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A collection of the best articles, resources, books and tools, covering every aspect of the UX and design process.


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Tim Brown: Flexible Typesetting is now yours, for free

Brad Frost

Brad Frost - 8 November 2024

The great and kind Tim Brown has made his Flexible Typesetting A Book Apart book available for free.

The Different (and Modern) Ways To Toggle Content

CSS Tricks

CSS Tricks - 8 November 2024

Let’s spend some time looking at disclosures, the Dialog API, the Popover API, and more. We’ll look at the right …

AI Features Must Solve Real User Problems

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 8 November 2024

AI features must solve real problems, not be implemented for novelty. Unnecessary AI chatbots and features can harm rather than …

The Rhetorical Triangle for Stakeholders: Make Your Point

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 8 November 2024

Ethos, logos, and pathos can help you get buy-in from stakeholders.

Alternatives To Typical Technical Illustrations And Data Visualisations — Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine - 8 November 2024

Thomas Bohm rethinks technical illustrations and data visualizations, sharing interesting and uncommon examples of how to present data and information. …

On the Question of Cheating and Dishonesty in Education in the Age of AI

UX Magazine

UX Magazine - 7 November 2024

As AI rapidly enters the educational landscape, concerns over cheating and dishonesty have led many institutions to impose strict prohibitions …

Goodbye, Twitter.

Brad Frost

Brad Frost - 7 November 2024

Here's how you can find and follow me: Subscribe to my RSS feed Sign up for the Big Medium Newsletter …

We got 600+ applications for a PM role in a small start-up

Prototypr

Prototypr - 7 November 2024

I left a pre-IPO gig recently to pursue education, much to the dismay of an amazing manager and an amazing …

Your UI Designs Suck — These Tools Will Fix Them!

Prototypr

Prototypr - 7 November 2024

While your UI designs might look good to you, there might be flaws with consistency, or there might be problems …

How to Use Pixar’s Color Script in UX Design

Prototypr

Prototypr - 7 November 2024

If you’ve ever wondered why Pixar movies evoke such strong emotions, a lot of it comes down to a tool …

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Photopea

Photopea

Photopea.com is a free online tool for editing raster and vector graphics with support for PSD, AI, and Sketch files.

Interface design Visual design
Vectorpea

Vectorpea

Vectorpea.com is a free online tool for editing vector graphics with support for AI, PDF and SVG files.

Diagramming Illustration Visual design Wireframing
Kite Compositor

Kite Compositor

A powerful animation and prototyping application for Mac & iOS

Animation Prototyping
Proven By Users

Proven By Users

A user research platform that enables you to test all aspects of your UX and design.

User testing
Bellini Slushie

Bellini Slushie

Get all the survey help you need with the Bellini Slushie Question Bank. It's a forever free, open-source database of survey questions, translations, and guidance.

User research
Plasmic

Plasmic

The fast and fun visual builder for React.

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Story Creator

Simple online video editing for digital creators.

Animation
Kinopio

Kinopio

Kinopio is the visual thinking tool for new ideas and hard problems.

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Sketch2React

A 100% free front-end solution for Sketch app that lets you build real code prototypes and even very simple websites. No plugins, only using the built-in tools.

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