Design engineering
Writers who design and code, interface details, motion and tools for thought. 2 newsletters, 2 podcasts, 11 blogs, newest first. Each one published in the last six months.
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Adam Argyle (nerdy.dev)
A Chrome CSS expert sharing demos, new CSS features and animation experiments.
Blog · Several times a week · CSS and the front end · nerdy.dev
Latest post: Animation Evolution
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Daring Fireball
John Gruber's daily commentary on Apple, design details and tech.
Blog · Essays on the web · daringfireball.net
Latest post: Semafor: ‘Nvidia Board Preparing to Oust CEO Jensen Huang, Name Interim CEO’
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Web Tools Weekly
A weekly list of new front-end tools, libraries and utilities.
Newsletter · Weekly · CSS and the front end · webtoolsweekly.com
Latest issue: Web Tools Weekly Issue #695
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SidebarPick
Five hand-picked design links a day, nothing more. The quickest way to stay current.
Newsletter · Link roundups · sidebar.io
Latest issue: Don’t make a human do what AI is amazing at
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UX Collective
The big Medium publication for UX and product design essays, plus a weekly curated email.
Blog · UX and research · uxdesign.cc
Latest post: Why are we cloning Photoshop?
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Lenny's Newsletter
Deep dives on product, growth and careers, with frameworks pulled from people who run teams.
Newsletter · Daily · Product and leadership · lennysnewsletter.com
Latest issue: Claude Code + Obsidian: My family’s AI brain | Scott Farrar
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Frontend Focus
A weekly email of front-end news: HTML, CSS, browsers and accessibility.
Newsletter · Weekly · CSS and the front end · frontendfoc.us
Latest issue: Responsive design is more than resizing a window
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Lea Verou
Web standards, CSS colour and developer tools from a W3C and CSS working group veteran.
Blog · Monthly · CSS and the front end · lea.verou.me
Latest post: Candidate Statement for the 2026 W3C TAG Election
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Syntax
Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski on web development, tools and the JavaScript ecosystem.
Podcast · Several times a week · CSS and the front end · syntax.fm
Latest episode: 1055: What the hell is going on with GitHub?
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Frontend Masters Blog
Frequent practical articles on modern CSS and front-end techniques.
Blog · Daily · CSS and the front end · frontendmasters.com
Latest post: Creating Diagrams and Graphs Using Modern CSS
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Vercel blog
Product news and engineering posts from the team behind Next.js and v0.
Blog · Product team blogs · vercel.com
Latest post: Gemini Decision 1 now available on AI Gateway
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It's Nice That
Graphic design, illustration and brand identity work from studios around the world.
Blog · Type, brand and visual culture · itsnicethat.com
Latest post: Why the retro brand identities of Biabum studio have illustration built into their DNA
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Fonts In Use
A searchable archive of typography in the wild, with the typefaces identified.
Blog · Type, brand and visual culture · fontsinuse.com
Latest post: Veintinueve Trece 2023
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UX Planet
A large Medium publication of UX and UI how-tos and opinion pieces.
Blog · Daily · UX and research · uxplanet.org
Latest post: Why Nobody Is Talking About Claude Fable 5.2
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Bootcamp
Medium publication of practical UX, UI and career articles from working designers.
Blog · UX and research · medium.com
Latest post: Looking within
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UX Roundup (Jakob Nielsen)
Jakob Nielsen's frequent roundup of UX news and his take on AI and usability.
Newsletter · Several times a week · UX and research · jakobnielsenphd.substack.com
Latest issue: Closed vs. Open Questions in User Research: AI Makes Free-Form Answers Cheap to Count
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Design Systems Collective
Community publication of design system case studies and how-tos.
Blog · Daily · Design systems · designsystemscollective.com
Latest post: From base colour to Figma Variables: a practical colour system workflow
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Matt Ström-AwnPick
Essays on design systems, colour, maths and how design teams work.
Blog · Every few months · Design systems · mattstromawn.com
Latest post: Design is a search problem
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Creative Bloq
News, tutorials and reviews for graphic designers and digital artists.
