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“design” Archive

  1. Why Designers Aren’t Understood · · , ,
  2. Design Taste vs. Technical Skills in the Era of AI · · , ,
  3. How to Archive Your Design System Effectively · · ,
  4. Using AI to Predict Design Trends · · ,
  5. How to Design Accessible Forms in 10 Steps · · , ,
  6. The Polish Paradox · · ,
  7. The Picture-Superiority Effect: Harness the Power of Visuals · · ,
  8. Design Deja Vu · · , , ,
  9. Notes on Quality · · ,
  10. F-Shape Pattern and How Users Read · ·
  11. 3 Essential Design Trends, May 2024 · ·
  12. Make Product Design Great Again · · ,
  13. Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Centering Things · ·
  14. Ethics in Times of Growth Design · ·
  15. Unleashing Designers With Tailwind CSS · · , ,
  16. Control Your Vertigo—the Unspoken Rule for Defending Design Decisions · ·
  17. Figma Prototypes vs. HTML Prototypes · · , , , ,
  18. What Is Whitespace? · · , ,
  19. Misinformation and Disinformation Online: What Design Can Do to Remedy This Problem · ·
  20. Should Designers Code? · ·
  21. Breakpoints in Responsive Design · · ,
  22. The Detail, the Quality · ·
  23. Design Is a Process of Getting Stuck · ·
  24. What Negative Effects Does a Bad Website Design Have on My Business? · ·
  25. Convention over Creativity? The Ups and Downs of UX Design · ·
  26. Psychology and UX: Decoding the Science Behind User Clicks · · ,
  27. How Web-Site Design and Social Media Work Together · · ,
  28. A Designer’s Role Is Not “at the Table” · ·
  29. Why UI Designers Should Understand Flexbox and CSS Grid · · ,
  30. Skeuomorphism · ·
  31. Homepage Design: 5 Fundamental Principles · ·
  32. The Essential Guide to Microcopy and Becoming a More Literate Designer · · , , ,
  33. 90% of Designers are Unhirable? · · ,
  34. Sometimes, a Button Just Wants to Look Like a Button · · ,
  35. Best Practices for Inclusive Design · · , ,
  36. How to Ensure Your Designs Work If You Can’t Access Sample Data · · , , ,
  37. Designing for Mobile Accessibility: Enhancing the User Experience on Small Screens · · , ,
  38. Achieving Design Collegiality While Maintaining Psychological Safety · ·
  39. Web Tech Trends to Watch in 2024 and Beyond · · , , , ,
  40. What Is Inclusive Design, and How Does It Relate to Accessibility? · · ,
  41. Creativity Lies in the Paradoxes · ·
  42. The 3 Capabilities Designers Need to Build for the AI Era · · , ,
  43. The Power of Patterns and Playbooks in Content Design · · ,
  44. “Web Design as a Process” in Charts: Maintenance, Decay, Tech Debt, and Big Bang Launching · · , , , ,
  45. A Practical Guide to Designing for Children · · ,
  46. Names Are Complex: Displaying Initials for an Avatar Component in a Design System · · ,
  47. UI Elements Are Not So Elementary · ·
  48. Designing User Onboarding: Lessons from Figma, Duolingo, and More · · , , ,
  49. A Guide to Designing for Older Adults · · ,
  50. Visual Hierarchy: Making User Experiences Easier to Understand · ·
  51. Exciting New Tools for Designers, February 2024 · · ,
  52. The Loss of the Process in the Name of Progress · · , ,
  53. Futuring With Design · · ,
  54. 5 Web Design Disasters That Will Ruin Your 2024 · · ,
  55. Five Future Roles for Designers · · ,
  56. The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond · · ,
  57. 7 Mobile UX Design Tools to Supercharge Your Design Process · · ,
  58. What Is Our Design Intention? · ·
  59. Mind the Accessibility Gaps—Most of Accessibility Issues Originate in Design and How to Fix That · · , ,
