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Weekly recap #24
Design and frontend links this week.
Highlights of the week ↘
Meet the new Human Interface Guidelines - Now, it's been fully redesigned and refreshed to meet your needs from your first sketch to the final pixel. -
Instagram Sans typeface - Learn more about Instagram Sans, our new typography created to embrace our history and pave our future across the globe. -
Product design ↘
How to pick the least wrong colors - An algorithm for creating color palettes for data visualization. -
The forgotten benefits of "low tech" user interfaces - Seemingly outmoded technologies sometimes hold the key to better user experiences. -
Translating design goals to business needs - The intent here is to help designers be more effective, so this focuses more on things that are controllable by designers vs. ways business stakeholders might be better. -
Design engineering ↘
Why most design systems implode - We asked Brad Frost if design systems are still relevant in 2022. -
A design system here, a design system there - Generally speaking, in practice, a design system is singular. In that, it’s created for one particular identity. This is a misnomer, as design goes beyond identity. -
Tools and resources ↘
Figma shared libraries - Extend a design system with assets maintained by contributors. -
System font stack - Webfonts were great when most computers only had a handful of good fonts pre-installed. -
Inspiration ↘
On creativity - My modest guide to being more creative. -
Last but not least ↘
Re-evaluating technology - There's a lot of emphasis put on decision-making: making sure you're making the right decision; evaluating all the right factors before making a decision. But we rarely talk about revisiting decisions. -
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