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Watch out creatives, Etsy has changed its rules on selling 3D printed products

This will be a blow to some.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA

[Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning about ARIA at some point.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Smashing Magazine favicon Smashing Magazine

You can hate iOS 26 and Liquid Glass but the Steve Jobs nostalgia needs to stop

He would have done things you now dislike.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Are these really the hottest colours of the year?

Design brands and influencers line up every year to predict the hottest shades in products, fashion and interiors. Who called it right in 2025?

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

5 ways that you can use a 3D pen for cosplay

This tiny tool is one of the best purchases you can make to elevate your cosplays and take your crafting to new levels.

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

I've given the Surface Pro 12 the full shakedown, and it's proven itself as a top laptop-tablet hybrid

A hybrid of tablet and laptop that runs Windows 11 and doesn't come with a keyboard as standard

Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

How to measure your head for Cosplay

There are several methods you can choose from, but I’ve found that cosplay callipers and 3D heads for scaling work best.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

"We wanted it to be really inviting for all types of creatives," JKR's Lisa Smith on D&AD's enticing new identity

How do you design for creatives? With drama, it turns out.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

10 everyday objects that are actually design masterpieces

Brilliantly designed items hiding in plain sight around us.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

I never knew this iconic optical illusion tells you how creative you are

You can learn a lot about your brain from this traditional illusion.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

How to recreate the look of oil painting in a digital art portrait, using your iPad or tablet

David Kassan reveals how his traditional oil painting background influences his digital art studies and sketches.

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

How to publish your first manga (and survive the experience)

Six top manga artists reveal the secrets behind their success

Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

I tried the world's first home UV texture printer and now I can print on anything!

The eufyMake E1 UV Printer gives you great results right out of the gate.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Become more creative with these 6 morning rituals designers swear by

Creatives reveal their secret weapons for starting the day well.

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Pepsi really needs to get over its Coca-Cola obsession

Is an original ad campaign too much to ask?

Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

I still love my discontinued MacBook Air M1, but with $150 off its M4 big brother, there's only one that I'd recommend you buy

Today, MacBook Air (M1) vs MacBook Air (M4) is not a fair fight.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

What animators can learn from this award-winning graduate short, reveals a former Disney and DreamWorks pro

Shelley Page talks Trash – a gritty, visceral short from ESMA that stunned juries and earned Oscar attention.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Sorry Sabrina Carpenter, but I don't care about your latest album artwork

And I seem to be the only one.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

It's not perfect, but FreeCAD is one of the best free CAD programs I've ever used

It's not perfect, but FreeCAD is one of the best free CAD programs I've ever used

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Apple’s new iPadOS has given my iPad a new lease of life

There's more laptop in my tablet than ever before.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

How psychedelic detective game Nirvana Noir is adding 3D and colour to its nostalgic graphic design look

Feral Cat Den's creative team discuss building on its 2021 predecessor to create two very different worlds.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Your UX teams were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if…

Your UX teams were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if theyshouldThe race in digital evolution: When β€œCan We” overshadows β€œShould We” in productdesign.Jurassic Park(1993)Do you remember what happened in β€œJurassic Park”? The scientists there, driven by the desire to recreate something β€œgreat,” were so engrossed in whether they β€œcould” resurrect dinosaurs that they completely...

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

What If… YouTube Music Translated Lyrics in Real Time?

A UX case study on making multilingual music more meaningful.My RoleWith this project I identified a missing opportunity, hence on top of my end-to-end design ownership, I took on product responsibilities (wrote my own PRD, with AIhelp).Trailer before theMovieImagine listening to a beautiful Punjabi or Spanish song but missing the meaning.What if YouTube Music could translate lyrics for you in realtimeβ€”without breaking...

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

Why we get hooked: The invisible threads behind product loyalty

Photo by GoogleDeepMindThere are some apps or products that just stick. You don’t know exactly when it happened, but one day you realize you’re using the same product over and over. Not because you’re consciously comparing features every day, not because you researched all the alternatives, but because something about it just works for you. It feels familiar. Comfortable. Maybe even a little personal. And what’s...

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

Why we never hired another designer

Part 2: Beyond digital product design β€” how lone design generalists can un-hire themselves into more inspiring rolesContinue reading on UX Planet Β»

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

Why we never hired a designer. Part 2

Beyond digital product designβ€”how lone design generalists can un-hire themselves into more inspiring rolesThe curse of knowing how todrawSince the earliest years of my design career, when I was volunteering in organising conferences or youth activities, I was always β€œasked” to take care of all visual tasksβ€”like draw a flyer or create a website. The reason was simple: creating visuals was the only easily understandable...

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

New Figma MCP + Cursor Integration with Example

How I Built an Amazing Web App in 20 Minutes with Figma MCP +CursorRecently, Figma introduced an exciting new integration called Dev Mode MCP, which connects seamlessly with various AI models, enabling them to fetch design contexts directly from your local Figma designs. Intrigued by the possibilities, I decided to test this out myself over the weekend, and the results were...

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

The Designer’s Mindset: 10 Principles I Wish I’d Known Earlier in My Career

10 essential mindset shifts every designer should embrace to unlock their full potentialContinue reading on UX Planet Β»

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

UI design tip: Try to avoid using multiple alignments

Sticking with a single alignment (or as few as possible) helps to simplify an interface, making it look neater andtidier.One of the trickiest and most important parts of UI design is aligning interface elements. Getting the alignment right can drastically improve aesthetics and readability.The more different types of alignment you use (left, right, or centre), the more complex and messy an interface can look. Our eyes...

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

From Stacking Features to Shaping Value: A New Product Building Model

Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel onUnsplashFor decades, software development has mirrored the construction industryβ€”a manpower-heavy model where effort, hierarchy, and sequencing define how value is created. But that model is no longer working. Not for users. Not for businesses. And certainly not for the kind of dynamic, value-led experiences today’s marketdemands.Let’s break itdown.Building software like a Construction...

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: UX Planet favicon UX Planet

Coursera Plus has thousands of courses for creatives – these are the 6 I'd choose

Flexible online courses allow you to learn new creative skills at your own pace.

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

I've tested the lofty claims, and the HP Elitebook X G1i actually has over 20 hours of battery life

HP’s top business laptop will outlast any working day

Published on: June 13, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

β€œThe key to our success was keeping a 2D mindset": Marvel Rivals' art director on the game's unique comic book style

Marvel Rivals art director Dino Ma on creating a unique comic book style for the hit superhero shooter

Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

I own 12 speakers and my absolute favourite is now on sale

The award-winning JBL Charge 5 is down to $139, and I'm seriously thinking of buying another one.

Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Disney and Universal's lawsuit against Midjourney could shape the future of AI art

Hollywood's finally taking a stand against AI.

Published on: June 12, 2025 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq