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Highlights of the week ↘
Inter 4.0 - The changes are vast. Most notably there are six additional “Display” designs for large delicious type. Version 4 brings not only tens of thousands of improved glyph designs and hundreds of hours of kerning work but also improved and added OpenType features. -
The State of UX in 2024 - From design tools, to our design process, to the user behaviors that will change the way we design — a list of what to expect for User Experience (UX) Design in the next year. -
Product design ↘
Get more out of design reviews - If a designer can't explain the problem they're solving it's a sign they need to think it through some more with whoever set the issue or opportunity. -
The creative part of design isn't what you think it is - What we commonly consider the creative part of our work, is actually just the rendering of all the decisions, and inputs we've gotten while we were learning about what we needed to do. -
Design engineering ↘
Design System Wisdom 2023 - The following is a result of my three years as lead developer on the Astro UX Design System. These are not universal truths. These are lessons I had to learn. -
A few ways CSS is easier to write in 2023 - It's easy to feel overwhelmed when your profession seems to be advancing at breakneck speed, but it's just as easy to be excited and inspired by what's possible today that wasn't even one year ago. -
Tools and resources ↘
Marbla - An experimental display typeface exploring the possibilities of variable fonts to change the mood and personality of a typeface. -
Inspiration and creativity ↘
Crafting a killer brand identity for a digital product - Establishing a well-defined digital brand identity that includes elements like logos, typography, color palettes, imagery, and more ensures that your brand maintains a consistent presence. -
Last but not least ↘
Interaction design is two things - Once you come to the realization/acceptance that no one has the kind of focused attention available for your thing that you assume they have, you will have a much better chance of capturing and sustaining any of it at all. -