Best of UI/UXAugust 2025

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    Avatar of itsfossIt's Foss·39w

    19 Beautiful Themes to Get a Better Visual Experience With VS Code

    A curated collection of 19 popular VS Code themes ranging from dark options like Dracula and One Dark Pro to light alternatives like GitHub Theme and Bluloco Light. Each theme is presented with key features, highlighting aspects like readability, contrast, color palettes, and suitability for different coding environments and preferences.

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    Avatar of cygullemCyberVerse·38w

    Static is boring — animate your icons 🎯

    AnimateIcons is a React library that transforms static SVG icons into smooth animations. It offers 130+ animated icons, works with React and Next.js, supports hover and programmatic control, and integrates with ShadCN CLI. The library is lightweight, customizable, and built with motion/react for creating more engaging user interfaces.

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    Avatar of linearLinear·41w

    Quality Wednesdays: How we trained our team to see what doesn’t work

    Linear's engineering team developed Quality Wednesdays, a weekly practice where engineers identify and fix small UI/UX imperfections during team meetings. Starting from a 2023 offsite exercise that revealed how different team members notice different quality issues, this ritual has resulted in over 1,000 small improvements. The practice emphasizes making quality a habit through consistent, time-boxed fixes (30 minutes to 1 hour) that collectively enhance the product experience and train developers to catch issues before they ship.

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    Avatar of mdnblogMDN Blog·40w

    Launching MDN's new front end

    MDN Web Docs has launched a completely rebuilt front end, redesigned and reengineered from the ground up. The update focuses on modern web technologies following Baseline compatibility guidelines, featuring improved typography, consistent code rendering, refreshed icons using the Lucide library, a new search modal, and redesigned top navigation. The team used modern CSS and web components while ensuring wide browser compatibility through progressive enhancement.

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    Avatar of devsharevietnamDevShareVietNam·38w

    Smooth Animations in React Native Without Extra Libraries

    Learn how to create smooth animations in React Native using built-in APIs without relying on external animation libraries. The tutorial demonstrates native animation techniques that can improve app performance and user experience while keeping dependencies minimal.

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    Avatar of theregisterThe Register·42w

    Atlassian's Trello redesign may be 'worst in tech history'

    Atlassian's recent Trello redesign has sparked massive user backlash, with customers calling it one of the worst tech updates in history, comparing it to Windows 8. The May 2025 update changed layouts, fonts, and removed features like card comments, prompting nearly 200 complaint posts on community forums. Users suspect Atlassian is deliberately degrading Trello to push customers toward their more expensive Jira platform, as the company now suggests Jira as a Trello alternative and has stated they're changing Trello into an entirely different product.

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    Avatar of juxtopposedJuxtopposed·42w

    I Tested EVERY Modern Browser UI...

    A comprehensive review and comparison of modern browser user interfaces, testing dozens of browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Arc, Vivaldi, Opera, and many lesser-known alternatives. The analysis evaluates each browser based on onboarding experience, customization options, navigation ease, design consistency, tab management features, and extension support. The review covers mainstream browsers, privacy-focused options like Brave and DuckDuckGo, innovative designs like Arc and Zen, and specialized browsers for different use cases, ultimately ranking them in tiers from minimal to amazing based on their UI quality and user experience.