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Is reference culture changing how designers think?

When every idea is a search away, how do you move beyond the reference?

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Are we designing for people or algorithms?

Designers and creative professionals talk about how social media is changing the way they work.

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The web got better. Did it get less interesting?

When the web starts to look and behave the same, where can designers find room to do things differently?

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What makes a design team work

Readymag’s head of design and CEO share what they’ve learned about building a design team.

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Interactive websites still need creative judgment: Designing with Readymag

As creative tools become more powerful, where does creative judgment come in?

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When a portfolio becomes a world

Three creatives share how they built portfolios that go beyond the work.

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What happens when web designers think like craftspeople?

When craft brings constraints into a medium built for flexibility, it can reshape how the web looks, behaves, and comes together.

Design Tips

Visual techniques for explaining complex ideas

A look at how designers help people better understand what’s difficult to explain with words alone.

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Rethinking what’s possible with Readymag

How does a creative tool change when designers stop treating its features as fixed answers and start seeing them as creative material?

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How aesthetic labels are changing creative work

What the explosion of internet aesthetics means, and how it’s changing creative practice.

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How we give design feedback

Readymag’s head of design shares the feedback practices used by the team.

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Why is contemporary design asking for our participation?

More designers are creating experiences that invite audiences to explore, influence, and contribute. What does that shift reveal about design today?