/wd/ - Web Design

found this list of some decent free typefaces while digging for assets. Giraffey looks like it'd work well for that fashion client i'm working on, and I've been messing around with Gidole lately for a side project too. Dublin Minimal seems pretty sharp if you need something monospaced but probably too much for a big body of text. Not sure about Athena though since you only get the regular style for free which is such a pain.

link: https://speckyboy.com/free-minimal-fonts/

>AI Readiness
Adding AI to a list with foundations and governance seems like a stretch. I don't see how you even measure impact without a much longer test duration or more concrete metrics than just adoption.

full read: https://bradfrost.com/links/post/design-system-maturity-model-zeroheight/

trying to use 4px on all cells but it looks weirdly disconnected from the outer container. i tried increasing the padding to compensate but now the rows feel too chunky and lose that compact look. does anyone actually use a larger radius for nested borders or is it better to just stick to sharp corners here?

Landingi is such a joke if you're trying to hide the vendor.
>the client login stays under new. landingi.com
It's basically useless for branding if the URL gives them away immediately. Duda seems okay for the full rebrand, but I bet their template gallery looks like absolute trash without custom pricing. Hard to trust any of these when the hierarchy is so broken.

https://webflowmarketingmain.com/blog/white-label-landing-page-builders

Saw some stuff about using Tschichold's Penguin Books style for a redesign. It's cool to see that full-bleed CSS utility being used as an example too, but I wonder if leaning too hard on those classic bookish vibes makes everything look modern dated.

full read: https://robinrendle.com/notes/an-abundance-of-inspiration/

Using videos with blend modes instead of heavy shaders is such a smart way to save on performance.
>It's the cheat: videos layered with opacity and blend modes.
I wonder if that trick would actually hold up on mobile without killing the battery life though.

https://www.awwwards.com/designing-for-an-identity-that-shapeshifts.html

stuck on this client project where the columns are super narrow. if i bump the leading to make it readable, the whole block looks like a mess of white space. tried setting a fixed pixel value but then it breaks when the viewport shrinks.
>the text is basically just a vertical stripe
it's making the whole layout look totally broken on mobile. i've been playing with relative em units for a bit now but the rhythm feels off. anyone else dealing with weirdly tight column widths lately?

>the human-made web isn't dead yet
it's getting harder to find anything that doesn't look like a fever dream of six fingers and melting backgrounds. 25 sites is a decent list but i'm skeptical about the commercial use licenses on half of them. probably still gonna end up using unsplash anyway anyone actually checking these licenses anymore?

https://webdesignerdepot.com/25-places-designers-can-still-find-free-non-ai-images-for-commercial-use/

I was scrolling through some design resources earlier and noticed how much these generators are trying to do now. Coolors is basically an entire suite at this point with the Tailwind helpers and contrast checkers included. It's fine, but it feels like a lot when you just need a quick hex code. Grabient is alright if you're stuck on hero sections, but I still usually end up writing my own CSS for gradients to keep things clean. ColorHub is actually interesting though because it shows the palettes in actual UI layouts instead of just squares. It helps avoid that mistake where a palette looks great in a vacuum but fails the moment it hits a real interface. Color Hunt is still basically just browsing through moods like pastel or neon, which works for some things. I don't know if relying on these 'hand-picked' collections actually saves time or if you just end up staring at the screen for an hour. It's easy to get lost in the presets and forget about actual accessibility requirements.

article: https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/best-color-palette-gradient-generator/

another list of plugins that basically just slap on some ARIA labels or fake focus outlines without fixing the actual markup. even the alt text ai thing is just a way to drain your credits for mediocre descriptions.
>It won't fix every issue, but they can help you learn and improve your site.
tbh if you're relying on a toolbar for color contrast instead of just writing proper css it's pretty bad

article: https://speckyboy.com/wordpress-plugins-website-accessibility/