Vol_8.18.25

We curate web design resources.

Gene Crawford
August 18, 2025

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Step Gradients with a Given Number of Steps
Let’s say we want some stepped gradients like the ones below, with a certain number of steps.
https://frontendmasters.com/blog/step-gradients-with-a-given-number-of-steps/

AI is eating the Internet
An exploration of the Internet to come
https://fika.bar/paoramen/ai-is-eating-the-internet-01K10JG1SHGZQHN61HPGWPXN60

GPTs and feeling left behind
I’m in a state where I can’t reconcile my own results with other people’s results. https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2025/08/06/gpts-and-feeling-left-behind/

The 3 I’s of Microcopy: Inform, Influence, and Interact
Microcopy can have three different purposes: informing users, influencing them, and supporting their interaction.
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/3-is-of-microcopy/

Liquid Glass on the Web
Apple is going to version 26 across all its operating systems this fall, and with it, a new design aesthetic they call Liquid Glass. This look is given “automatically” to native app developers using “standard components”. We’ve yet to see Apple’s take on delivering this look through web technology, but many web developers have had a crack already. Let’s take a look at how other’s have brought this design look to the web. https://frontendmasters.com/blog/liquid-glass-on-the-web/

Don't trust the (design) process
For a good period of time, between like, 2014–2020, design was all about The Process. You know it. Yeah, that’s the one: https://jennywen.ca/notes/dont-trust-the-design-process

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