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Creativity is not imagination. It’s realisation.
What determines creativity in humans? Gain perspective and increased self-awareness through a historical and value-based analysis.
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Can urban acupuncture really heal cities?
Urban Acupuncture consists of pinpricks of urban change. In this article, I look at Jaime Lerner’s book on this topic and discuss the…
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What’s New in Ecommerce, January 2021
Ecommerce design may seem fairly straight-forward; you build an online store that showcases a company’s products or services and gives customers a quick and pain-free way to purchase them.
While that formula will always hold true, ecommerce is undergoing some big changes, and web designers need to ..
Without User Consent: An Ethical Dilemma for WordPress Plugin Developers
I recently discovered that a popular WordPress plugin had enabled automatic updates without explicitly informing users. How did I find out? I received emails from each site where the plugin was installed informing me that an update had been completed.
But it gets better. Over a holiday break, a col..
4 inspiring ways to use prototype embeds
Did you know that once you’ve created a prototype in Marvel, you can embed it on any HTML web page or blog including Wordpress, Medium, Wix, Squarespace and even Behance?
Since we launched prototype embeds, we’ve seen them pop up everywhere, in almost every use-case from product marketing and sales..
Hey designers, it’s time you learned how the rest of the sausage is made
We are a part of something bigger than ourselves.Effective immediately, all designers are going to be forced to write code. All of us. No exceptions. We were turned into unicorns as we slept last night.Just kidding, but there is an essential lesson here. The more you know about the people, process, ..
Tips for user testing with kids
Photo by McKaela Taylor on UnsplashBuilding digital products for kids isn’t like any other design job. You have to throw out your assumptions, forget about your own mental models, and redefine your ideas of usability. Just as designing for them is a special skill, so too is user testing with them. D..
Common interview questions for UX design roles
You’ve spent weeks perfecting your resume & applying for positions. Now you need to make sure you’re prepared to answer these common interview questions.Illustration by Prabhat Mahapatra.You’ve polished your portfolio and resume. You’ve had lots of coffee chats and sent out too many applications to ..
Challenging power dynamics and individual responsibility
Episode three. The world we live in is a complex phenomenon, where we can play different significant roles, but not determining. In other…
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Fixing Smooth Scrolling with Find-on-Page
Back when we released the v17 design (we’re on v18 now) of this site. I added html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } to the CSS. Right away, I got comments like this (just one example):
… when you control+f or command+f and search on CSS-Tricks, it’ll scroll very slowly instead of snapping to the result..
