Best of UX — January 2025

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    Avatar of uxplanetUX Planet·1y

    The Rise and Fall of Neumorphism

    Neumorphism, a UI design trend that emerged in 2019-2020, aimed to create new, fresh aesthetics by combining elements of realism with minimalism. It featured shadows, highlights, and pseudo-3D depth to make UI elements feel embedded or extruded from the background. Despite its visual appeal, neumorphism had practical issues, including low contrast, poor usability, and compatibility problems with dark modes. Following its decline, new trends such as glassmorphism and skeuomorphism 2.0 (hyper-realism) are gaining traction, each bringing distinct visual styles and improvements.

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    Avatar of devsquadDev Squad·1y

    I found a bug in daily.dev site

    The user experienced issues on daily.dev where their location was changed without their input, resulting in a broken day streak. They received conflicting notifications about their streak status and are unsure how to report these bugs or verify the accuracy of their streaks.

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    Prompt-Based UI

    Prompt-based UI is emerging as a new interface paradigm, aiming to extend rather than replace traditional UIs. Voice-based control, while innovative, can be cumbersome for complex tasks. Combining old and new features is essential for mass-market products to avoid alienating existing users while adopting new technologies. Successful implementation requires a complete redesign to incorporate AI-powered prompts seamlessly alongside familiar functionalities.

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    Avatar of bramBram.us·1y

    View Transitions Snippets: Keeping the page interactive while a View Transition is running

    When using View Transitions, the page becomes unresponsive to clicks due to the `::view-transition` pseudo element capturing all clicks. To solve this, disable pointer events on this pseudo element with `pointer-events: none;` in CSS. Additionally, prevent the `:root` element from being captured in the View Transition to ensure snapshots don't interfere with hit testing.

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    Avatar of kevinpowellKevin Powell·1y

    Remove empty elements with one line of CSS - great for dynamic content

    Learn how to efficiently hide empty elements in dynamic content using the CSS empty pseudo-selector, avoiding the need for complex JavaScript solutions. Ensure that your error messages are completely empty to work correctly and consider accessibility implications for screen readers.

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    Avatar of uxuiUX/UI·1y

    Crafting Daily UI Designs: Framer Component Built with Frameblox UI kit and Plugin

    Develop and share daily website section components for Framer using the Frameblox UI kit and plugin, which can be easily copied and pasted into projects.

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    Avatar of smashingSmashing Magazine·1y

    New Front-End Features For Designers In 2025 — Smashing Magazine

    New front-end technologies are simplifying web design by enabling previously complex tasks through easy-to-use HTML and CSS features. These include component-specific styling, relative colors, seamless visual transitions, and container queries. These innovations promise to enhance user interfaces and reduce dependence on JavaScript, making modern web development more streamlined and efficient.

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    Avatar of habrhabr·1y

    UI/UX trends to keep an eye on in 2025

    UI/UX design trends for 2025 include AI implementation, passwordless authentication, 3D and animation, bento box layout, silent customization, visual storytelling, voice and gesture interactions, and AR/VR. These trends aim to make designs more personalized, seamless, and intuitive, leveraging advances in technology to enhance user experience and engagement.

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    Avatar of logrocketLogRocket·1y

    Should navigation bars be sticky or fixed?

    Choosing the right type of navigation (sticky vs. fixed) is crucial for both user experience and business success. While sticky navigation adjusts with user scrolling, fixed navigation remains constant. Each has unique advantages and is suitable for particular scenarios. Sticky navigation is preferred for content-heavy sites due to better usability and performance, whereas fixed navigation fits simpler sites. For the best results, test both types to find what works best for your users and business goals.

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    Avatar of logrocketLogRocket·1y

    Page fold UX: Above-the-fold website UX needs to change

    Above-the-fold content, once prime real estate for engaging users, is losing its impact as users become more scroll-obsessed and desensitized to familiar website designs. To capture attention, designers must create unique and captivating experiences both above and below the fold. Utilizing tools like scrollmaps, clickmaps, and exit surveys helps in understanding user behavior and improving design decisions.

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    Avatar of logrocketLogRocket·1y

    Which icons to NOT use in 2025

    Poor data quality from response bias and the Hawthorne effect can derail UX research, but these issues can be identified, prevented, and corrected. Competitive analysis is about understanding user needs and industry trends rather than copying competitors. Sustainable web design can help reduce the internet’s significant carbon footprint. Swiping gestures in mobile interactions should be accessible to everyone.

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    Avatar of devtoolsDev Tools·1y

    Appsmith adds Custom Widget Co-pilot: Build any new UI component without coding!

    Appsmith has introduced Custom Widget Co-pilot, a feature enabling users to build custom UI components without coding. This feature uses contextual memory, an integrated data model, and doesn't require an API key, making it easier for developers to create and customize interfaces from simple text prompts.

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