webstack
Non-design advice for designers
I don’t do new year’s resolutions. However, when the year comes to a close—and what a year 2020 was—I like to reflect on past events and the things I learned.
Read the full story ⟶
Why goals don’t work as we expect
We think if there’s a goal, we’re continually moving towards it. The goal resembles a destination, and it seems as if our desire is strong enough, we’ll be able to get there.
Read the full story ⟶
Custom properties as state
Here’s a fun idea from James Stanley: a CSS file (that presumably updates daily) containing CSS custom properties for “seasonal” colors (e.g. spring is greens, fall is oranges).
Read the full story ⟶
An Early Look at Full Site Editing in WordPress
Here’s an existential question for web developers: How much separation should there be between a website’s content management system (CMS) and its design?
For a lot of the DIY services out there (Wix, Squarespace, etc.), just about every facet of a website can be edited visually. Whether it’s conte..
‘Get a job in UX’ promises are a scam.
No bootcamps or formulas can guarantee what companies will be looking for or how the market will behave.
— 100 design lessons for 2021
‘Get a job in UX’ promises are a scam. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and respondi..
How to build a solid portfolio system in the age of design trends
The challenge of having a defined identity in the design industry today
Continue reading on UX Collective »
Discovery sprints: What they are and why you should run them
Empowering Agile teams to build the right thing.As a Product Designer at an agency, running product discoveries within a project involving a few Agile teams, I’m familiar with the struggle of squeezing discovery work into a busy Agile environment. The team is always rushing to build and release some..
Why product thinking is still missing in journalism
If you want to be successful in the media industry, you cannot avoid the connection between journalism, technology, business and usage…
Continue reading on UX Collective »
Popular Design News of the Week: January 4, 2021 – January 10, 2021
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site..
Digital images 101: all you need to know as a designer
Images are also encoded into binary just like text, but instead of characters images are made up of pixels. A pixel is the smallest element in a picture. It is basically a square representing a specific color in an image.
To help you remember: picture + element = pixel.Some common terms:
Pixel: the ..
