Webflow Expands Beyond Design with New AI Tool for Building Full-stack Web Applications (2 minute read)
Webflow's App Gen is an AI-powered tool that enables users to build and deploy full-stack web applications through natural language prompts without writing code. The platform automatically integrates applications with existing design systems and CMS data while maintaining brand consistency across typography, colors, and components. Currently in beta, App Gen will eventually support authentication and databases, with all applications hosted on Webflow's enterprise infrastructure.
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Fei-Fei Li's World Labs Speeds Up the World Model Race with Marble, its First Commercial Product (6 minute read)
World Labs, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, has launched Marble, its first commercial world model. Marble transforms text prompts, photos, videos, or layouts into editable 3D environments available through freemium and paid tiers. Unlike competitors' on-the-fly generation, it creates persistent, downloadable 3D worlds with AI-native editing tools. Marble can be used for gaming, visual effects, and virtual reality applications. Li envisions it as the first step toward machines achieving spatial intelligence.
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UEFA's Euro 2028 logo is simply perfect (2 minute read)
UEFA has revealed the new brand identity for EURO 2028, highlighting a modern yet understated design that celebrates unity and shared emotion. Centered around the Henri Delaunay Trophy, the logo features bold, blocky typography and vibrant colors inspired by the five host nations. The refreshed identity combines simplicity with contemporary flair, using motion design and playful energy to evoke the spirit of togetherness and excitement. Fans have warmly received the rebrand, praising its balance of elegance, color, and movement as a strong and uplifting visual update.
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Why Handoff Tools Matter for UX Quality (11 minute read)
The design-to-development handoff has a critical impact on product quality, as poor handoffs can lead to errors, inconsistencies, and delays that negatively affect the user experience. Modern handoff tools, which utilize interactive prototypes, code-backed components, and design systems, reduce miscommunication and rework while accelerating development timelines. Research shows teams using these tools cut engineering time by 50%, reduce feedback loops from days to hours, and deliver products faster while maintaining design integrity.
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UI Design with Midjourney (4 minute read)
Midjourney v7 can generate UI designs using a prompt template that emphasizes design-specific vocabulary, such as "interface" and "layout," over artistic terms. System keywords like "--style raw" can be used for sharper details, and "--ar 16:9" for aspect ratio control. v7 tends to produce pseudo-3D layouts while v6 creates flatter designs, and recommends anchoring prompts with established design systems such as Material Design 3 or Apple HIG for better structural results. The AI-generated visuals work best during early design exploration phases, allowing for experimentation with look and feel before creating high-fidelity versions in tools like Figma.
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AI Boosts for UI/UX Designers: Fast Growth with Smart Tools (5 minute read)
AI tools like Reweb, Figma Make, and Firefly are accelerating UI/UX design workflows by automating wireframing, generating layouts, analyzing user research, drafting microcopy, and creating visual assets. These tools allow designers to explore more creative directions quickly while maintaining focus on human-centered strategy, empathy, and inclusive design principles. Designers must develop prompt engineering skills, data literacy, and critical judgment to effectively steer AI outputs rather than accepting them unquestioningly, ensuring designs remain ethical and accessible.
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UI Infrastructure for the Builder Economy (Website)
Thesys provides C1 API and React SDK to bring Generative UI to your applications. With C1, you can send a natural language prompt, and the API will generate and stream live, interactive UI components directly into your client application.
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Shifting Perspectives at Adobe MAX 2025 (3 minute read)
A meaningful shift occurred at Adobe MAX 2025 in Los Angeles. The event moved away from tool-centric hype toward emphasizing who creatives are and how the ecosystem supports their growth. The presentations balanced technological innovation with the creative process. They featured live demos of AI-powered storytelling tools and discussions about blending emotion and purpose to drive real-world impact. Adobe executives emphasized their commitment to human-centered development, customer trust, and aligning tools with how creatives actually work.
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The color reflex: Psychology that fires before you think (10 minute read)
Psychology deeply shapes design by influencing how users perceive and emotionally respond to what they see, with color playing a central role. Warm tones like red create urgency and stimulate action, while cool tones like blue evoke calm and trust. Though biological reactions to color are largely universal, cultural meanings differ, so designers must consider context. Understanding color psychology allows designers to craft experiences that connect emotionally and guide user behavior more effectively.
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A love of imperfection led this artist away from a career in design (2 minute read)
Polish artist Gabriela Niko transitioned from design to illustration, embracing traditional mediums like alcohol and acrylic markers, graphite, and colored pencils. Her intuitive, joy-driven work captures imperfection and subtle emotion, blending fantasy and realism in character-focused pieces that invite personal interpretation.
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