<![CDATA[Sidebar]]>https://sidebar.iohttps://sidebar.ioimg/favicon.pngSidebarhttps://sidebar.ioRSS for NodeWed, 21 Jan 2026 18:06:20 GMT<![CDATA[On coding agents and the future of design]]>How Claude Code is showing us what apps may become.
]]>https://veen.com/jeff/archives/coding-agents-design.htmlXtbHvEdi5CZ6Wn4f7Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:56:23 GMT<![CDATA[How browsers work]]>A guide for engineers and curious people who use the web every day, but never built a mental model of how browsers work.
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]]>https://matthewbutterick.com/chron/the-copyrightability-of-fonts-revisited.htmlRGfnjCBcB76bsQLEpWed, 21 Jan 2026 11:54:36 GMT<![CDATA[Friction by design]]>What gets lost when everything is effortless?
]]>https://carlbarenbrug.com/friction8PkRLyv5KzJs5HzmhWed, 21 Jan 2026 11:53:01 GMT<![CDATA[Cold storage]]>Good UX is what companies do when they have to. A company that has your stuff locked away doesn’t have to.
]]>https://zeldman.com/2026/01/02/cold-storage/ACKcy7qCLiejo3shrTue, 20 Jan 2026 12:20:09 GMT<![CDATA[Anacyclosis: the cycle of political revolution]]>An interactive visualization of Polybius’s theory of anacyclosis—the cyclical succession of political regimes.
]]>https://anacyclosis.info/xkguL8potzH7H2GkzTue, 20 Jan 2026 12:18:50 GMT<![CDATA[Creating your own opportunities]]>The best career opportunities don’t necessarily come from your manager. They come from seeing potential in the boring work already on your plate.
]]>https://terriblesoftware.org/2026/01/05/creating-your-own-opportunities/Wk877xKjovKJBYGQcTue, 20 Jan 2026 12:17:56 GMT<![CDATA[I want my MTV]]>Celebrating 44 years of continuous music videos. Stream classic music videos 24/7.
]]>https://wantmymtv.vercel.app/zLDiZ7aAY3hPogGyMTue, 20 Jan 2026 12:17:24 GMT<![CDATA[Usability heuristics and competition in games]]>When a game’s UI does not meet these expectations, it negatively affects the entire experience. Сompetition drives progress (or burnout).
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]]>https://bit.ly/side-wid1pmemakPqqTAd4qTTzMon, 19 Jan 2026 12:34:00 GMT<![CDATA[Using AI as a Design Engineer]]>Design engineers, a role that's all about craft, thoughtfulness and creativity, should be skeptical of AI. But here's the other side.
]]>https://jakub.kr/work/using-ai-as-a-design-engineerRQiJdet4Ao4ZMoyWqMon, 19 Jan 2026 12:33:40 GMT<![CDATA[Heart-shaped books]]>Heart-shaped books transformed the printed page into a profound symbol of piety and romance.
]]>https://ilovetypography.com/2026/01/05/heart-shaped-books/Nob8RuSM3wpyfS95hMon, 19 Jan 2026 12:32:38 GMT<![CDATA[10 breakthrough technologies 2026]]>Here are our picks for the advances to watch in the years ahead—and why we think they matter right now.
]]>https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1130697/10-breakthrough-technologies-2026/kvL63tc3ETxoyRX8qMon, 19 Jan 2026 12:31:08 GMT<![CDATA[Times New American: a tale of two fonts]]>A less romantic truth is that aesthetic standards rarely travel alone; power tends to follow in their wake.
]]>https://hsu.cy/2025/12/times-new-american/rwQPKPpNErXDhiFzjMon, 19 Jan 2026 12:30:43 GMT<![CDATA[Humanity as differentiator]]>NRF 2026 wasn’t billed as a “retail & AI” conference, but that’s exactly what it was.
]]>https://staticmade.com/2026/01/14/humanity-as-differentiator/JjMvApQ83BWBjj8HxFri, 16 Jan 2026 12:31:04 GMT<![CDATA[Designers as agent orchestrators]]>Designers hold the best qualities to get refine AI outputs that’s needed for building successful products.
]]>https://uxdesign.cc/designers-as-agent-orchestrators-what-i-learnt-shipping-with-ai-in-2025-3b1bf30048a3cjbqrn8y5unPFKZRrFri, 16 Jan 2026 12:30:28 GMT<![CDATA[Detail]]>A curated study of the tiny design decisions that make products feel right.
]]>https://detail.design/ZDF9iBb4uGxu8WRMxFri, 16 Jan 2026 12:29:57 GMT<![CDATA[Software as fast fashion]]>Clothes have never been cheaper. Same thing is happening with software.
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