This UI breaks every modern design rule — and people loved it
Winamp skins let users redesign everything: layout, hierarchy, colors, animations — no constraints, no consistency, no “best practices.” Some skins were unreadable. Some were absurd. Some were brilliant.Yet millions of people used them daily and felt attached to their setup. Lo
new background image suggestions?
As much as I love Escher, we need a new background image. Share your suggestions below, and upvote your favorite!
Johnny Ive dipping back into things
Bit of a fan of how alive this bookstore branding feels, using the seasons to add life into its most iconic graphic is quite clever. FYI this is from Johnny Ive’s spin out Love From. You can see and read a bit more about it here: https://www.dezeen.com/2025/05/18/william-s
sound off, designerds
~750 members, and climbing! What do you digg about this community? What would make it better? Looking forward to continuing to grow it with you all! ✌️
daily inspiration
Forest House by Peter Bohlin; West Cornwall, Connecticut
A forest retreat for Peter Bohlin’s parents, this small summer home is carefully sited between dense evergreens and bright deciduous woodland. https://www.bcj.com/legacy-projects/forest-house/
Who remembers this style?
In the mid-2000s, interface design hit a sweet spot. A brief moment when clarity, creativity, and constraint all agreed on what good looked like. Designers had just broken free from pixel purgatory but hadn’t yet abandoned depth or visual metaphor. Vector tools like early Fire
2026 Honda Monkey 125
Should I learn Figma for App UI design in 2026? I'm about to start college in 4 months
I wanna start freelancing in app UI design space, what's the best tool stack I should learn?
A good Character design is one which can be identified by its silhouette alone
The Silhouette Test: Why "Shape Language" is the Secret Sauce of Iconic Design In character design, high-res textures and complex backstories are great, but they’re honestly secondary to readability. If your character blends into the background or looks like a generic "Her
Meet Atmos.cv
The creative community is without a home. 2 weekends ago, I started building one. Meet Atmos — the first AI-synthesized network that merges your portfolio, productivity, and feed into one clear space. Claim your handle! Join the early waitlist. https://atmos.cv 🪐 #B
Alternate Community Layout: Visual Grid
All communities aren't the same, and so we've been exploring some alternative layouts that communities can set as a preference. With this layout, we're prioritizing visuals in a masonry grid.Users could, of course, change that viewing modality, but it would be awesome to see more
daily inspiration
This guy inspires me regularly - he’s a metal worker that uses discarded silverware/flatware. https://www.instagram.com/airtightartwork?igsh=bW5icjc1MXcwbjYy
18.6.2 for life?
I just turned off auto-updates to avoid the nightmare that is Liquid Glass.
excellent stuff from U.S. Graphics Company
"Let's not overcorrect with the trad-logo hype. Logos are difficult to analyze, in that the only thing we can say is the following—The purpose of a logomark is to distinguish a brand from the rest. There are a few exceptions, maybe if you're a corn trader, you'd want the logo to
/design branding
I know @dclange is the Founder and I don’t wanna step on their toes. So feel free to shoot me down lol I also know most of us probably don’t wanna do a design competition, so rather than that, what if we setup a community event where a Figma file is shared and we all jam toget