Essays, Guides & Courses
Long-form writing about design practice — X threads, blog essays, playbooks on branding and selling work, AI workflow walkthroughs, tool explainers, and courses.
For an agent. Look here when you need reasoning rather than an artifact: why a layout converts, how to name a company, how a workflow is run end to end, or what a tool is actually for.
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- Craft Essays17
- Brand & Business Playbooks4
- AI Workflow Guides11
- Tool Reviews & Explainers8
- Courses & Books11
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CodropsSCreative front-end tutorials, demos, and a 2,000-site showcase, running since 2009
Refactoring UIS218-page design book for developers: 50 chapters of concrete UI tactics, plus assets
Stripe PressSStripe's book imprint: 19 titles on technology, science and progress
a11yphantAFree interactive coding challenges that teach web accessibility basics- AI-Native DesignerADefines AI-native vs AI-augmented design work and the five workflow shifts between them
Building Glass for the WebAHow Aave built a cross-browser refractive glass effect with feDisplacementMap
Design Is More Than CodeAKarri Saarinen on why designing with code is only the last stage- Emil KowalskiAEleven essays on interface craft by the author of Sonner and Vaul, including the argument for animating less
EveryASubscription publication and software studio covering AI-native work and building
Figma ShortcutAFigma's editorial blog on design craft, design systems, and product releases
Geom — Sound-reactive shapesAkynd's working log for a generative music video: 10 chapters on SDFs, parametric shapes, lighting and audio reactivity, with live WebGL demos- How to Brand Your CompanyABrand as a system: positioning, messaging, identity, and what scales across touchpoints
- How to Name Your CompanyANaming process from the Lunour studio, with the criteria and screening steps written out
Interface CraftAJosh Puckett's paid library of 40+ interface-craft essays, walkthroughs and videos- MCP-Ready Design SystemAArgues you should reverse-engineer design tokens from real screens, not guess them upfront
- Output Isn't DesignAEssay arguing design is fitting form to context, not producing screens faster
SyntaxATwice-weekly web development podcast, 1,000+ episodes, produced by Sentry- YC Landing Page StructureATeardown of the shared section order across five YC-backed company landing pages
- 48 Laws of Web DesignB48 blunt landing-page rules for startups, with thresholds you can actually check
A Conversation with mendezmendezBSuperRare interview on daily collage practice and the First Impressions animations- AI Video Production SystemBImplementation guide for a UGC-style AI video stack, with JSON prompt schemas
- Canvas to App Store in 10 DaysBA product designer ships a paid iOS app with Claude as the only engineer
- Claude Code for DesignersBStep-by-step guide to going from wireframe to working UI with Claude Code, no coding
Claude Design 2-Hour CourseB118-minute walkthrough: brand to design system to shipped site with Claude Design
Design BooksB69 hand-picked design books sorted into 18 topics, each with a purchase link
Fontshare Guide (Made Good)BLong-form Fontshare guide: licence terms, 15 named faces by class, Google Fonts comparison
Fontshare Review (Abduzeedo)BAbduzeedo's write-up of Fontshare's 100 free typefaces and its ITF licence
Grids by ObysBScroll-driven microsite by Obys Agency teaching layout grid systems
Growth.DesignB53 product UX case studies as comics, plus 106 psychology principles- Gucci x Crocs AI Campaign BuildBTurns one reference image into a full fashion campaign with ChatGPT and LTX Flows
Kling 3.0 Guide — invideoBFeature and prompting guide for Kling 3.0 multi-shot video, from invideo's blog
Kling AI Pricing — CostBenchBFull Kling tier table plus 11 documented hidden costs and a median contract figure
Laws of UXB30 psychology principles for interface decisions — but this URL does not resolve- Making UIs Feel Alive w/ ShadersBDesigner essay on replacing hand-built animated gradients with Framer Shaders
Midjourney + ChatGPT Character ClassBSkillshare class by Soli Art on Midjourney prompting and keeping a character consistent
Midjourney Portrait Photography ClassBSkillshare class by Soli Art on photographic portrait prompting in Midjourney v5.1- Psychology of a $1M Landing PageBLanding-page structure explained through named cognitive effects and where each applies
Seedance 2.0 Prompting TutorialB18-min video: a free Claude skill that writes time-coded Seedance 2.0 shot lists- Seedance 2.0 Step-By-Step GuideBWalkthrough of Seedance 2.0 multi-input video generation on Higgsfield, start to finish
- Seedance V2: New Default ModelBPodcast-derived walkthrough of Seedance V2 multi-input generation used as a video editor
- The 3-Second Clarity TestBEssay on testing whether a product's UI explains itself in three seconds
The Design System GuideBRomina Kavcic's design-system knowledge base plus paid courses on tokens and agentic DS- AI UGC Character Money GuideCPlaybook for building an AI influencer character and monetizing it with brand deals
- Claude + Seedance Creators GuideCSponsored guide on packaging AI content skills into paid client work
ilovecreativesCPaid cohort courses in design, Squarespace, Shopify and social, plus a jobs board
Kling AI Review — Max ProductiveCAffiliate directory review of Kling AI with renewal-price and support warnings
Major shadcn Registry LibrariesCJune 2025 blog roundup naming eight shadcn registry libraries in ~900 words
remove.bg Review — SaaSCRMReviewCAffiliate review of remove.bg with credit-tier prices and a hair-detail failure list- Selling Your Design WorkCPersonal essay on positioning a freelance design practice after quitting a full-time job
Top 10 Fontshare Sans-SerifsCRanked list of ten Fontshare sans-serif families with one-line use cases each
World Cup 26 Logo ReactionCUSA TODAY news piece on the World Cup 26 emblem launch and its backlash