Blog · Type, brand and visual culture · creativebloq.com
Latest post: Adobe MAX 2026 Sneaks: Project Link Up is making design playful again
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Design Milk
Contemporary furniture, architecture and object design.
Blog · Daily · Type, brand and visual culture · design-milk.com
Latest post: The Best Gifts Under $100 for Design Enthusiasts
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Dive ClubPick
Ridd's interviews with the best product designers and design engineers about how they work.
Podcast · Weekly · Design engineering · dive.club
Latest episode: Tom Johnson - The most insane portfolio of 2026
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Honest Design Talks
Two designers talking openly about UX careers, process and the industry.
Podcast · Weekly · UX and research · podcasters.spotify.com
Latest episode: #183 Typography is a design system infrastructure that nobody budgets for w/Oliver Schöndörfer
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The Product Experience
Mind the Product's podcast with product leaders on strategy and practice.
Podcast · Weekly · Product and leadership · mindtheproduct.com
Latest episode: A guide to building a smarter pricing strategy | Carrie Osman (Founder & CEO, Cruxy)
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This is HCD
Service design, UX and human-centred design interviews hosted by Gerry Scullion.
Podcast · Weekly · UX and research · thisishcd.com
Latest episode: Getting Started 6: Listening, and what comes next
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TLDR Design
A daily, scannable email of design news, tools and launches.
Newsletter · Daily · Link roundups · tldr.tech
Latest issue: IG AI Filters 📸, Disney Adobe AII 🏰, Google Messages Redesign 💬
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The Pragmatic Engineer
How real tech companies build and ship. Useful context for designers working next to engineering.
Newsletter · Several times a week · Product and leadership · newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
Latest issue: Software correctness & supply chain security, with Sean Allen
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CSS-Tricks
The long-running reference site for CSS techniques, now with fresh articles again.
Blog · Daily · CSS and the front end · css-tricks.com
Latest post: CSS Optimization: Is Using Declarations Just Once (UDJO) Still Effective Today?
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Jim NielsenPick
Thoughtful short posts on web craft, design and the joy of building websites.
Blog · Several times a week · Essays on the web · blog.jim-nielsen.com
Latest post: Making a Website in 2026
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CodePen Radio
The CodePen team on running a product and the front-end decisions behind it.
Podcast · Weekly · CSS and the front end · blog.codepen.io
Latest episode: 448: CSS Modules is Cool Again
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99% Invisible
Stories about the design of everything you never notice, from buildings to fonts.
Podcast · Several times a week · Type, brand and visual culture · 99percentinvisible.org
Latest episode: Perfectly Leveraged for the Squat
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Linear blog
How Linear thinks about product quality, craft and building software teams.
Blog · Monthly · Product team blogs · linear.app
Latest post: Best practices for large workspaces to structure teams in Linear
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Apple Developer news
Official Apple news for developers and designers: HIG changes, events and deadlines.
Blog · Several times a week · Product team blogs · developer.apple.com
Latest post: Announcing the Swift Student Challenge 2027
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Core77
Industrial and product design news, process and objects.
Blog · Daily · Type, brand and visual culture · core77.com
Latest post: Chris Bly's Plotter-Based Art
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Muzli
Design inspiration and news, from the team behind the Muzli browser extension.
Blog · Link roundups · medium.muz.li
Latest post: AI brain fry is real. If you’re exhausted, you’re not alone.
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MeasuringU
Quantitative UX research: metrics, sample sizes and survey methods explained.
Blog · Weekly · UX and research · measuringu.com
Latest post: Pew Research Finds the Same Problem We Did with Digital Twins
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Adrian RoselliPick
Detailed, opinionated accessibility testing of real HTML and ARIA patterns.
Blog · Every two weeks · Accessibility · adrianroselli.com
Latest post: My Interop 2027 Picks
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JavaScript Weekly
The long-running weekly JavaScript news email, handy for design engineers.
Newsletter · Weekly · Design engineering · javascriptweekly.com
Latest issue: How X (Twitter) is rebuilding its web app
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Elezea (Rian van der Merwe)
Notes on product management, leadership and building small tools.
