Sprint recipes

A collection of free Figma Community resources to help you run design sprints remotely. Read the full story ⟶

How to avoid layout shifts caused by web fonts

One of the biggest causes of layout shifts for my clients is late-loading web fonts, let's look at how to optimise them. Read the full story ⟶

The more you focus on optimizations, the more you lose control over the big...

— 100 design lessons for 2021 The more you focus on optimizations, the more you lose control over the big picture. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

The enigma of the ellipsis — and why we see it on every UI

The enigmatic ellipsis — and why we see it on every UIThis little symbol’s hit the big time, but has it forgotten where it came from?What do you think of when you see the symbol above on your screen? Does it mean “more”? Is it an “overflow indicator”? Maybe it’s a delicious counterpart to the hambur..

Navigating lack of user feedback

Building a product without user input is not only difficult but also pretty dangerous, leading you up a blind alley. Continue reading on UX Collective »

A designerly approach to privacy

Designers must be agents of privacy change: they have the tools to understand and predict the future and should have the power to change… Continue reading on UX Collective »

The Holy Grail Layout with CSS Grid

A reader wrote in asking specifically how to build this layout in CSS Flexbox: My answer: That’s not really a layout for CSS Flexbox. You could pull it off if you had to, but you’d need some kind of conceit, like grouping the nav and article together in a parent element (if not more grouping). CSS ..

Applying usability heuristics: How well is your competition really doing?

Photo by Christin Hume on UnsplashIn the UX/UI design process, “usability heuristics” are broad groups of characteristics that can help designers and researchers assess how easy an interface is to learn and use. They can go a long way to give you a bit of separation from your project so you can be a..

Stop asking your users what they want

Four simple tricks to improve the quality of your user interview questions Continue reading on UX Collective »