DailyDe–lights

A curation of links about art, design and development picked -somewhat daily- by Félix Péault, Art Director and Digital Designer.

March 2026

Wednesday, 11th

1 link

The AI Bubble is Bursting

A lot to unpack here, but first let me stress the difference between the AI investment bubble bursting, the AI hype train derailing, and any chance that AI is going to disappear from your life. All three are big questions and each has a very different answer.

hughhowey.com

Wednesday, 4th

1 link

Shades of Halftone

There has recently been a newfound excitement for pattern-based post-processing effects all over my timeline, as softwares such as Paper, Efecto, or Unicorn Studio are democratizing the use of shaders for both designers and developers. While some of these patterns originated as workarounds due to technical limitations we have since overcome, they now serve as an artistic direction to create distinct designs with self-imposed constraints.

blog.maximeheckel.com

February 2026

Friday, 27th

1 link

'Is this the end of my career?' What creatives think about the brutal state of freelance

Right now, something bigger than a seasonal slowdown seems to be happening. We take the temperature of the creative community, and some of their experiences may shock you.

creativeboom.com

Monday, 23rd

1 link

How to make sure a designer never files a bug again

If you’re an engineer, I can sense you might be getting frustrated, as most bullet points I listed look like extra work. I agree with you. It is. This post is as much about process, as it is about culture and the incentives it establishes. The best places I’ve worked were filled with shared trust and treated bugs as a joined responsibility of everyone, rather than a black-and-white division into “filers“ and “fixers,” with the ultimate end goal always being user’s experience

unsung.aresluna.org

Friday, 20th

1 link

Typography might be the last thing AI can't fake

We're delighted to welcome Jessica Walsh to Creative Boom. In her first column, she argues that branding has become too safe and interchangeable, and makes the case for expressive, human-crafted typography as one of the last true ways to stand out in an AI-driven world.

creativeboom.com

Tuesday, 17th

1 link

State of the Designer 2026: Designers Are Leaning Into the Messy Middle

Design is changing fast. We see (and talk about) it every day, but in our annual State of the Designer survey, we're zooming in and double clicking on how designers are meeting the moment. Our report explores how AI is the tailwind propelling design forward. While designers are still wrestling with new technologies, they’re making AI work for them.

figma.com

Wednesday, 4th

1 link

How to Reframe Negative Feedback Without Losing Confidence in Yourself

Negative feedback hurts. There's no way around it. Your stomach drops, your heart beats faster, and your thoughts race: “Am I about to lose this client?” “Are they questioning if I'm the right person for this job?” “Will this affect my reputation?” But what if you could change your relationship with feedback and turn it into a tool for career growth, without losing confidence? You can easily master this skill: it just needs a different approach!

interaction-design.org

January 2026

Tuesday, 13th

1 link

When your best work gets tossed

I’ve watched it happen too many times. You spend weeks researching, prototyping, testing. The users love it. The data backs it. Then someone in the room says “I don’t like blue” or “my wife thinks this is confusing” and suddenly everything’s back on the table. Design decisions get discarded like they’re optional decorations, not strategic choices backed by evidence.

uxdesign.cc

December 2025

Tuesday, 2nd

1 link

Is creativity really dead?

The industry needs clear leadership on AI, not vague provocations about 'making stuff'.

creativebloq.com

November 2025

Tuesday, 11th

1 link

If creativity is a delicate ecosystem, how do we keep things in balance?

The designers radical model for creativity shifts the focus from output to input – focusing on all the things that feed into our creative process: “Connection, wonder, pause, movement, and joy.”

itsnicethat.com

Thursday, 6th

1 link

The Myth of a Perfect Design

Perfection in design is not possible. You can never simultaneously satisfy all of the possible objectives for any creation. For example, a ballpoint pen is an excellent tool for writing, until you need to erase. Yet a pencil fails you when you need to sign a legal contract. Every design choice trades one idea of perfection against another.

whydesignishard.substack.com

October 2025

Wednesday, 15th

1 link

Craft, not fame, makes your story worth telling

Why are so many celebrity memoirs surprisingly dull? This eye-opening take dives into what’s missing and what truly makes a story worth telling. Your own story might be closer to inspiring than you think.

herbertlui.net

Tuesday, 7th

1 link

The Last Days Of Social Media

Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

noemamag.com

September 2025

Thursday, 25th

1 link

Welcome to the entry-level void: what happens when junior design jobs disappear?

