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Nested modals, nested tables, tables vs. data grids, nudges and biases and dropdown pitfalls. Issue #563 • June 16, 2026 • View in the browser 👋🏼 Smashing Friends, In complex products , many design choices are heavily constrained by the huge volume of data, features, customization and domain complexity that they have to match. There might be 100s of filters , with dependencies, nested modals, nested tables and overcrowded dropdowns. Let's explore these issues in this newsletter! And if you’d like to dive deeper, meet our upcoming free live 1.5h workshop on 🚀  Designing Complex UIs in the Age of AI with yours truly, Vitaly Friedman. Only 1000 seats. Save your spot . ...