Newsletter · Several times a week · Product and leadership · elezea.com
Latest issue: TL;DL v2.6.0 — Claude Opus 5.5 summaries and M4A support
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Austin Kleon
Notes on creativity, drawing and making things, from the 'Steal Like an Artist' author.
Newsletter · Weekly · Essays on the web · austinkleon.com
Latest issue: Michael Crichton, psychology, and AI
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HeyDesigner
Daily curated design and front-end links, with a weekly email for product people and design engineers.
Newsletter · Daily · Link roundups · heydesigner.com
Latest issue: The beige era of product design
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Smashing Newsletter
Smashing Magazine's email with front-end and UX tips, tools and articles.
Newsletter · Weekly · CSS and the front end · smashingmagazine.com
Latest issue: Smashing Newsletter: Issue #584
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Dense DiscoveryPick
A thoughtful weekly mix of design, tech, urbanism and good tools, with a slower, calmer tone.
Newsletter · Weekly · Link roundups · densediscovery.com
Latest issue: DD414 / Organising the discontent
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PiccalilliPick
Andy Bell's front-end publication: CSS, HTML and courses for people who care about quality.
Blog · Weekly · CSS and the front end · piccalil.li
Latest post: JavaScript for Everyone: New Game+
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ShopTalk Show
Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert talking front-end design and development every week.
Podcast · Weekly · CSS and the front end · shoptalkshow.com
Latest episode: 740: Looking for a Great Webcam and a Great Browser
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Figma blog
Product updates, design practice stories and tips from Figma.
Blog · Several times a week · Product team blogs · figma.com
Latest post: 6 easy ways to use the Figma agent right now
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A11y Weekly
A weekly email of accessibility news, articles and resources.
Newsletter · Weekly · Accessibility · a11yweekly.com
Latest issue: I Am Not a Developer or an Accessibility Specialist. Hire Me?
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Dribbble blog
Career, freelance and business advice for designers, from Dribbble.
Blog · Daily · Type, brand and visual culture · dribbble.com
Latest post: 10 Freelance Designer Tax Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
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Linus Lee
Notes on tools for thought, AI interfaces and creative software.
Blog · Monthly · Design engineering · thesephist.com
Latest post: Keeping the flame
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Accessibility Craft
A podcast on making accessible websites, mostly for agencies and WordPress teams.
Podcast · Weekly · Accessibility · accessibilitycraft.com
Latest episode: 189: A Practical Approach to Your Title II Deadline with Amber Hinds and Chris Hinds
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Design Matters with Debbie MillmanPick
The longest-running design podcast: deep interviews with designers, artists and writers.
Podcast · Weekly · Type, brand and visual culture · designmattersmedia.com
Latest episode: Robert Moor
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Front-End Fire
A weekly front-end news show: frameworks, browsers and tools.
Podcast · Weekly · CSS and the front end · front-end-fire.com
Latest episode: 169: How the Heck Do We Hire Developers in 2026?
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UX Design Weekly
A short weekly list of the best UX articles, tools and portfolios.
Newsletter · Link roundups · uxdesignweekly.com
Latest issue: Issue 613
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Ryo Lu
Cursor's head of design on making software, taste and what to build.
Blog · Weekly · Design engineering · ryo.lu
Latest post: when we can do anything, do we still know what we want
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Lenny's Podcast
Long-form interviews with product, growth and design leaders.
Podcast · Weekly · Product and leadership · lennysnewsletter.com
Latest episode: Why PMs are suddenly valuable again | Tulsee Doshi (Head of Product, Gemini)
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Design Systems News
A weekly roundup of design systems articles, releases and talks.
Newsletter · Weekly · Design systems · designsystems.news
Latest issue: Week of November 8, 2026
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Pixels of the Week (Stéphanie Walter)
A weekly roundup of UX, accessibility and front-end links from a UX designer.
Newsletter · Weekly · Link roundups · stephaniewalter.design
Latest issue: Pixels of the Week – November 8, 2026
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Interaction Design Foundation
Free UX literature and guides from the online design school.
Blog · Daily · UX and research · interaction-design.org
Latest post: Conceptual Models: The Hidden Structure Behind Your Next Great Interface
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Smashing MagazinePick
Long, practical articles on UX, CSS, accessibility and interface design, edited with care.