Entry-level jobs are disappearing. In their place: unpaid gigs, cold DMs and self-starters scrambling for a foothold. The ladder’s gone – what’s replacing it, and who’s being left behind?

itsnicethat.com

Monday, 22nd

1 link

React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation

Exploring how React's dominance by default stifles frontend innovation, and why deliberate framework choices lead to better tools for performance, developer experience, and ecosystem diversity.

lorenstew.art

August 2025

Wednesday, 20th

1 link

Make things happen

This article reflects on how great designers don’t just land “cool projects” — they transform difficult, unglamorous work into something inspiring. It’s a reminder that instead of waiting for opportunities, we can create them by bringing energy, vision and drive to whatever is in front of us.

capwatkins.com

July 2025

Monday, 14th

1 link

Typography in Motion: A Breathing Digital System

Have you ever thought about digital systems feeling us? What if letters could do more than just share words? What if typography could react, listen, and remember? Shuxuan Yang, also known as Eleanor Yang, is a gifted designer. She tackles these ideas in "Synthetic Nature." This interactive project shows motion design as a live system. It changes with the user.

abduzeedo.com

Tuesday, 8th

1 link

The Myth of Good Taste: Product Management in the Age of Enshittification.

Product management has borrowed the concept of “taste” from European aesthetic philosophy, but this borrowing creates a fundamental problem: it traps us in subjective discussions that distract from what actually matters. When PMs debate whether something has “good taste,” they’re engaging in discussions rooted in personal preference and cultural signaling rather than objective measures of user value and business outcomes.

medium.productcoalition.com

Wednesday, 2nd

1 link

In Good Company: How Agencies Are Transforming Client Collaboration

To take creativity to new heights, agencies and freelancers are breaking down traditional boundaries and using tools like Figma to partner with their clients every step of the way.

figma.com

June 2025

Monday, 23rd

1 link

Design Beyond Barriers

What makes an interface accessible? And how can designers create experiences that work for all users? This guide answers all your burning questions about accessibility—like how to design for everyone, even those juggling a hot coffee and a pet hamster.

designbeyondbarriers.com

Wednesday, 11th

1 link

Why is quality so rare?

The modern world has made huge advances in knowledge, technology, and skill. We can build faster than ever. We know more than ever. Yet quality still feels so rare. So many things feel unfinished, broken, or forgettable – why?

linear.app

Thursday, 5th

1 link

Good vs Great Animations

We all want our UIs to feel great and animations can definitely help with that. But how do you actually create a great animation? This article is a collection of practical tips to help you go from good to great animations.

emilkowal.ski

May 2025

Tuesday, 27th

1 link

Design or Disappear

In an era defined by accelerating AI, ecological urgency, and cultural division, design is no longer optional—it is essential for survival. For centuries, design and craft have shaped our tools, our systems, and our sense of self. From the meticulous detail of the Arts & Crafts movement to the functional…

maeda.pm

Monday, 19th

1 link

Design in the age of vibes

How the new wave of design and dev tools are changing who builds it, how decisions get made, and what the role of a designer even is.

uxdesign.cc

Thursday, 15th

1 link

The history of album art

Album art didn’t always exist. In the early 1900s, recorded music was still a novelty, overshadowed by sales of sheet music. Early vinyl records were vastly different from what we think of today: discs were sold individually and could only hold up to four minutes of music per side. Sometimes, only one side of the record was used.

matthewstrom.com

Tuesday, 13th

1 link

The creative power of constraints

Constraints act not as limitations but as catalysts for creativity. Examples from architecture, design, and art reveal the paradoxical relationship between boundaries and innovation.

arun.is

Friday, 9th

1 link

You Can Be a Great Designer and Be Completely Unknown

I often find myself contemplating the greatest creators in history — those rare artists, designers, and thinkers whose work transformed how we see the world. What constellation of circumstances made them who they were? Where did their ideas originate? Who mentored them? Would history remember them had they lived in a different time or place?

chrbutler.com

April 2025

Thursday, 24th

1 link

The Post-Developer Era

When OpenAI released GPT-4 back in March 2023, they kickstarted the AI revolution. The consensus online was that front-end development jobs would be totally eliminated within a year or two. Well, it’s been more than two years since then, and I thought it was worth revisiting some of those early predictions, and seeing if we can glean any insights about where things are headed.

joshwcomeau.com

Tuesday, 15th

1 link

The Best Programmers I Know

"I have met a lot of developers in my life. Lately, I asked myself: “What does it take to be one of the best? What do they all have in common?” In the hope that this will be an inspiration to someone out there, I wrote down the traits I observed in the most exceptional people in our craft. I wish I had that list when I was starting out. Had I followed this path, it would have saved me a lot of time."

endler.dev

Thursday, 3rd

1 link

Design by Decision Fatigue

An essay on how the decisions we make writing software shape our enjoyment of the craft

questdb.com

March 2025

Friday, 21st

1 link

A fluid CSS methodology

Fluid CSS methodologies have completely transformed my approach to web integration by improving the responsive aspect and simplifying maintenance. I find this topic deceptively simple yet incredibly powerful and still relevant today.

willybrauner.com

Wednesday, 19th

1 link

How I review design work. Defining what “good design” actually looks like.

