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Weekly recap #46
Design and frontend links this week.
Highlights of the week ↘
Design to engineering handoff - This blog post discusses how I provide pixel-perfect mockups to engineering partners. -
My design systems reading list - A couple weeks ago, a friend asked if I’d be willing to share some favorite articles about design… -
Design ↘
Why Google’s new app logos are pretty bad - We’ll decipher where they fail and what can be fixed about it. -
Narrative is the most powerful design tool you’re not using - Designers love to call themselves storytellers. So where are the stories? -
3 types of roadmaps in UX and Product Design - Roadmaps that include UX work can have 3 scopes: product, field, and specialty. Understanding these and their benefits… -
Designing the smallest possible thing - One of the most challenging aspects of being a designer on an agile team is the fundamental idea… -
UI Development ↘
Chasing the pixel-perfect dream - When designers hand us a completed mockup, they're trusting us to faithfully implement their vision. -
Effective skeleton screens - I have never been a fan of progress bars and spinners, and skeleton screens seemed like a smart… -
How I build my SVG sprites - I'm using an SVG sprite on this site to make sure I don't repeat SVG code for icons… -
A clean start for the web - The web is in need of some reinvention right now. -
Tools and resources ↘
Type scale: A visual calculator - Preview and choose the right type scale for your project. Experiment with font size, scale and different webfonts. -
Inspiration and creativity ↘
The power of unfinished - How to get more done, uplevel your craft, and create work that gets noticed. -
Find your Why - How to get back on track when work has lost its meaning -
Last but not least ↘
Writing better self reviews - Writing self reviews can be hard. For a lot of people, talking about themselves and their accomplishments feels… -
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