Blog · Several times a week · CSS and the front end · smashingmagazine.com
Latest post: A New Community For In-House UX People
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Nielsen Norman GroupPick
Research-backed UX articles, definitions and studies from the usability veterans.
Blog · Weekly · UX and research · nngroup.com
Latest post: Agent Harness: Definition
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Chris Coyier
The CodePen and CSS-Tricks founder's personal blog on web dev and building things.
Blog · Daily · CSS and the front end · chriscoyier.net
Latest post: Got Them Little Side Projects Moved to CodePen Hosting
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Dave Rupert
Personal blog of the ShopTalk co-host: web components, CSS and side projects.
Blog · Weekly · Essays on the web · daverupert.com
Latest post: Pseudo-pseudo-classes for maximum interactive demos!
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React Status
A weekly email of React and React Native news, libraries and releases.
Newsletter · Weekly · Design engineering · react.statuscode.com
Latest issue: Redux Toolkit's road to 3.0
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Ahmad ShadeedPick
Visual, hands-on deep dives into CSS layout and modern UI patterns.
Blog · Monthly · CSS and the front end · ishadeed.com
Latest post: Beyond the viewport: Introducing Site Seeing
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Brad Frost
The Atomic Design author on design systems, AI and how teams build interfaces.
Blog · Weekly · Design systems · bradfrost.com
Latest post: In Your Face - Meeting reminder app for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and iPad | In Your Face
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WebKit blog
Safari release notes and new web features, straight from the WebKit team.
Blog · Weekly · CSS and the front end · webkit.org
Latest post: Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 256
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The Product Compass
Practical product management templates, AI workflows and frameworks.
Newsletter · Weekly · Product and leadership · productcompass.pm
Latest issue: Agent Harness: How I Built My Own Claude Code, Step by Step
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Heydon Pickering
Witty, sharp writing on accessibility, inclusive components and the web.
Blog · Weekly · Accessibility · heydonworks.com
Latest post: I am not a developer or an accessibility specialist. Hire me?
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Maggie AppletonPick
Illustrated essays on design, AI, tools for thought and the future of interfaces.
Blog · Every few months · Design engineering · maggieappleton.com
Latest post: Fortune Telling and Speculative Design
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Deque blog
Accessibility compliance, testing and tooling from the makers of axe.
Blog · Weekly · Accessibility · deque.com
Latest post: How to choose the right VPAT approach for your organization (and whether you should use AI to complete your ACR!)
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Design BetterPick
Interviews about creativity and design leadership, hosted by Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery.
Podcast · Weekly · UX and research · designbetter.co
Latest episode: Creative Leadership Retreat: Paul Dichter
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Jeremy Keith (Adactio)
A daily journal on the web, its principles and its history, by a long-time web maker.
Blog · Weekly · Essays on the web · adactio.com
Latest post: Palaces Of The Crow by Ray Nayler
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Tobias van Schneider
Short, opinionated posts on taste, creativity and running a design business.
Blog · Monthly · Essays on the web · vanschneider.com
Latest post: Nobody learns good taste by being told
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Rachel Andrew
CSS layout and web platform writing from a CSS Grid pioneer.
Blog · Every two weeks · CSS and the front end · rachelandrew.co.uk
Latest post: Making features generic in CSS
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Design Life
Charli Prangley and Femke chatting about design careers, side projects and creativity.
Podcast · Every two weeks · Essays on the web · designlife.fm
Latest episode: 327: Having to be creative on cue
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Kilian Valkhof
The Polypane maker on CSS, browsers and building developer tools.
Blog · Monthly · CSS and the front end · kilianvalkhof.com
Latest post: Speaking
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devtools.fm
Interviews with the people building developer tools and the craft behind them.
Podcast · Monthly · Design engineering · devtools.fm
Latest episode: Tarun Sachdeva - Traces
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Rosenfeld Review
Lou Rosenfeld talks to UX and design leaders about research, IA and design operations.
