Weekly News for Designers № 729

Google Bard is Now Gemini
Bard evolves into Gemini, introducing a mobile app and the advanced Ultra 1.0 for broader, more sophisticated AI collaboration.

In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox
Tonsky mourns the decline of the square checkbox in UI design, replaced by round ones, marking a significant shift from a long-standing user interface convention.

Web Development Is Getting Too Complex
Juan Diego Rodríguez explores the growing complexity in web development, highlighting the overwhelming choice of tools and frameworks, and advocates for simplicity and project-specific technology selection.

How Subscription Fatigue Impacts Web Designers
Everything’s a subscription. And it impacts web designers and their clients in numerous ways. We look at what this means for our industry.

Animating Font Palette
This tutorial explores the new feature in Chrome 121 that allows for animating transitions between font palettes in color fonts using CSS.

SVG Filter Maker
SVG Filter Maker is a tool by Chris Kirk Nielsen for easily creating SVG filters with a graphical interface, enhancing designs without coding knowledge.

Going Beyond Pixels and (R)ems in CSS
Brecht De Ruyte discusses using font-based relative length units in CSS for responsive designs, highlighting alternatives to pixels and rems that adapt to user settings.

Top Transition Packs for DaVinci Resolve
A collection of the best transition packs for DaVinci Resolve, including high-quality free options. Professional-grade transition effects.

SVG Flag Icons
Over 200 optimized SVG country flag icons, crafted for perfect alignment on a 32px grid. Copy and paste.

Figicon Icon Library
A comprehensive library of high-quality, minimal, and pixel-perfect icons designed specifically for Figma projects.

Best Premiere Pro Transition Packs
A comprehensive collection of Premiere Pro transitions for video editors. Includes dynamic, seamless, creative, and essential transitions.

In Praise of Buttons
Niko Kitsakis discusses the evolution of button designs in UI, advocating for buttons that clearly indicate their function over minimalist designs for better usability.

Best Premiere Pro LUT Packs
We share the best LUTs for Premiere Pro (both free and premium). Add a professional touch to your color grading!

Performance Lab WordPress Plugin
This new plugin by the WordPress Performance Team, enhances website speed with modules for image optimization, WebP support, and performance checks, aiming for future WordPress core integration.