How the Web Kept the World Moving in 2020

In much of the world, 2020 started off like any other year. January 1 provided a reason to celebrate and look forward to good things. You don’t need to be a historian to know the rest of the story. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with social and political unrest, made 2020 a memorable year – mostly ..

Designer as writer

We all know that design involves a codex of taste—evident to its practitioners yet largely unwritten. To explain this understanding a key would help; that is, a system of good and bad that resembles design yet states explicit rules. Read the full story ⟶

Discovering design

A podcast featuring a different guest each episode recounting the journey of their career prior to Design, what sparked their interest in the creative arts, and how they pivoted to cement their career as a full-time Designer. Read the full story ⟶

Feature requests are stupid business activity

When the company’s leadership doesn’t give a space for uncertainty, the team often gets a feature request. Read the full story ⟶

My stack will outlive yours

My stack requires no maintenance, has perfect Lighthouse scores, will never have any security vulnerability, is based on open standards, is portable, has an instant dev loop, has no build step and… will outlive any other stack. Read the full story ⟶

Web design that focusses on text content is the best

I love text focussed website. There are no annoying consent forms, paywalls or popups. The reading experience is the best. Read the full story ⟶

Getting a seat at the table doesn’t mean you need to abandon your desk.

Leading with craft: A series about hands-on career paths in the design industry. Getting a seat at the table doesn’t mean you need to abandon your desk. was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

5 examples of perfect UX design

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Search with typo tolerance

Surprise your users with a typo-tolerant search. Let them know that you care about them and you’ll try to do your best to show some results.Everyone makes mistakes. That’s why undo/redo is a must-have for interfaces where you work on something. That’s why we add extra padding around clickable elemen..

5 ways to improve your design solution before handoff

Practical steps to increase your company’s chance to succeed and save your teams’ time.Making bad decisions in your design could be very expensive for the company. One bad decision could mean your entire team worked on a feature that would need another iteration or a complete removal soon. This is w..