Podcast · Weekly · UX and research · rosenfeldmedia.com
Latest episode: From Designing to Building: The Rise of Product Design Engineering with David Siren Eisner
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Ink & Switch
An industrial research lab publishing essays on local-first and creative tools.
Blog · Weekly · Design engineering · inkandswitch.com
Latest post: Keyhive 07 · Certflow Diagrams
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Ethan Marcotte
The person who coined responsive design, writing about the web, labour and design.
Blog · Monthly · Essays on the web · ethanmarcotte.com
Latest post: The ship is anchor’d safe and sound.
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Raphael Salaja
A design engineer sharing interface experiments and notes on craft.
Blog · Monthly · Design engineering · raphaelsalaja.com
Latest post: Sauce
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Baymard Institute
E-commerce UX research based on large-scale usability testing.
Blog · Weekly · UX and research · baymard.com
Latest post: AI Engagement Quantitative UX: 2 High-Level Takeaways from 20+ Charts
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Awkward Silences
User Interviews' podcast about user research, how teams run it and why it matters.
Podcast · Every two weeks · UX and research · userinterviews.com
Latest episode: #193 - Can synthetic research replace real users? That's the wrong question.
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Design Systems Podcast
Conversations with people building and running design systems.
Podcast · Monthly · Design systems · designsystemspodcast.com
Latest episode: Design judgment in the era of AI, with Alexis Puchek
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Figmalion
A newsletter all about Figma: features, plugins, tips and the community.
Newsletter · Every two weeks · Link roundups · figmalion.com
Latest issue: Issue #265: Config 2027. Optimize AI credits. Getting hired playbook.
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Bram.us
Bramus Van Damme's links and write-ups on CSS, browsers and the web platform.
Blog · Several times a week · CSS and the front end · bram.us
Latest post: GTA.js, a reimplementation of the 1997 Grand Theft Auto engine in JavaScript and WebGL
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Josh W. ComeauPick
Interactive, beautifully explained articles on CSS, animation and React.
Blog · Monthly · Design engineering · joshwcomeau.com
Latest post: The Future of CSS ✨
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Ben Frain
Practical CSS articles, especially colour and modern layout, from a book author.
Blog · Monthly · CSS and the front end · benfrain.com
Latest post: Colour variants from base colours with OKLCH, CSS relative color, and CSS functions
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Eric Bailey
Accessibility, design and inclusive interfaces, written with conviction.
Blog · Monthly · Accessibility · ericwbailey.website
Latest post: The Accessibility Compat Data project has a homepage now, and you should support the project
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Jakub KrehelPick
A design engineer on interface details, motion and personal software.
Blog · Monthly · Design engineering · jakub.kr
Latest post: The era of personal software
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Stefan Judis
Short notes and tips on web development, browsers and the platform.
Blog · Every two weeks · CSS and the front end · stefanjudis.com
Latest post: Blake Watson on the state of the industry (#note)
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Eric Meyer
A CSS pioneer writing about the web, standards and life.
Blog · Monthly · CSS and the front end · meyerweb.com
Latest post: My Interop 2027 Rankings
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Zach Leatherman
The Eleventy creator on fonts, performance and building fast static sites.
Blog · Weekly · CSS and the front end · zachleat.com
Latest post: All of my 300+ browser tabs are beautiful
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The Looking Glass (Julie Zhuo)
Julie Zhuo on management, design leadership and building products.
Newsletter · Weekly · Product and leadership · lg.substack.com
Latest issue: What would make AI truly social?
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Sara Soueidan
In-depth articles on accessible, inclusive front-end design and development.
Blog · Every few months · Accessibility · sarasoueidan.com
Latest post: My top picks for Interop 2027
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Chrome for Developers blog
Release notes and deep dives on new Chrome and web platform features.
Blog · Daily · CSS and the front end · developer.chrome.com
Latest post: What's New in WebGPU (Chrome 155-156)
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Intercom blog
Product, design and AI-customer-service thinking from the Intercom team.
Blog · Weekly · Product team blogs · intercom.com
Latest post: Introducing Fin 4: Customer Agent, Operator, and major upgrades to the Intercom helpdesk
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Scott Jehl
Responsive images, video and performance from a long-time web standards writer.
