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The most popular blog posts about design & ux on Hacker News. 38 posts.

2024
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Round Rects Are Everywhere

Bill Atkinson worked mostly at home, but whenever he made significant progress he rushed in to Apple to show it off to anyone who would appreciate it. This time, he visited the Macintosh offices at Texaco Towers to show off his brand new oval routines, which were implemented using a really clever algorithm.

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Open source 3D atlas of human anatomy

In less than two years, 'Z-Anatomy' gathered more than 5.000 tridimensional anatomical structures and labels with more than 3500 definitions in two fully functional open source viewers. Available for free in 5 languages, it progressively becomes an open alternative to all the students, the Health Professional and the…

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Figma AI

We’re introducing a suite of AI-powered features to help you push past creative blocks and bring your best ideas to life.

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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.