Monsieur Bézier and his elegant curves
Design essentials: Bézier curves.
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How Coca-Cola uses Gestalt principles in their branding
Let’s understand how your eyes and brain play the magic of perception.
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The only way an “edit” feature on Twitter would work
How to provide what users want, while keeping them accountable for what they tweet
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A world designed for men with a “just make it pink” mentality
(But let’s try to do better from now on.)Drawn in Adobe Illustrator by the author.Today is March 8th, or International Women’s Day, and the entire month of March is to celebrate women’s history. Though it is always nice to be reminded of all the advancements women have made in infiltrating male-domi..
Designers should know crypto
The technology is here to stay, but with the more mainstream adoption come design challenges that were until now unsolved.
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How machines have come to naturally speak human language
The prior linguistic revolution of the compiler
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10 publications that contextualize design in South Africa
There are so few independent publications currently being produced in South Africa, and even fewer with a coherent design sensibility. All the more reason to know about those publications that have made a historic impression, and support those that are currently trying to create history. It should b..
Beyond the buzzword: Gamification done right
Gamification can make a good product better if done right, but it’s not a magic potion
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How to build tech that does things differently
Data ethics principles and processes are useful, but they are often of limited use when it comes to addressing the social and environmental harms of the data economy. This post is about using creative R&D to build data technologies that embed a different set of values from the ground up, balancing e..
Designing localisation friendly products
Localisation is often perceived as simple text translations across different languages. However, it goes beyond just some alphabets and…
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