Design system tactics

Highlights of the week ↘

Design system tactics - Whether you’re starting fresh or maintaining a mature system, this growing collection of tactics is designed to help you make progress at every stage. - Ness Grixti

The vision spiral - I’ve found that nothing of transformative value happens without vision. - John Maeda

Product design, UX/UI and PM ↘

The shape of design to come - The point is this: change is happening. And the better we understand it, the better we can shape what comes next. - Luděk Černocký

Design engineering ↘

Better typography with text-wrap pretty - It’s intended to bring a new level of polish to type on the web. - Jen Simmons

Minimal CSS-only blurry image placeholders - Here’s a CSS technique that produces blurry image placeholders without cluttering up your markup. - Lean Rada

Tools and resources ↘

6 tips to make your portfolio stand out (video) - I’ve interviewed a lot of designers who have landed some pretty high profile roles and I’m starting to notice some trends. - Michael Riddering

Inspiration and creativity ↘

Design that feels alive - Game “juice” and an avian automaton. - Ben Strak

Last but not least ↘

Designers don’t need to code. They need to learn to prompt. - The ability to build what you design is obviously powerful. But coding isn’t something you pick up overnight. - Anton Sten