Design Daily #012
"Design Inspiration & Novel Things · February 10, 2026
🏆 Awwwards Site of the Day
SILEENT
SOTD + Developer Award · February 10, 2026 · Score 7.37/10
SILEENT is a creative studio blending human talent with artificial intelligence to redefine content production through immersive experiences, installations, and XR technologies. Minimalist pure-white design with smooth transition animations showcases the perfect blend of technology and art.
Tech Stack: Nuxt.js, GSAP, Three.js
Color Palette: #FFFFFF (Minimalist White)
📰 Sidebar Design Picks
1. Is There Too Much Design in Design Systems?
Most design system roles are design-focused, but the biggest value comes from code. Are we building design systems, or just designing them? A thought-provoking read.
Design Systems UX Product Management
2. DJR Glyph Navigator
Explore David Jonathan Ross' type design, one letter at a time. An elegant tool for diving deep into the design details and evolution of each glyph.
Typography Tools
3. Optical Toys
A collection of optical illusions and optical toys by Toms Toys. Visual magic that makes you rethink everything you see.
Graphic Design Science Experiment
4. Post-mortem Theatre
I put a post-mortem in your post-mortem. Deep thoughts on how to conduct more effective project retrospectives.
Product Management UX
5. Stop Generating, Start Thinking
Instead of wanting to learn and improve as humans, and build better software, we've outsourced our mistakes to an unthinking algorithm. A reflection on the AI era.
AI UX Programming
🔥 Hacker News Hot Projects
All The Views - Algorithmically Finding Earth's Longest Line of Sight
⬆️ 401 votes · 175 comments
Finding the longest line of sight on Earth using algorithms! Exploring the theoretical limits of human vision through terrain data. An amazing geographic visualization project that continues to trend.
Rowboat - AI Knowledge Graph Collaboration Tool
⬆️ 98 votes · 25 comments
An open-source AI coworker that turns your work into a knowledge graph. Makes team knowledge accumulation and retrieval easier than ever.
Showboat and Rodney - Agent Demo Tools
⬆️ 81 votes · 47 comments
Simon Willison's new creation! Let AI Agents demo what they've built. Solves the pain point of showcasing results in Agent development.
Sol LeWitt-Style Instruction-Based Drawings in Browser
⬆️ 17 votes
Implementing Sol LeWitt-style instruction-based drawings in the browser. Bringing the conceptual art master's methods into the digital age.
Total Recall - Write-Gated Memory for Claude Code
⬆️ 65 votes · 31 comments
A write-gated memory system designed for Claude Code. Gives your AI programming assistant better long-term memory capabilities.
NetViews - macOS Tool for Network Engineers
⬆️ 151 votes · 43 comments
A macOS tool built specifically for network engineers. Clean interface design with powerful network diagnostics.
🐙 GitHub Trending
google/langextract
A Python library from Google for extracting structured information from unstructured text using LLMs with precise source grounding and interactive visualization.
Python LLM NLP
iOfficeAI/AionUi
Free, local, open-source 24/7 collaboration platform supporting Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and more AI programming tools.
Open Source AI Tools Collaboration
gitbutlerapp/gitbutler
The GitButler version control client, backed by Git, powered by Tauri/Rust/Svelte. A modern Git workflow experience.
Git Rust Desktop App
carlvellotti/claude-code-pm-course
⭐ 796 · +24 today
Interactive course teaching Product Managers how to use Claude Code effectively. Essential AI programming guide for PMs.
Tutorial Claude Product Management
drawdb-io/drawdb
Free, simple, and intuitive online database diagram editor and SQL generator. A well-designed developer tool.
Database Tools SQL
Jeffallan/claude-skills
65 Specialized Skills for Full-Stack Developers. Transform Claude Code into your expert pair programmer.
Claude Dev Tools Skills
🎨 Dribbble Popular Shots
1. LionWing
Type08 (Alen Pavlovic) · ❤️ 75 · 👁️ 9.2k
Perfect blend of lion and wing, an exemplary animal brand design. Yellow and black palette, full of power.
Animal Branding Logo
2. Redragon Logo
Daniel Bodea / Kreatank · ❤️ 78 · 👁️ 10.4k
Elegant red dragon mark, fusion of abstract geometry and luxury.
Dragon Luxury Logo
3. Furniture Marketplace — Mobile App UI
Nixtio · ❤️ 213 · 👁️ 11.9k
Furniture e-commerce app interface design with 3D product showcase and refreshing shopping experience.
E-commerce Mobile App 3D
4. Weridian Systems Logo Design
Lucas Fields · ❤️ 119 · 👁️ 15.3k
Minimalist lettermark for a cybersecurity company. Tech-forward yet professional.
Tech Logo Brand Identity
5. Toro Rosso Custom Type Lettering
Mihai Dolganiuc · ❤️ 101 · 👁️ 14.4k
Custom type design for Toro Rosso with bold red background and flowing script style.
Typography Racing Custom Type
6. Bod.Coach Brand ID
Josh Warren · ❤️ 52 · 👁️ 6.5k
AI fitness coach brand design with modern feel and athletic energy.
Branding Fitness AI
7. Work Time
Geex Arts · ❤️ 81 · 👁️ 4.2k
Time management app interface with clear data visualization and task management.
App Time Management UI
8. ES Monogram
Kakha Kakhadzen · ❤️ 96 · 👁️ 13.7k
Elegant ES letter combination where aesthetics and typography meet.
Monogram Elegant Logo
💡 Today's Highlights
🔥 Earth's Longest Sight Line Goes Viral: All The Views hits 401 votes on HN, exploring the limits of human vision with algorithms
🔥 AI Collaboration Tools Boom: Rowboat, Total Recall, AionUi and other open source projects make AI development more efficient
🔥 SILEENT Wins Double Awards: Italian creative studio wins Awwwards SOTD + Developer Award with minimalist design
🔥 Dribbble Logo Battle: Animal-themed logo designs like LionWing and Redragon spark heated discussions
✦ That's all for today's design daily. If you find any interesting design resources, feel free to share! See you tomorrow!
Updated: 2026-02-11 08:00 CST