AI is turning the web into one big pastel gradient with rounded corners. Brutalism is the middle finger we need — raw, jarring, and impossible to fake. In a sea of safe, AI-generated beauty, ugly might be the only honest aesthetic left.
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Discover IvyForms, a new WordPress form builder plugin that solves common problems like SEO interference, spam, and poor user experience. Free to download. Continue reading Stop Losing Leads: Build Your WordPress Contact Forms with IvyForms on SitePoint.
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This article is a sponsored by Penpot Since Brad Frost popularized the use of design systems in digital design way back in 2013, they’ve become an invaluable resource for organizations — and even individuals — that want to craft reusable design patterns that look and feel consistent. But Brad didn’t just popularize design systems; he
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Last time, we discussed that, sadly, according to the State of CSS 2025 survey, trigonometric functions are deemed the “Most Hated” CSS feature. That shocked me. I may have even been a little offended, being a math nerd and all. So, I wrote an article that tried to showcase several uses specifically for the cos() and sin() functions. Today,
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Dark mode is the Comic Sans of our time—born useful, hijacked by aesthetics, and now forced on users. It’s not kinder to your eyes, often wrecks accessibility, and turns UX into a design monoculture. Looking “premium” on Dribbble doesn’t make it good design.
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“Evergreen” web design sounds noble, but in reality, it’s just safe, bland, and creatively bankrupt. Designers chasing timelessness are often just afraid to take risks—and that fear is killing originality on the web.
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November can feel a bit gray in many parts of the world, so what better way to brighten the days than with a splash of colorful inspiration? For this month’s wallpapers edition, artists and designers from around the globe once again tickled their creativity and designed unique and inspiring wallpapers that are sure to bring
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X-VPN addresses Blind Path analysis concerns: Android routing creates observable signals, but your data stays encrypted. See findings and protection steps. Continue reading X-VPN Reports Internal Findings on Blind In/On-Path Signals on SitePoint.
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Over the past few months, I’ve explored how we can get creative using well-supported CSS properties. Each article is intended to nudge web design away from uniformity, toward designs that are more distinctive and memorable. One bit of feedback from Phillip Bagleg deserves a follow up: Andy’s guides are all very interesting, but mostly impractical
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AI browsers aren’t just changing how we surf the web—they’re rewriting the rules of the internet itself. Instead of visiting websites, we’ll soon consume summaries of them, filtered through someone else’s algorithm.
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