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02 / CATCH UP

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Tells of a Slop UI↗ hereticpleb.vercel.app · HN · 235 comments · 376 points · Sep 27, 2026
Ink and Switch interactive homepage↗ inkandswitch.com · HN · 28 comments · 263 points · Sep 25, 2026
Nokia Design Archive (2025)↗ repo.aalto.fi · HN · 132 comments · 251 points · Sep 24, 2026
How to write an effective software design document↗ refactoringenglish.com · HN · 142 comments · 351 points · Sep 14, 2026
How video games inspire great UX (2019)↗ jenson.org · HN · 23 comments · 134 points · Sep 20, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

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Highest rated · the last 30 days

Tells of a Slop UI↗ hereticpleb.vercel.app · HN · 235 comments · 376 points · Sep 27, 2026
How to write an effective software design document↗ refactoringenglish.com · HN · 142 comments · 351 points · Sep 14, 2026
Ink and Switch interactive homepage↗ inkandswitch.com · HN · 28 comments · 263 points · Sep 25, 2026
Nokia Design Archive (2025)↗ repo.aalto.fi · HN · 132 comments · 251 points · Sep 24, 2026
How video games inspire great UX (2019)↗ jenson.org · HN · 23 comments · 134 points · Sep 20, 2026
Show HN: An atlas of system designs with interactive architecture diagrams↗ atlas-sysdes.vercel.app · HN · 23 comments · 51 points · Sep 22, 2026
What Heraldry and Mon Can Teach Us About Building Visual-Identity Generators↗ benovermyer.com · HN · 13 comments · 41 points · Sep 28, 2026
Nobody Asked for a Crab Chair↗ newmobility.com · HN · 61 comments · 41 points · Sep 25, 2026
Build Faster Feedback Loops Using Qualitative User Research↗ blog.nseldeib.com · HN · 4 comments · 27 points · Sep 18, 2026
Splash-free urinals: Design through physics and differential equations↗ academic.oup.com · HN · 22 comments · 24 points · Sep 15, 2026

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