Eidos Design. Volume XVI: Browsers Worth Designing, WebGL Without Tears, and Network Over Resume
Tools that feel like they were actually made by people who use them, and why that matters more than any AI hype.
Hello fellow designers, creatives, digital professionals, and Eidos Design members!
I'm Mykola, and I’m here today with my best finds from the world of design, tech, and AI.
This is my way of giving back. Throughout my career, many designers have kindly shared their knowledge, feedback, and time with me, simply because they wanted to help me figure things out. Their generosity is what got me here, and now I do the same. I curate and share in the hope that it will resonate with you the way it did with me. Think of me as a friend who won't stop texting you about cool finds.
Today, I've gathered the launches and resources that genuinely excited me, tools that made me think "finally!" or "I need to try this now!"
Fresh Squeeze: Launches & Makeovers
Comet: The AI-First web browser from Perplexity
Comet’s Welcome Screen
Perplexity is entering the browser market with Comet, designed from the ground up for intelligent, real-time information discovery with a built-in AI assistant.
Unlike traditional browsers, Comet integrates conversational AI directly into your browsing: it summarizes articles, answers questions about any page, and helps you research on the fly — all without leaving your tab. It can even buy products and book hotels on your behalf. And yes, it's beautiful.
We pay so much attention to different UIs and products, but rarely see a well-designed browser, probably our most-used daily tool. Arc started this shift a few years ago with its manifesto to break rules and stop building boring products. But Arc stayed niche, maybe too experimental. Comet feels different. Its polished interactions and thoughtful details don't scream "Look how modern I am!" Instead, they quietly help you get things done faster. I believe this could genuinely change how we work.
Indy AI: Your AI-powered career assistant from Contra
Indy AI app’s UI
Contra unveiled Indy AI, an AI-powered assistant for freelancers and independents. It analyzes your existing network to uncover opportunities, finding relevant projects and connections tailored to your skills and interests.
As someone always hunting for freelance projects and side hustles, I'm exhausted by the endless job boards and platforms. Most of my best projects came through a friend of a friend, a random DM, or someone remembering me from a project years ago — never from sending resumes into the void. That's why Indy AI caught my attention: it promises to work with your existing network rather than just throwing more job listings at you. The idea of an AI that focuses on network-based opportunities instead of traditional applications feels like the right direction.
The mascot design is genuinely charming, too — it actually feels like having that assistant you've always wanted. Here's hoping it delivers on the promise of less time in application black holes, more time creating.
Unicorn Studio: a new tool to create awesome interactive WebGL Magic
Unicorn Studio Landin Page
The Unicorn Studio broke my brain in the best way. Every time I've tried adding interactivity to my designs (mouse-triggered backgrounds, 3D elements, sci-fi effects), it felt impossibly hard and time-consuming. Now I can create these effects so quickly that I don't even understand the technical side – I just experiment and smile because the process is as fun as the result.
Here is an interactive background I created in less than an hour, and I already have some concepts in mind to integrate this Unicorn Studio into my website.
Handpicked Highlights
A practical and insightful guide from Vitaly Friedman on how to design the AI patterns, which are indeed helpful for both users and businesses.
Technology is here to serve and to help people get somewhere. So if anything, we should not be that obsessed about AI, but to be absolutely obsessed about humans because they are the ones who are kind of using that technology in the end.
To be honest, it is so perfectly said, especially in today's "AI-first" noise, that it's easy to forget that AI is just a tool. What matters isn't whether you solved a problem with AI, but how well and quickly you solved it for real people.
A free library of typography guides created by Google Fonts in collaboration with typographic experts from around the world. Finally, confidence to use fonts beyond Inter + is a perfect way to get more knowledge in typography.
Joey Banks shares a free lesson on how to use Figma MCP. Joey's teaching style makes complex features feel approachable. Saved me from my "I'll learn this later" folder graveyard.
The Cursor's Head of Design reimagined portfolios as personal digital spaces. Seeing someone treat their website like a living workspace rather than a static showcase made me completely rethink my own site. Time to stop treating portfolios like museums.
Honest UX Talks: Interview with Henry Modissett (Perplexity): Honest, broad-reaching discussion on AI and the future of the design profession. No buzzwords, no hype, just honest conversation about what's actually happening in the industry.
Looking ahead
Each of these tools delivered that "finally!" moment I mentioned at the start: that feeling when technology actually catches up to how we want to work. But they also raise bigger questions: How will tools like Comet change how we search and learn? Will AI assistants like Indy make networking feel less human or more meaningful? And as creating gets easier, what becomes valuable?
More questions than answers, but that's exactly what makes this moment in design and tech so exciting.
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Sincerely, Mykola Korzh