Craft
The Art of Craft in Digital Product Design
Craft is more than a nice to have, it’s the foundation of exceptional design.
Figma Friday
The Design Tools Disruption Is Coming
Great design comes from designers, not tools
Figma Friday
Figma Branching Best Practices
Happy Figma Friday. Designers often don’t use file branching as part of their version control process. Here are some good branching best practices in Figma.
Byte
Content Design Patterns
When information feels intuitive and the layout makes sense on a website or web application, it's probably because of the effective use of content design patterns.
Design
Aesthetic Longevity
"Timeless design isn’t just about beauty — it’s rooted in psychology, neuroscience, and cultural perception."
Byte
Psychology principles every UX researcher and designer should know
This week's design inspiration is a Medium post highlighting essential principles Designers should focus on to "create intuitive and impactful user experiences."
Figma Friday
Figma Friday, May 11, 2024
I am beginning a new weekly feature here called Figma Fridays. This is the first one.
Byte
Visual Hierarchy
Visual hierarchy is a much overlooked element of good interface design. This piece does a good job laying out the fundamentals. This quote sums up the reason well: "With the correct use of hierarchy, the mind can group and prioritize elements to give them a specific order, which facilitates
Design
CSS Grid layout best practices
There comes a time when it's time to jump in with both feet on a new technology. For me now is the time with CSS Grid. I this article Rachel Andrew - editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine - describes best practices, and some things that you probably don’t
Design
Veerle Pieters georgeous new blog
There comes a time when it's time to jump in with both feet on a new technology. For me now is the time with CSS Grid. I this article Rachel Andrew - editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine - describes best practices, and some things that you probably don’t
Design
The Politics of a Presidential Campaign Logo
That loud noise you hear in the background is the collective whining of many critics carping about her campaign logo.
UX
UX Camp DC
Happy New Year! To get the new year off on the right user experience foot the folks at UX Camp DC held their annual UX Bar Camp this past Saturday January 3rd. I had attended their September Mobile UX Camp and enjoyed it so I decided to attend and do