Can you judge a book by its creative director?
Like a duet or dance, it’s about making your creative partner succeedThe co-authors of Two Beats Ahead, Panos A. Panay and R. Michael Hendrix; photo: Kimberly Panay, 2018In 2016 I was approached to write a book. I turned it down, only to find myself working on it a year later. The reason was that al..
The “thumb-driven design” and why UI is shifting down
Phone screens are getting bigger, and user interfaces are moving.
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— Dana Chisnell
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Design tokens cheatsheet
A take on Design Token definition, organization, and specificity.A Design System’s strength comes from knowinghow and when to apply options (like purple-40 or color-warning) correctly to contexts (like backgrounds or typography). This grounds the option as a design decision or what is known as a Des..
Tell me when to use it
“Here’s our cool new audio tagging AI thingy. It identifies and labels sounds in real-time without an internet connection.”“Wow, cool, neat!”…then they proceed to never use it.
Telling me when to use something is a growth hack. It helps shape a future situation into an organic reminder.
“Here’s our ..
Monsieur Bézier and his elegant curves
Design essentials: Bézier curves.
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A simple static visualization can often be the best approach
How I overengineered a worse solution by making an interactive visualization
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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..
Learning 3D modeling in 14 weeks
From March to May 2017, I picked up 3D modeling skills. I started with zero 3D experience (couldn’t even play 3D games well), and I’m now able to create almost everything I want in the low poly style. My models also won an honorable mention and a staff pick on Sketchfab.
I want to share this journey..
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..
