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Calming Color Theory | Design Picks #34
The 7 best mobile designs of the week, ranked.
May 11
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Colour, Craft & Catharsis | Design Picks #33
A card collector that builds its colour system from a single illustration, plus a lava-lamp map navigator and a journal where you burn your entries.
Apr 13
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Built to Browse | Design Picks #32
A palette generator that makes output feel like interface, a recipe explorer with flawless hierarchy, and a fitness feed that mashes up Strava with…
Apr 6
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Design Picks #020
Dec 29, 2025
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Design Picks #009: Skeuomorphism that drives action
Oct 13, 2025
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Design Picks #012
Nov 3, 2025
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Make Your Apps Feel Premium With These Depth Techniques | Handheld Design Picks #24
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Design Picks #008
Oct 6, 2025
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Design Picks #019
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The Dark Mode Playbook | Design Picks #31
The 7 best mobile designs of the week, ranked.
Mar 31
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4 Stages of App Addiction (They're Designed on Purpose!)
Curious → Hooked → Deep → Gone. This week, 7 crypto apps mapped out exactly how design pulls someone down the rabbit hole.
Mar 2
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This Is How Senior Designers Actually Use Colour (vs Juniors)
This week… gamified competition meets dark mode crypto, and earthy productivity proves minimalism doesn't mean boring.
Feb 23
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Every App Charges These 5 Taxes | Design Picks #27
This week, I ranked 7 designs by how well they eliminate psychological taxes—the mental energy, anxiety, and social awkwardness most designers don't…
Feb 16
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The Next 3 App Categories That Will Make Designers Rich | Design Picks #26
This week… a wellness tracker with visual hierarchy so clean it makes you want to build better habits and a brain scan UI that makes medical tech feel…
Feb 9
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Make Your Apps Stand Out With Vibrant Depth & Strong Visuals | Handheld Design Picks #25
This week… vibrant gradients that add depth without muddy colors, playful interfaces that make technical apps approachable, and strong visual branding…
Feb 2
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Make Your Apps Feel Premium With These Depth Techniques | Handheld Design Picks #24
This week… vibrant tracking that makes progress feel rewarding, thoughtful flows that respect user time, and interfaces that prove personality elevates…
Jan 26
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Steal These Data Visualization Tricks From Top Designers | Handheld Design Picks #23
This week… a finance analyzer that makes credit scores feel less scary and a movie app that turns browsing into discovery.
Jan 19
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When Digital Feels Physical | Handheld Design Picks #22
This week… a designer who shows real range across three totally different apps and a subscription interface that actually makes canceling feel smooth.
Jan 12
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