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January 8, 2025
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Hey Designers! 👋
 
We’re back from the winter break ❄️🏂
 
This week we have:
* color of the year * 2025 design trends * carousel best practices * mobile design excellence * and more…
 
DESIGN
Pantone Color of the Year 2025
Pantone selects a color each year that captures the global zeitgeist. For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a warming, brown hue imbued with richness.
PANTONE
Top 5 UI & UX Design Trends in 2025
Izabela Pawlik, a reader of our newsletter, has shared an insightful article crafted by her team, highlighting brands that are leading the way in design innovation.
IZABELA PAWLIK
The State of UX in 2025: What Designers Need to Know
The 2025 State of UX report highlights how AI, automation, and business-driven priorities are reshaping the role of designers, shifting focus from human-centered creativity to metrics-driven efficiency.
WEBDESIGNER DEPOT
🎥 This Is What Mobile Web Design Excellence Looks Like
There’s no reason why great desktop design can’t be translated to smaller screens. Here are 10 live examples of mobile design done right.
FLUX ACADEMY
Carousel Design Best Practices
8 best practices to create an effective and user-friendly carousel.
UX PLANET
Illuminating the Dark: A Designer’s Guide to Dark Mode Design
Discover dark mode design essentials in this comprehensive guide. Learn best practices, tips, and techniques to create stunning, user-friendly dark-themed interfaces for UI/UX designers.
SANJIVANI THORAT
 
MISC
🎨 AI color palette generator
💡 2025 portfolio websites inspiration
💵 Web Designer salaries around the world: A comprehensive guide
 
DEV
🎥 Easily Create Overlapping Sections on a Website
Kevin Powell shares 3 solutions to create overlapping sections.
KEVIN POWELL
Responsive Tables & Readable Paragraphs
You can make a table responsive by letting it horizontally scroll. But if you do that, make sure any paragraph style text isn’t any wider than the screen.
CHRIS COYIER
New Front-End Features For Designers In 2025
This post by Cosima Mielke is a journey through new front-end features and what they are capable of.
COSIMA MIELKE
Solved By Modern CSS: Feature Image
Ahmad Shadeed article on using container queries and CSS :has() to build a feature image.
AHMAD SHADEED
CSS Hover Effects: 40 Engaging Animations To Try
In this article, Nefe Atori explores 40 examples of CSS hover animations.
NEFE EMADAMERHO-ATORI
 
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