<![CDATA[Sidebar]]>https://sidebar.iohttps://sidebar.ioimg/favicon.pngSidebarhttps://sidebar.ioRSS for NodeWed, 04 Nov 2026 20:23:34 GMT<![CDATA[Pick three]]>Exploring the hidden cost of producing good, fast and cheap creative work.
]]>https://buzzusborne.com/writing/pick-three/SYZTCWhJwdGMqXdDKWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:43:01 GMT<![CDATA[Avant Garde]]>A seminal, but somewhat overlooked by a wider public, magazine, which broke taboos, rattled some nerves and made a few enemies.
]]>https://avantgarde.110west40th.com/jB6DT79PEvSAZac2xWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:42:35 GMT<![CDATA[Building an AI-ready design system library]]>Why my design system starts in code, and how I build, check and maintain the Figma library.
]]>https://uxdesign.cc/building-an-ai-ready-design-system-library-code-figma-with-mcp-ec5d9e8c90d27yoYHu6TNapZGPZagWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:42:05 GMT<![CDATA[The window with no buttons]]>Why the terminal feels so unfamiliar to designers, and how to read it anyway.
]]>https://www.baselinedesign.com/posts/the-window-with-no-buttonsPDfRAudthJyYTBcyKWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:41:29 GMT<![CDATA[Paper Mono]]>A beautiful monospace font family with 8 variable weights and coding ligatures, free and open source.
]]>https://paper.design/monoqEfHM3QcczXgT7PQwWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:40:47 GMT<![CDATA[Fingerprints are the new cookies]]>How browser fingerprinting replaces third-party cookies for persistent user tracking. And to the highest bidder it goes.
]]>https://royfish.dev/fingerprints-are-the-new-cookiesQA4tmhhZpB5hCx45kTue, 03 Nov 2026 05:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[Jelly UI]]>A dependency-free Web Components library for tactile product interfaces: soft-body physics, real form controls, dark mode, RTL and WCAG.
]]>https://jelly-ui.com/QJF6f4Wf9XvfnrBEoTue, 03 Nov 2026 05:04:00 GMT<![CDATA[There will always be someone faster, cheaper, and better]]>AI has designers questioning everything. But the three things we think we’re chosen for haven’t changed at all.
]]>https://www.chrbutler.com/faster-cheaper-betterL5GRWBrvRkBRkYskqTue, 03 Nov 2026 05:03:00 GMT<![CDATA[Desigma]]>Free Figma alternative made on Rust. An independent, local-first, open-source design tool.
]]>https://github.com/deepfounder-ai/desigmaQYwQhatnzbN346EfFTue, 03 Nov 2026 05:02:00 GMT<![CDATA[How to hire junior engineers in the age of AI]]>Junior developer hiring has collapsed because nobody knows how to interview for the new AI-assisted job.
]]>https://seldo.com/posts/a-proposal-how-to-hire-junior-engineers-in-the-age-of-ai/LLEmaCcSSE83npheBTue, 03 Nov 2026 05:01:00 GMT<![CDATA[The AI Notepad for back-to-back meetings]]>Notes, actions and memory. Without a meeting bot. Give it a try during your next meeting.
]]>https://bit.ly/side-gra8sanR4nGQzy7oxzejGMon, 02 Nov 2026 05:44:00 GMT<![CDATA[Who owns the doubt?]]>Nobody arrives at their first design job doubting their first idea; they defend it, usually too loudly.
]]>https://www.doc.cc/humankind/doubtMeCWjdJDAWchjA6PYMon, 02 Nov 2026 05:43:44 GMT<![CDATA[A select should tell you something]]>Customizable select isn’t just a prettier dropdown. Five before/after demos show how options can carry what people need to decide.
]]>https://alfy.blog/2026/10/27/a-select-should-tell-you-something.htmlB5Dbrk3vJHMwMb5xjMon, 02 Nov 2026 05:43:04 GMT<![CDATA[Now entering: The era of bleh]]>Airbrain, AI and the homogenization of knowledge work.
]]>https://www.noemamag.com/now-entering-the-era-of-bleh/7ZXE2hBrLuLzEEqQ5Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:42:45 GMT<![CDATA[Stageshow]]>Create better faux UI with agents. Avoid results often look sloppy and heavy-handed.
]]>https://benji.org/stageshowYmTQckFAMdjk3e2ExMon, 02 Nov 2026 05:41:24 GMT<![CDATA[Struggle together]]>I learned programming and design by trying, failing, and trying again. When I hit a wall, I figured out how to climb it.
]]>https://ryo.lu/journal/struggle-together5ft3RizbbuYxSGmmSFri, 30 Oct 2026 11:26:07 GMT<![CDATA[The New York Times turns 175]]>A custom 175 mark and identity system to use across editorial, opinion, advertising, events and marketing.
]]>https://the-brandidentity.com/project/the-new-york-times-turns-175-with-an-identity-events-and-a-campaignTWmQKdY4JbrqQF4kbFri, 30 Oct 2026 11:25:26 GMT<![CDATA[Website migration costs are going to zero]]>What happens when AI makes website migrations almost free?
]]>https://dri.es/website-migration-costs-are-going-to-zeroAcbMYppFywW4Ecw5nFri, 30 Oct 2026 11:24:40 GMT<![CDATA[Hairline]]>Thirty-three isometric line figures that answer the pointer. SVG, no dependencies, for React and for everything else.
]]>https://hairline.lucasmarkes.com/zzntKb8NfvZLthft6Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:23:28 GMT<![CDATA[Text-to-cad]]>Design physical products with AI. Free, open-source CAD for AI agents like Codex and Claude Code.
]]>https://www.texttocad.dev/TZDwSdsaCSW8gmhCvFri, 30 Oct 2026 11:22:51 GMT