Good design can be tricky. What’s obvious to one person might not make sense to someone else. Design might feel subjective, but there are things I (and the rest of design leadership) consistently…

uxdesign.cc

Monday, 17th

1 link

13 lessons creatives wished they'd known earlier in their career

We've gathered essential tips from seasoned creatives to help you navigate your career with confidence, clarity and long-term success.

creativeboom.com

February 2025

Friday, 28th

1 link

Reimagining Fluid Typography

Are we responding to the right inputs? For many years, it has been ‘best practice’ to use relative units (especially em and rem) for sizing text. That’s great! But after playing around with my user preferences, I think we can improve on the common approaches.

oddbird.net

Tuesday, 25th

1 link

Websites are dead (and more click bait!)

Some thoughts, experiences, opinions and unsolicited advice on the current state of websites and web design as a freelancer.

perozzi.blog

January 2025

Wednesday, 15th

1 link

Pricing Design

Dan Mall explains how to earn more by understanding what goes into a price and what your clients really want—and are willing to pay for. Learn the right questions to ask and when, and ways to turn client requirements into numbers, with a real-world example from Dan’s agency.

pricingdesignbook.com

December 2024

Tuesday, 3rd

1 link

Creativity is the only thing. An open letter to my fellow creatives…

Creativity is risk. To do something different, or meaningful, or human, is messy. Creativity is accessing the part of the brain adjacent to emotions, and emotions are the opposite of rationality. It doesn’t fit neatly into an ideal customer profile. You can’t attach quarterly goals to it.

uxdesign.cc

November 2024

Wednesday, 27th

1 link

Rethinking Rebranding

Rebranding isn't just a logo swap—it's a deep introspective journey. By questioning fundamental purpose and making thoughtful, incremental changes, even centuries-old institutions can breathe new life into their core identity and relevance.

reiinamoto.substack.com

Monday, 25th

1 link

Design Principles

Set of guidelines that empower a team to make wise decisions and appropriate trade-offs when designing, building and innovating.

principles.design

Tuesday, 19th

1 link

Jonathan Ive - rams foundation

Jonathan Ive, the long-time Chief Design Officer at Apple, is among the most prominent creatives who have been influenced by Dieter Rams and his design principles. Here, in one of his rare interviews in recent years, Ive speaks openly about his admiration—pointing out one important achievement of Rams that is often overlooked.

rams-foundation.org

Monday, 18th

1 link

Updating Our Web System For A New Era

Want to see how we used Figma’s latest features to audit and refresh our web system? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we streamlined our components, improved our workflows, and built for the future.

figma.com

Wednesday, 13th

1 link

The obsession over craft

People get annoyed about hearing about craft as they know being a good designer requires other skills to succeed: strong communication skills, a growth mindset, and ability to collaborate. However, I must share the hard truth. Craft is an unavoidable foundation as a designer.

proofofconcept.pub

September 2024

Monday, 30th

1 link

Branding Anterior. Medical Insurance? AI? Oh my!

Smith & Diction showcases their project for Anterior. […] After Perplexity dropped we got a lot of inquiries from other AI companies. Like, a lot a lot. Most of them were very early in their journey and didn’t really know what they were building or who they building for.

medium.com

Monday, 23rd

1 link

UX needs more punk. Disrupting the status quo in design.

Polished interfaces and seamless experiences dominate the design landscape. UX design has, in many ways, become too safe. We prize consistency, accessibility, and user-friendliness — values that are crucial to creating good products. But is “good” enough? Have we, in the quest for perfection, lost the soul of UX? Don’t we need more punk?

uxdesign.cc

Tuesday, 10th

1 link

Sanding UI

One of the ways I like to do development is to build something, click around a ton, make tweaks, click around more, more tweaks, more clicks, etc., until I finally consider it done. With software, the fact is that sometimes there are just too many variables to know and test and smooth out. So I click around, using the UI over and over, until I finally cannot give myself any more splinters. It’s a small thing, but lots of small splinters lead to an agonizing experience.

blog.jim-nielsen.com

Friday, 6th

1 link

The Lost Sense

Next time you reach for your smartphone, pause and consider what else you could reach for that offers not just a function, but some feeling. And if you are someone who creates, in any medium, challenge yourself to elevate touch to the level of other senses. […] Otherwise the default path we’re on will lead us into an empty room with just walls and screens — and not much else.

workingtheorys.com

August 2024

Friday, 30th

1 link

Madalena Studio push the boundaries of branding in their look for Crucible, cultured with bacteria

A petri dish bursting with vibrant bacteria – Crucible’s identity is as intriguing, unconventional and experimental as the creative hub itself. Housing a drinks, bar and restaurant consultancy, flavour lab and a collaborative workspace, the London-based company is designed for bartenders to unleash their creativity – working with equipment such as a centrifuge, a freeze dryer and a rotovap!

the-brandidentity.com

Wednesday, 21st

1 link

“Smart” Layouts With Container Queries

Modern CSS keeps giving us a lot of new, easier ways to solve old problems, but often the new features we’re getting don’t only solve old problems, they open up new possibilities as well. Container queries are one of those things that open up new possibilities, but because they look a lot like the old way of doing things with media queries, our first instinct is to use them in the same way, or at least a very similar way.

css-tricks.com

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