It’s time we say goodbye to pixel units

Why responsive and accessible websites don’t really need ‘em.Photo by Sigmund on UnsplashIf you design or develop websites, do not use px units. Absolute units (px, in, mm, cm, pt, and pc) are as bad for accessibility and responsive design as using tables for layout. Of all the available absolute un..

4 ways Figma has transformed our design team

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Should You Become a Web Designer in 2021?

If you’re here, then you’re thinking about becoming a web designer and wondering if it’s a smart move. Honestly, it’s not uncommon to be plagued by doubts and what-ifs when making a big career change, and that’s especially so right now, what with all the uncertainty we’ve faced over the last year. ..

Laws of UX v2.0

This post takes a closer look at the goals of this update, challenges I faced along the way, and how success was… Read the full story ⟶

Design to solve a perception, not a problem

What if we were wrong all along about Design? Read the full story ⟶

A conversation with Vivian Wang, product designer at Instagram

She led design for Airbnb China and created software used by billions of people at Messenger and Facebook. Read the full story ⟶

Discover the best developer blogs on any tech stack

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CSS frameworks, hype and dogmatism

Some notes on the dogmatism and gatekeeping themes of Tech Twitter and how they can generate often incorrect and naive statements—specifically about… Read the full story ⟶

How to Stop Getting Burned by Your Design Clients

It seems like every designer has a horror story or two (or seventeen) about getting ripped off by a client who refuses to pay. Once it happens, there’s not too much you can do. It sucks, but it’s the simple truth. If you didn’t get a contract or a clear payment process established in the beginning..

Applying the Panofsky method to your own design

If you are unfamiliar with the Panofsky method it comes from Erwin Panofsky, a German art historian who in 1932 looked into the study of… Continue reading on UX Collective »