A friend DMs Lee Meyer a CodePen by Manuel Schaller containing a pure CSS simulation of one of the world’s earliest arcade games, Pong, with both paddles participating automatically, in an endless loop. The demo reminds Lee of an arcade machine in attract mode awaiting a coin, and the iconic imagery awakens muscle memory from […]
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Starting the new month with a little inspiration boost — that’s the idea behind our monthly wallpapers series which has been going on for more than fourteen years already. Each month, the wallpapers are created by the community for the community, and everyone who has an idea for a design is welcome to join in
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The idea that ugly websites can sell better challenges traditional design principles, suggesting that authenticity and imperfection sometimes drive higher conversions.
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Comparing visual artifacts can be a powerful, if fickle, approach to automated testing. Playwright makes this seem simple for websites, but the details might take a little finessing. Recent downtime prompted me to scratch an itch that had been plaguing me for a while: The style sheet of a website I maintain has grown just
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“Extraordinary Things” is a creative project by Yashas Mitta that blends AI-generated surreal designs with human collaboration to turn wild digital concepts into reality. With a sleek website and a focus on creativity, it invites artists and makers to bring these futuristic, mind-bending objects to life.
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With AI upon us, companies have recently been turning their attention to “synthetic” user testing — AI-driven research that replaces UX research. There, questions are answered by AI-generated “customers,” human tasks “performed” by AI agents. However, it’s not just for desk research or discovery that AI is used for; it’s an actual usability testing with
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I was recently tasked with creating video reels that needed to be played smoothly under a slow network or on low-end devices. I started with the native HTML5 <video> tag but quickly hit a wall — it just doesn’t cut it when connections are slow or devices are underpowered. After some research, I found that
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Vibe coding is a new concept where developers use AI tools to generate code through simple text prompts, bypassing traditional coding methods. While it offers quick prototyping and democratizes development, it comes with limitations in terms of code quality, scalability, and long-term viability for complex projects.
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I came across this awesome article navigator by Jhey Tompkins: CodePen Embed Fallback It solved a UX problem I was facing on a project, so I’ve adapted it to the needs of an online course — a “course navigator” if you will — and built upon it. And today I’m going to pick it apart
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