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Week 26
Top design and frontend links this week.
Highlights of the week ↘
Using hamburger menus? Try sausage links - When designing medium to large sized menu navigations on the mobile web the default go-to, for some time… -
77 words UX/UI designers use - Before we begin, I’d like to say that just using buzz word will never make you look intelligent.… -
The illusion of different design processes - Ever had that one annoying colleague, who is nagging all the time, with questions, that have super obvious… -
Design ↘
What “intuitive” really means - Once in a while I stumble upon a design document that has the word “intuitive” in it. It… -
The art of justifying your design decisions - Being able to explain the decisions you make while designing digital products will not only make you confident… -
Marking required fields in forms - Using an asterisk to mark required fields is an easy way to improve the usability of your forms.… -
Design edge cases and where to find them - Edge cases can be difficult—even impossible—to define. Thankfully there are strategies to spotlight where edge cases are likely… -
Development ↘
Drop caps & design systems - Let’s get this out of the way up front: this is the most you’re probably ever going to… -
The state of CSS 2019 - In the web development family, JavaScript has developed a bit of a reputation as the angry, rebellious teenager… -
Relearn CSS layout - If you find yourself wrestling with CSS layout, it’s likely you’re making decisions for browsers they should be… -
The technical side of design systems - I had a fantastic time traveling to Amsterdam to speak at CSS Day (I was part of the… -
Tools and resources ↘
Introducing Adobe Fresco - Built for the latest stylus and touch devices, Fresco brings together the world’s largest brush collection with revolutionary… -
Shape – Icons, illustrations and 3D icons exportable as react components - An icon tool with thousands of customizable icons, drawings and 3D icons exportable as React components. -
Spectator - A specification + annotation library for Sketch, Figma, and XD. -
Inspiration and creativity ↘
Baseline grid - To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the German design school Bauhaus, we published a story at The New… -
Introducing “Ions”, an extension to the Atomic Design - Adding a third dimension on the Atomic Design components relations. On my previous article “Atomic Design for Design… -
UX Redesign: PDF.to - In this episode, I redesign a web app called PDF.to. First I redesign the app to improve usability,… -
Personal development ↘
Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer - Next year, I’ll be entering my 10th year of being formally employed to write code. Ten years! And… -
Last but not least ↘
The new Mac Pro is a design remix - Apple held its annual developer conference, WWDC, this week in San Jose. In the keynote, aside from a… -
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