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2021 Design System Survey results - This year, we delve into design system priorities and challenges, including adoption, contribution, and debt. - Sparkbox / filed under Design System

Why I am still a designer - Why we became designers is not what will keep us in the practice. - Christopher Butler / filed under Product Design

Principle of closure in visual design - People tend to fill in blanks to perceive a complete object. - Alita Joyce / filed under Visual Design

UI and UX micro-tips: Volume seven - The smallest changes can make a massive difference in creating efficient, accessible, and beautiful user interfaces. - Marc Andrew / filed under UI Design, UX Design

Comparing design mockups to code result - Comparing a design mockup to the coded result is as important as designing a polished UI. - Ahmad Shadeed / filed under HTML & CSS, UI Design

Design documentation: Starting our DesignOps journey - We were transforming from a traditional delivery function to an autonomous, product led squad structure. - Liam Charnock / filed under Design Documentation, Design Ops

Images are hard - Putting images on websites is incredibly simple, yes? Actually, yes, it is. - Chris Coyier / filed under HTML & CSS

Making a break for it - Rose Marantz, a UX Engineer working on Spotify's Encore Design System, talks about scaling and documenting system-wide changes. - Rose Marantz / filed under Design System

Work backwards - Any time you’re planning, spend some time working backwards. - Jamie Mill / filed under Product Management

Mental models - Mental models are frameworks for thinking. They simplify complex situations so you can reason through them easily. - Julian Shapiro / filed under Product Management

A tricycle for our minds - Introducing Tricycle: Automation tools for designers. - Jordan Singer / filed under Apps & Tools

Setups - A repository of workspaces, items and tools from the creator community. - Siddharth Arun / filed under Inspiration

How to learn stuff quickly - Learning how to learn effectively is super important, especially as a software developer. - Joshua Comeau / filed under Learning

Talks that shaped my philosophies - I’ll share talks that inspired how I approach work as a designer, operator, investor, and entrepreneur. - David Hoang / filed under Inspiration

Two types of work - There are two types of work: growth work and maintenance work. - Jorge Arango / filed under Product Management