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155 titles from 141 authors in the last 30 days, with 147 distinct links and 21 Show HN.

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• Show HN: Turn spoken thoughts into system design diagrams · score 6.8

  Lucid is a local-first desktop app that converts spoken thoughts into structured notes and system design diagrams using a local LLM. It offers a guided diagram builder with keyword, connection, and editing phases, plus command mode and history for easy corrections. Built for accessibility and hands-free use, it typesets PDFs and integrates with dictation apps.

• Show HN: I open-sourced the gradient picker from our design editor · score 6.8

  Colorshot is an open-source color and gradient picker for React and Vue, extracted from a design editor. It supports solid colors and linear/radial/conic/repeating gradients with advanced features like OKLCH, eyedropper, swatch groups, and keyboard shortcuts, all built on a framework-free core.

• Show HN: GradientDeck – a design skill for coding agents · score 6.5

  GradientDeck is a skill for coding agents that guides them to produce more intentional, product-specific UI designs rather than generic template pages. It provides rules for discovering a page's purpose, reusing existing design systems, and verifying layouts across devices, with commands to build, reroll, review, and polish. Its focus on avoiding invented proof and reusing existing components makes it a practical addition to agent-driven frontend workflows.

• Show HN: I built a 3D semiconductor fab in the browser – design your own terafab · score 6.3

  SemiconFab is a source-available 300mm wafer fab digital twin and equipment catalog platform featuring a 3D cleanroom visualization, a crowdsourced equipment taxonomy (167+ records), and a SimPy-based discrete-event scheduling benchmark with a Gym API. It combines interactive teaching models for fab operations with a novel MIMAC-2026 benchmark, making semiconductor manufacturing concepts accessible in the browser.

Recent titles

1. USWDS: The United States Web Design System
   2026-11-01 · designsystem.digital.gov · HN discussion
2. Exploring Super-Agent Design: Towards a More Autonomous Agent System
   2026-11-01 · twitter.com · HN discussion
3. Why Design in the 1980s Looked So Weird and Why It's Relevant Today [video]
   2026-11-01 · youtube.com · HN discussion
4. The Sims Game Design Documents (1997)
   2026-11-01 · donhopkins.com · HN discussion
5. Design systems for agents
   2026-11-01 · design.how · HN discussion
6. I'm building a public goods funding mechanism. Roast my design
   2026-10-31 · agentbook2.whf.bz · HN discussion
7. Inside Anthropic's Design Team
   2026-10-31 · designerfund.com · HN discussion
8. Fallout 2: New Reno Area Design
   2026-10-31 · chrisavellone.medium.com · HN discussion
9. Hands-On Embedded Software Design – 21 progressive steps on STM32F7
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
10. The 'Moylan Arrow' Is One of Ford's Best Contributions to Car Design
    2026-10-30 · thedrive.com · HN discussion
11. ESMFold2 Binder Design Steering
    2026-10-30 · thestacks.org · HN discussion
12. ANSI 16-bit Art Design Studio with AI integration
    2026-10-30 · ansi.studio · HN discussion
13. Show HN: Free system design learning path with animated architecture diagrams
    2026-10-30 · prepd.tech · HN discussion
14. Tidy – An open-source agentic development platform with a built in design canvas
    2026-10-30 · github.com · HN discussion
15. Design the interface for functionality not familiarity
    2026-10-30 · lapcatsoftware.com · HN discussion
16. IgE disruptor for food allergy with Claude-enabled antibody design[pdf]
    2026-10-29 · divergencelabs.com · HN discussion
17. The Design of Everyday Things (2013) [pdf]
    2026-10-29 · media.aanda.psu.edu · HN discussion
18. System Design Articles from Companies
    2026-10-29 · abhishekr3.github.io · HN discussion
19. RF Filter Design for ESP32-S3 – Track Keepout and Crosstalk Isolation
    2026-10-29 · dispatch.altivlabs.com · HN discussion
20. Exploring a Design for Feature Notifications
    2026-10-29 · make.wordpress.org · HN discussion
21. Why AI design tools keep making the same flyer
    2026-10-29 · grafista.io · HN discussion
22. Show HN: Fabivo – Furniture design from a photo to a numbered cut list
    2026-10-29 · fabivo.app · HN discussion
23. Design Is Not the Moat for Hypersonics
    2026-10-29 · foxandlion.pub · HN discussion
24. Show HN: Measuring how much of an AI-assisted design is yours
    2026-10-28 · claude.ai · HN discussion
25. World Chocolate Masters 2026 Design Challenge
    2026-10-28 · worldchocolatemasters.com · HN discussion
26. Clonecode – Copy any website, run it locally, hand the design to your AI
    2026-10-28 · getclonecode.com · HN discussion
27. Show HN: SysBreak – Learn system design by watching architectures break
    2026-10-28 · sysbreak.dev · HN discussion
28. I Used GPT to Design a Feature Packed PCB and It Worked
    2026-10-28 · mattinglot.substack.com · HN discussion
29. UX Design Patterns
    2026-10-28 · sambernheim.com · HN discussion
30. When UI Design Cared
    2026-10-27 · joaofaraco.com.br · HN discussion

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