Vol_4.22.25

We curate web design resources.

Author

Gene Crawford
April 22, 2025

Website of the week:

Prototyping everything
On rough drafts, sacrificial concepts, and designing your way through uncertainty
https://carly.substack.com/p/prototyping-everything

Stop wireframing (but still start low-fidelity)
Wireframes miss the plot on nearly every perceived benefit. Here’s how to stop wasting your time and produce better designs faster.
https://uxdesign.cc/wireframes-are-not-low-fidelity-1e3e12b5cff0

Why Some Clients Think They Know Design (And How to Keep the Project on Track)
Ever wonder why some clients over-explain or dodge your questions? Learn how to navigate unclear client communication and keep your design projects on track with practical, experience-based strategies.

Smooth Extensible Slider
Tiny real smooth fast cool all events and evenn more responsive bring your own tooling slider. Framework agnostic but it's a you problem. https://smooothy.vercel.app/

anime.js All-in-one animation engine.
A fast and versatile JavaScript library to animate HTML. https://animejs.com/

An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force
What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers I have had conversations about AI in a professional context that make me want to walk into the sea https://aftermath.site/ai-video-game-development-art-vibe-coding-midjourney

Custom CSS Functions in the Browser
Author-defined Functions are coming to CSS, and you can start to experiment with them now! https://www.oddbird.net/2025/04/11/custom-functions/

Resources To Make You Better

Design/Creative Based Podcast FY

Some Favorite Things

FarmGirl Fresh®

FarmGirl Fresh® designed by Mike Jones for Heyo. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

dribbble.com/shots/25905838-FarmGirl-Fresh

Esonic - Product Landing Page

Esonic - Product Landing Page designed by Akash Ahamed. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

dribbble.com/shots/25900464-Esonic-Product-Landing-Page

Kuko furniture brand

Kuko furniture brand designed by Farz Designs. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

dribbble.com/shots/25902114-Kuko-furniture-brand

Clearing in the forest

Clearing in the forest designed by Lana Dudarenko. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

dribbble.com/shots/25905040-Clearing-in-the-forest

CODEPEN Pen of the Week