A plugin that brings accessibility right inside Figma and Sketch

How to use Adee’s comprehensive accessibility tool.Adee Colorblind SimulatorBased on a World bank organization report, one billion people (which is equal to 15% of the world’s population) experience some form of disability. However, designing for people suffering from different types of disability, ..

Getting the job done: Working with designers

Those that have managed designers or who have hired one for a freelance project know that not every project goes smoothly. This often isn’t a lack of skills or experience on the designer’s part, but a lack of properly managing the designer’s role in the project. A designer’s involvement should be mo..

Why we need design leaders, designops leaders, DPMs, and design managers

What is the relationship between DesignOps and Design? Is a DesignOps Manager the same as a Design Programme Manager (DPM)? Understanding the roles and responsibilities of each of these roles is key to ensure Design teams thrive.While Design teams have been growing and scaling fast in the past few y..

Designers should redistribute power, not consolidate it

Design practice is the 21st century’s way to consolidate established power.Banksy shredding its painting during an auction to “protest” the art market, created a new piece “Love Is in the Bin”, certified by Bansky’s “authentification body”I have a feeling that design is (and for few years now) THE d..

The problem with Dribbble-esque design

The dangers of Dribbble-esque designsDribbble-esque: adjective — A characteristic of the poor usability and nightmarish qualities that come with Dribbble posts.After some research about this topic, I found out that I am not the only one who thinks there's a problem with the Dribbble trend. Ther..

Why 2020 was the year of data viz

The biggest design trend from last year made visualizing data a mainstream thing Continue reading on UX Collective »