Accessibility vs Design trends
Neumorphism? Glassmorphism? Material Design? All design trends can be accessible.
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Individual contributor designers are cross-functional leaders
Interview with Madhavi Jagdish about her career path from leading a team to leading with craftLeading with Craftis a limited series of articles where we shed a light on stories of designers with successful careers as individual contributors.
Curating and publishing hundreds of articles every month a..
The evolution of usability in chess
Modern chess design has stood the test of time, but that wasn’t always the case. Sometimes less is more.Chess has a long history, it dates back to the 7th century in India, where it was created as a war game. In some ways, a lot of the game has remained unchanged since the creation, but there have b..
Design critiques, now
I have personally done some of my best work as part of a design culture in which viewpoints are freely exchanged and argued upon. I started thinking about the importance of such a design culture and drafted out guidelines for the remote working environment due to a worldwide pandemic.My main takeawa..
If you fail, I fail
How lockdown has taught designers to truly understand their clients.Image by Rikki StoreyAs the UK passes a sobering milestone marking a year since the first lockdown was announced, I have realised two truths:
As designers, we don’t truly understand the impact our clients experience during periods o..
The harsh reality of being a designer (and how to deal with it)
Omertà is an Italian word that refers to a code of silence and honour. Synonymous with the Mafia, it places importance on silence in the face of questioning from outsiders. Omertà doesn’t just exist in the murky criminal underworld. Doping athletes such as the now-disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong h..
17 slick examples of websites built with no-code
Getting your ideas and products out into the world doesn’t have to be complicated anymore.
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