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Johannes Mutter on Twitter / X
For 15+ years I’ve collected the interfaces that made me stop and ask “wait, how does this work?” Interface Lineage is now open https://t.co/BbdNE8x9AdLearn the patterns and principles that turn “make no mistakes” into clear instructions for AI. 500+ interfaces, free to read. pic.twitter.com/G2rX2KFB22— Johannes Mutter (@JohannesMutter) October 28, 2026
Interface Lineage
A free library of interface patterns and principles. Name the mechanism, prompt it to your AI, and invent new interfaces.

An appreciation for (technical) architecture
Posted on Saturday 28 Mar 2026. 995 words, 14 links. By Matt Webb.

It Was Never About Innovation
This is the first in a series of articles about innovation and open computing. Because it’s a holiday time of year in the USA, I’ve decided that these next few articles will be a detour…
Interface Experimentation | Projects
This page indexes the files currently present in interface-experiments.
Interfaces › Design Engineering Magazine
Interfaces is a design engineering magazine about building great interfaces that covers topics such as animation, typography, layout and color.

Presentations — Benedict Evans
Every year, I produce a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. New in May 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.

Why Do We Interface?
In this micro book we look at the past, present, and future of interfaces and how they allow us to utilize information in ways that change what it means to be human.

Interfaces › Cheat Sheet
A list of tips, improvements and best practices that quickly make your interfaces better.

Bret Victor's Talk on How to Invent on Principle
Bret Victor is an interface designer, computer scientist, and electrical engineer known for his talks on the future of technology. This keynote was originally delivered by Bret Victor at CUSEC 2012.

Stanford Seminar - Generative, Malleable, and Personal User Interfaces
Godot Isn't Making it
Before we get going — please enjoy my speech from Web Summit, Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit? I didn’t write the title. What if what we're seeing today isn't a glimpse of the future, but the new terms of the present? What if artificial intelligence isn'

Apps are too complex so maybe features should be ownable and tradable
Posted on Friday 29 Apr 2022. 1,955 words, 12 links. By Matt Webb.

AskTog:
Originally published in the AppleDirect, August, 1989 Republished as Chapter 6, in Tog on Interface

Vibe Coded AO3 Clone Site Down After Fanfic Authors Buried It With 2,000 Takedown Notices in a Single Day

Child Predators Turn to Open-Source AI to Make Unlimited Illegal Images

Mac Users Reclaim 12GB+ of Storage With Apple Intelligence Removal Tool

‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

Cory Doctorow: AI’s big beasts aren’t really scared of their products. They’re scared of their competition

How AI Chatbots Are 'Deskilling' Human Empathy