  60. The Designer’s Guide to Social Computing · · ,
  61. AI Art Is the New Stock Image · · ,
  62. Are You Boring Your Interviewer by Over-Explaining Context? · · ,
  63. Design Is Not Really a Thing · ·
  64. Designing Better Target Sizes · · ,
  65. Embracing the Absurd in Your Design Practices · ·
  66. AI Vertigo: Where Do We Go from Here as Designers? · · ,
  67. Oh Shit Banners · ·
  68. Design Better Pagination · · ,
  69. 7 Predictions for Web Design in 2024 · ·
  70. Everything You Need to Know About Responsive Logo Design · · , ,
  71. Recapturing Early-Internet Whimsy With HTML · · , , ,
  72. Are We Too Pedantic With Semantic · · ,
  73. Good Design Is Subjective, Contextual, and Intentional · ·
  74. Can UX Design Actually Be Ethical? · · ,
  75. Why Designers Quit (2023 Report) · ·
  76. Signals of Interface Quality · ·
  77. Dark Design Patterns Catalog · · ,
  78. Color Psychology in Visual Design: A Practical Guide to Impacting User Behavior · · , ,
  79. Why Carousels Don’t Work · · ,
  80. Pen, Paper, IDE: A DevTool Founder’s Early-Stage Product Design Guide · · , ,
  81. 12 Important User-Interface Design Guidelines · · ,
  82. Is the Flat Design Trend Finally Over? · ·
  83. A More Holistic Design Workflow: Gluing Jira, Figma, and Zeplin Together · · ,
  84. Does Web Design Matter? · ·
  85. Design That Scales · · , , ,
  86. Care Beyond Code: 7 Best Design Practices for Frontend Developers · ·
  87. “An Accessible Website Won’t Be Beautiful”… Really?! · ·
  88. Are Design Ethics Useless? · ·
  89. Test Often to Keep Your Designs Simple · · , ,
  90. Until the Right Design Emerges… ·
  91. Designing for Accessibility Beyond Compliance · · ,
  92. Growing Design by Letting Teams Experience It ·
  93. Designing Web Design Documentation · · ,
  94. AI Is the New UI · ·
  95. The Role of Prototyping in UX Design: From Wireframes to Interactive Mockups · · ,
  96. Breaking Down a Design ·
  97. Sheet, Dialog, or Snackbar—What Should a Designer Go For? · · ,
  98. It’s 2023, Here Is Why Your Web Design Sucks · · ,
  99. The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop · · , , ,
  100. Why Companies Kill Great Design ·
  101. Table of Contents: The Ultimate Design Guide · · , ,
  102. Hey Designers, They’re Gaslighting You · ·
  103. The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing · · ,
  104. The Cost of Obsessing over Design Perfection · · ,
  105. The Future of Web Design: Emerging AI Technologies and Trends · · , ,
  106. Why Is Creativity So Blurry, and Am I Creative? · · ,
  107. The Real Value of Tokens · ·
  108. Style Is Consistent Constraint · ·
  109. Is Atomic Design Dead? · ·
  110. From User Needs to User Dreams: Find the Future of Your Product · · ,
  111. Biases in Design: Hiding in Plain Sight in a World Full of Visuals ·
  112. Two Important New Roles for UX Designers in the Era of AI · · , ,
  113. 7 Reasons to Replace Advanced Search With Filters So Users Can Easily Find What They Need · · , ,
  114. Why Do Users Prefer Certain Design? Insights from the Landscape Theory ·
  115. Nostalgia in UX Design · · ,
  116. Balance in UX Design: Symmetry, Asymmetry, and Radial Balance · · ,
  117. It’s Time to End Damaging Website Design Practices That May Harm Your Users · · , , ,
  118. The Next Generation of Web Layouts · · ,
  119. Why I No Longer Believe in Content Design · · ,
  120. Toggles Suck! · · ,
  121. The Rise of Minimalism in Web Design: Less Is More · ·
  122. Using Imagery in Visual Design · · ,
  123. How SEOs and UX Designers Can Work Better Together · · , ,
  124. What Is the Bento UI Trend, and How Can You Get Started? · ·