Blog · Monthly · CSS and the front end · scottjehl.com
Latest post: Standards In Progress: Making Video Posters Accessible, Responsive, and an Element
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Josh Collinsworth
Front-end writing on Svelte, CSS and the joy of the web, plus his own projects.
Blog · Every few months · CSS and the front end · joshcollinsworth.com
Latest post: The story of Tupo, my new daily logic puzzle
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web.dev
Google's guidance on web performance, accessibility and what is new on the platform.
Blog · Every two weeks · CSS and the front end · web.dev
Latest post: New to the web platform in September
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Cloud Four
A design and development studio writing about design systems and responsive work.
Blog · Weekly · Design systems · cloudfour.com
Latest post: How Do We Write About AI in Web Development?
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Amelia Wattenberger
Essays on interfaces for AI and data, with interactive explanations.
Blog · Every few months · Design engineering · wattenberger.com
Latest post: Chat is AI’s command line.
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Ryan Singer
The Shape Up author on shaping work and product development process.
Blog · Every few months · Product and leadership · ryansinger.co
Latest post: A Primer for Operators Who Need Software
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Dan Abramov (overreacted)
Rare, deep essays from a React core contributor on how programs and UIs work.
Blog · Monthly · Design engineering · overreacted.io
Latest post: How I Vibed a Proof of Conway’s Conjecture
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Adam Silver
Form design and accessible service design, from the author of Form Design Patterns.
Blog · Monthly · UX and research · adamsilver.io
Latest post: Why I wait for research to prove something is needed before it’s added to the UI
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Robin Rendle
Personal, well-written posts on design, typography, writing and websites.
Blog · Weekly · Essays on the web · robinrendle.com
Latest post: Small things like these
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Manuel Matuzović
Accessibility and HTML-first front-end, with lots of practical code.
Blog · Every two weeks · Accessibility · matuzo.at
Latest post: My HTML boilerplate in 2026
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Brian Lovin
A designer and engineer writing about building software and his own tools.
Blog · Every two weeks · Design engineering · brianlovin.com
Latest post: Grok Bot first impressions
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Sebastian De Deyne
A developer's notes on web development, design and tools he uses.
Blog · Weekly · CSS and the front end · sebastiandedeyne.com
Latest post: Amped up
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Hardik Pandya
Thoughtful essays on design, systems thinking and craft from a product designer.
Blog · Every two weeks · Essays on the web · hvpandya.com
Latest post: The hierarchy of competence
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Mixed Methods
A podcast and newsletter about doing better user research.
Podcast · Monthly · UX and research · mixedmethods.substack.com
Latest episode: Your job isn't to answer the question. It's to find it.
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Nikita Prokopov (tonsky)
Strong opinions on UI design, fonts and software quality, with a Fira Code maker's eye.
Blog · Monthly · Essays on the web · tonsky.me
Latest post: Logo: Squawkbox
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Geoffrey Litt
Essays on malleable software, end-user programming and AI interfaces.
Blog · Monthly · Design engineering · geoffreylitt.com
Latest post: Understanding is the new bottleneck
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A List Apart
The classic magazine for people who make websites, still publishing considered essays.
Blog · Every few months · CSS and the front end · alistapart.com
Latest post: Designed for a Dead Language
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Una Kravets
Modern CSS features and UI demos from a Chrome developer relations lead.
Blog · Monthly · CSS and the front end · una.im
Latest post: Modern CSS theming with light-dark(), contrast-color(), and style queries
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Jordan Moore
Design systems, creativity and the changing shape of design work.
Blog · Every few months · Design systems · jordanm.co.uk
Latest post: Loops and Where Creativity Goes Next
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CSS Weekly
A roundup of CSS articles, tutorials and experiments.
Newsletter · Weekly · CSS and the front end · css-weekly.com
Latest issue: Single Prompt to Fully Functional Websites Using Mobirise AI
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TPGi accessibility blog
Accessibility guidance and a weekly reading list from TPGi's specialists.
Blog · Weekly · Accessibility · tpgi.com
Latest post: Weekly Reading List May 18 2026
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