt essential online tasks, especially for people with disabilities. Here is how to implement thoughtful session management that improves usability, reduces frustration, and helps create a.
UX Magazine · Shannon Joycelyn · Apr 16, 2026
How often does a login fail even when someone is trying their best? We have been spending more time thinking about inclusivity in the parts of a product that people touch most often. Login is one of them. It appears constantly, is usually justified under security requirements, and often causes momentum to break before.
Jeffrey Zeldman · L. Jeffrey Zeldman · Apr 15, 2026
Brevity was always a discipline. Now it’s a statement. The post The Courage to Stop appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents .
Unbounce · Danielle Torrie · Apr 13, 2026
When most SaaS marketers hear “comparison page,” they think of a one-to-one matchup: your company vs. a competitor. Usually, that means a feature table stacked in your favor, a list of reasons the other tool doesn’t measure up, and a CTA designed to push the buyer toward your product. Buyers have seen that playbook to.
Adam Silver · Apr 12, 2026
Last week I listened to episode 10 of the Complimentary podcast, “Taking Interaction Design from Good to Great”. Anthony Hobday, one of the hosts, gave an example of applying for a driving license on GOV.UK. He said that instead of asking you to upload a photo, the form said: “We notice that you’ve already got a passp.
Adrian Roselli · Adrian Roselli · Apr 10, 2026
I am not speaking on behalf of the W3C nor the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG), nor am I a member, nor does anyone who is member know I am writing this, nor do I have any insider knowledge. For years I have seen people, teams, products, organizations, and…
Smashing Magazine · hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) · Apr 10, 2026
Practical guidelines for driving UX impact in organizations with legacy systems and broken processes. Brought to you by Measuring UX Impact , **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.
CSS Wizardry · Apr 10, 2026
A quick but important reminder that font-family declarations don’t inherit fallback stacks the way many developers assume.
Lyft Design · Namika Varma-Chang · Apr 9, 2026
How to navigate a year-long typography rebrand with curiosity As a part of the 2025 Rebrand, Lyft worked with Koto and NaN to create a new font called Rebel Sans, to express the brand’s values and create visual clarity. Learning Led the Way When I was asked to lead the design system’s typography workstream for Lyft’s.
Brad Frost · Apr 6, 2026
Dominic Nguyen (Founder of Storybook and Chromatic ) joins me to talk about Storybook MCP the long journey of design system quality. We get into what it actually feels like to be "scaredcited" right now, and Dom shows off the newly-released Storybook MCP. He shows me a demo where AI generates a new search feature usin.
Smashing Magazine · hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) · Apr 1, 2026
Design principles with references, examples, and methods for quick look-up. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces , **friendly video courses on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.
