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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 680 posts.
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Gunship “Tech Noir” Breakdown
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How We Lost User Engagement After a Redesign
5 case studies of website redesign failures that will teach you how to retain user engagement when you roll out a new website design.
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Typography is impossible (2016)
The practical guide to why laying out type never quite does what you want
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Firefox: The Evolution of a Brand
Branding and brand design for Firefox. Brand identity and brand expression. Firefox web browser brand evolution. Masterbrand and product brand system.
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Help pick a syntax for CSS nesting
Two competing syntaxes need your help in determining which should be championed through to a specification candidate.
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AI tools are making the world look weird
LLMs think WEIRD - Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, Democratic. STRAT7 explores what AI cultural bias means for researchers working across global markets.
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The UX of UUIDs
Unique identifiers play a crucial role in all applications, from user authentication to resource management. While using a standard UUID will satisfy all your security concerns, there’s a lot we can improve for our users.
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Logitech MX Master 3 vs. 2S Teardown
The Logitech MX Master series of mice is a favorite among the Bolt team. They’re consistently rated as top of the pack among graphic designers, engineering design professionals and everyday users who are looking for a solid wireless mouse. While they aren’t ideal for gaming, they’re well-suited for
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Goldman Sans
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities, and asset and wealth management firm that provides a wide range of financial services.
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Websites should not use dithered images
Despite claims that dithered images will reduce your image's file size, there are much better ways to compress your website's images.
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Paint on Windows is getting layers and transparency support
UPDATE 10/11: The update to the Paint app for Windows 11 that includes layers and transparency is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel (version
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Web typography for non-designers
Although a lot of today’s web content is highly interactive and image-based, language–and thus words–is still the basic means of expression on almost every single web page.
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Desktop Windowing on Android Tablets
Desktop windowing on Android tablets enables users to run multiple apps simultaneously and resize windows for optimal multitasking.
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The Modos Paper Monitor
At Modos, our mission is to help you live a healthy life by creating technology that respects your time, attention, and well-being. Today, we'd like to introduce the Modos Paper Monitor: an open-hardware standalone portable monitor made for reading and writing, especially for people who need to stare at the display…
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Diagrams AI can, and cannot, generate
An exploration of how well AI generates system architecture diagrams
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Social Login Buttons Aren’t Worth It
Browse how-to articles on starting, running, and marketing your business, plus thought-provoking podcasts and films to inspire your inner entrepreneur.
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How the new open-source typeface used by GitHub and Mozilla came to be
How the new open source typeface used by GitHub and Mozilla came to be
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Ohno Type School: A (2020)
OH no Type Co. Retail and custom typefaces. Life’s a thrill, fonts are chill!
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Why most product tours get skipped
Most users dismiss the first step of a product tour within seconds. Here is why that happens, what users do instead, and the one pattern that actually drives activation.
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Aptos, our modern successor to Calibri
Introducing Aptos, our modern successor to Calibri
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Accessible hamburger buttons without JavaScript
Learn how to create an accessible hamburger button with pure HTML and CSS.
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Problems with infinite scroll
Infinite scroll may be disorienting, difficult to control, and stressful for some users, so you may want to consider these alternative options.
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