  125. How to Use Your Intuition in Your Product Design Process · · , ,
  126. Recent Design · · ,
  127. How AI Is Making Web Design More Efficient · · ,
  128. Invisible Details of Interaction Design · · ,
  129. Developing Inclusivity Features · · ,
  130. Data-Driven Design: The Rise of Big Data in UX · · ,
  131. Mockups Explained · ·
  132. The Decline in Design (Thinking) · ·
  133. 90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples · · , , , ,
  134. Design for the Web Without Figma · ·
  135. 4 Design Principles I Use Every Day to Avoid Bad UX and Create Products That Work for Everyone · · , ,
  136. Designers Who Code, What Is It Good For? · ·
  137. What’s the Perfect Design Process? · ·
  138. Amplify Design Values Through Building Design System · ·
  139. What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You · · ,
  140. Choosing a Color Palette · · , ,
  141. How Designers Can Beat AI at Design · ·
  142. Designing for Inclusion · · ,
  143. Balancing Users’ Needs and Business Goals in UX Design · ·
  144. The New CSS · · ,
  145. It’s Time for Dimensional Thinking in Design · ·
  146. Design vs. Accessibility and the CSS “visually-hidden” Class · · , ,
  147. Using Color Wheel Combinations in Your Designs · ·
  148. Design Under Constraints: Challenges, Opportunities, and Practical Strategies · ·
  149. Are Simple Websites Better for Business? · ·
  150. Every Design Team Needs Writers · ·
  151. Design Systems: A Curated List for Today’s UI/UX Designers · · , ,
  152. The Double-Edged Sword of Design Systems · ·
  153. Designing a Better Design Handoff File in Figma · · ,
  154. Be Careful Using “Menu” · · , ,
  155. Visual-Design Principles and UX Design Best Practices · · , ,
  156. Slow Design · ·
  157. How Far Back in Time Can I Take My Website’s Design · · , , ,
  158. The Most Underrated Section of Design Portfolios · ·
  159. Adding Motion to the Next Decade of Atomic Design ·
  160. Avoiding Dark Patterns in Web Design · ·
  161. What Is Design Thinking? ·
  162. Business Impacts of UI Design and UX Design · ·
  163. Using a Muted Color Palette in Web Design · · ,
  164. Lessons of Design · ·
  165. 9 Bogus Reasons Why Some Designers Claim UX Research Is a Waste · · ,
  166. Embracing AI as a Material for Design · · ,
  167. Advanced Figma Components Tips and Tricks: Little Gems We Love · · , ,
  168. Formulating Your Product Design North Star (aka Design Principles) · · ,
  169. Choosing Humanity over Automation · · ,
  170. Quick Tip: Pull Data from an API into a Figma Layer · · , ,
  171. Accessibility for Designers: Where Do I Start? · · ,
  172. Why Do They Ignore My Awesome Design Documentation? · ·
  173. From Burnout to Balance: Why Are So Many UX Designers Fatigued? · · , ,
  174. Usability Heuristics in Game Design · · ,
  175. Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone II · · ,
  176. What We’ve Learned About Designing for Accessibility from Our Users · ·
  177. 5 Lesser-Known Spacing Tips for Product Designers · ·
  178. Annotating Designs for Accessibility · · ,
  179. The Age of Average ·
  180. The Intersection of Data Visualization and UX Design · · ,
  181. Accepting Design ·
  182. How Design Is Governance ·
  183. Circling Back on Design and Everything Else ·
  184. What Leonardo Da Vinci Can Teach Us About Web Design · ·
  185. 8 Tips for Making Your Custom Web Designs Mobile Friendly · · ,
  186. From UX to Growth Design: 5 Principles to Multiply Your Value · · ,
  187. “Design First, Then Build”: Let’s Bury This Myth Forevermore · ·
