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The Path of Least Resistance: Why Doing Things the Hard Way is Your Ultimate Competitive Advantage

The Path of Least Resistance: Why Doing Things the Hard Way is Your Ultimate Competitive Advantage

Right now, the barrier to entry in the tech industry has never been lower. Anyone can prompt an AI model to spit out a layout, copy-paste a few pre-made components from standard libraries, and call it a day. It’s fast, it’s efficient, and it outputs an acceptable baseline.

The Era of "AI Slop": Why AI Won't Replace (Great) Designers

The Era of "AI Slop": Why AI Won't Replace (Great) Designers

Moving My Portfolio from Next.js to Astro

Moving My Portfolio from Next.js to Astro

A Designer’s Take on Stitch and the Future of UI

A Designer’s Take on Stitch and the Future of UI

Understanding Shadcn for UI Designers

Understanding Shadcn for UI Designers

Case Study

Case Study

Aichor: Website Design Case Study

Aichor: Website Design Case Study

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Understanding Shadcn for UI Designers

Understanding Shadcn for UI Designers

Designing with Shadcn requires more than just copying components; it’s about understanding its foundation in Radix and Tailwind CSS for accessible, themeable UI. Learn how Shadcn’s structure, semantic theming, and Figma integration help designers create cohesive, adaptable interfaces with ease.

Building a user management app with NextJS, DrizzleORM and React email

Building a user management app with NextJS, DrizzleORM and React email

Building the Epic games store with NextJS, Drizzle ORM, NeonDB, TailwindCSS

Building the Epic games store with NextJS, Drizzle ORM, NeonDB, TailwindCSS

Set up Server-side user authentication with Next.js and Clerk

Set up Server-side user authentication with Next.js and Clerk

Querying data with Next.js and drizzle ORM

Querying data with Next.js and drizzle ORM

Implement a payment flow with Stripe and webhooks

Implement a payment flow with Stripe and webhooks

Create a simple search in Next.js

Create a simple search in Next.js

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Case Study

Case Study

Advanced Cloud-based Machine Learning Experiment Orchestration The Challenge Many machine learning engineers face significant challenges when running experiments locally on their computers. Depending on the hardware used, these tasks can be time-consuming and prone to causing hardware issues. The challenge was to create a platform that enables these experiments to

Aichor: Website Design Case Study

Aichor: Website Design Case Study

Designing a scalable design system for a fast-growing startup in Figma

Designing a scalable design system for a fast-growing startup in Figma

Building a music app Part 4: Creating the Frond-end with NextJs and Tailwind CSS.

Building a music app Part 4: Creating the Frond-end with NextJs and Tailwind CSS.

Building a music app Part 2: Research and UI design

Building a music app Part 2: Research and UI design

Building a music app Part 1: Branding & Visual design

Building a music app Part 1: Branding & Visual design

Introducing Next store

Introducing Next store

Stories

The Era of "AI Slop": Why AI Won't Replace (Great) Designers

The Era of "AI Slop": Why AI Won't Replace (Great) Designers

Spend five minutes on tech forums or design Twitter today, and you’ll inevitably run into the same panic-inducing headline: “Design is dead. But the reality isn't a simple "yes" or "no." AI isn’t killing the design industry; it’s splitting it in half.

Building a music app Part 4: Creating the Frond-end with NextJs and Tailwind CSS.

Building a music app Part 4: Creating the Frond-end with NextJs and Tailwind CSS.

4 examples of Gamification in UX design

4 examples of Gamification in UX design

What are design patterns?

What are design patterns?

Building a music app Part 1: Branding & Visual design

Building a music app Part 1: Branding & Visual design

Emotional value of our everyday apps

Emotional value of our everyday apps

Leading creative team, What make a good creative leader?

Leading creative team, What make a good creative leader?