Space to move
The relationship between dance, design, and space.Herzog & de Meuron — Laban Dance Centre Interior/Studio. Photo by Jim Stephenson.Written by Craig Berry and Kirsten Oelofse
Designer & Writer | Dancer, Choreographer & Creative
What does it mean to have a building designed specifically for dance? You..
What does simple design really mean?
Starting your design system from the right place.Yolk UI kitSimple. It’s a cliche. We all pretend to aim for a simple design. It sounds the same as the “Make the world a better place!” phrase in Silicon Valley. Like “minimalistic” and “clear,” it seems like these hype words have the power to increas..
Murphy’s law of design: If anything can go wrong, it will
That’s not an unlucky fate; it’s a design challenge.Murphy’s Law is a much used but often misunderstood and misapplied adage. Below are four corollaries that broaden the law to product design contexts.
There may be no wrong way to eat a Reese’s, but most products don’t enjoy that luxury.Corollary 1:..
UI & UX micro-tips: Volume three
A collection of handy tips to help improve your designs instantly
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It’s ok if design is “just a job” to you
I don’t know who needs to hear it. I definitely needed to hear it at (more than) one point in my life.
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Fixing our career paths, Figma accessibility plugin, Aurora UI
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“I think we’re missing a lot more transparency among companies to really align on what a job title actually means. A Lead Designer at a startup means something entirely different than a Lead Designer at a large company. In fact, even compa..
Why should type be fluid, anyway?
Viewport units aren’t going to fix your typography.We call type “fluid” when the text on a web page scales in relation to screen size without any breakpoints. If like me, you’ve just had a marathon catch-up with all things web typography in 2021, the most thrilling part about this concept would seem..
How much research does your project need?
A framework for successful stakeholder engagement
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The immortality of typefaces
And why there is no need for continuing to creare typefaces again and again.
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How learning data science has improved my usability testing process
How to gather quantitative and qualitative data in a usability test
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