  188. The Anatomy of a Good Design: An Analysis of 4 Sites ·
  189. The Art of Unlearning · ·
  190. Accessible but Never Boring: Rebranding the Wise Design System for Everyone · · ,
  191. Declarative Design · ·
  192. Designers, Use Your intuition · ·
  193. The Importance of Adding Accessibility Design Reviews to the Design Process · · ,
  194. Keys to an Accessibility Mindset · ·
  195. All About Iterative Design · ·
  196. To Sketch or Not to Sketch? · ·
  197. Unlocking the Power of Design to Help Users Make Smart Decisions · ·
  198. Can You Be a Designer If You Have No Training? · ·
  199. Should Inclusive Design Be a UX Concern? · · ,
  200. Why Is Making a Dark Mode Greyscale So Hard to Get Right? · · , ,
  201. Modular Web Design: Flexibility, Examples, and Alternatives ·
  202. Design for AI: What Should People Who Design AI Know? · ·
  203. Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design · ·
  204. 19 Must-Visit Sites for Product Design Inspiration · ·
  205. Login Form UI Design Guide · · ,
  206. Copying Designs Doesn’t Work, and Here’s Why · ·
  207. Visual Design Rules You Can Safely Follow Every Time ·
  208. 3 Essential Design Trends, January 2023 · ·
  209. Accessibility Tools and Resources for Designers · · ,
  210. Designing a Robust Right-to-Left UI in Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi · ·
  211. The Storytelling Power of Simple Design Solutions ·
  212. Can a Bridge Be Unethical? · ·
  213. 2023 Design Trends from an Accessibility Perspective · · ,
  214. Good Design Is Intentional ·
  215. 7 Principles of Design Psychology Every UX Designer Should Know · · ,
  216. 5 Web Design Trends to Watch in 2023 · ·
  217. 6 Predictions for Web Design in 2023 · ·
  218. Culture Is Stuck · ·
  219. Overlapping Interactive Areas · ·
  220. Junior Designers, Please Don’t Give In · ·
  221. An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design · · , , ,
  222. Why Web Design Still Matters in 2023 · ·
  223. An Inclusive and Planet-Friendly Digital Style Guide · · , , ,
  224. If You Are Afraid of AI, You May Not Be the Best UX Designer Out There · · , ,
  225. Design Deserves More Respect ·
  226. Enough With the Pointless Images · · ,
  227. Proximity: Gestalt Principle for User Interface Design · · ,
  228. A Vibe Shift Is Coming · · ,
  229. Design Spacing Tokens Semantically · · , ,
  230. From Type to Logotype · · , ,
  231. A Conversation With ChatGPT · · , ,
  232. 10 Key Principles of User-Centered Design · · , ,
  233. Designing a Utopian Layout Grid: Working With Fluid Responsive Values in a Static Design Tool · · ,
  234. Content May Be King, but Design Is Queen · ·
  235. Why Japan’s Internet Is Weirdly Designed · ·
  236. How to Use Huge Type on the Web · · ,
  237. 4 Mobile Must-Haves for a Modern UX Design Strategy · · , ,
  238. Less Design Leadership—More Design Authorship · ·
  239. Incorporating Accessible Design Elements into Your Web Site · ·
  240. Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides · · , , ,
  241. Visual Design: Breaking into the Fourth Dimension of Experience Design · ·
  242. The Heuristics of Neurodesign · ·
  243. When Our Tools Hold Us Back · · ,
  244. CSS Grid and Custom Shapes III · ·
  245. How to Create the Perfect Hero Image for Your Portfolio Site · ·
  246. What Designers Can Learn from Apple’s New Accessibility Features · · ,
  247. Visual Design in UX: Study Guide · · , , ,
  248. Design Management Toolbox: Non-Linear Professional Development · ·
  249. Hostile Patterns in Error Messages · · , ,
  250. 5 Visual Treatments that Improve Accessibility · ·