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Weekly recap #9
Design and frontend links this week
Highlights of the week ↘
User interface gallery - I've been tinkering with interfaces again, here are some of my latest arts and crafts. -
The science of color and design - How Material used color science to make design easier and more expressive than ever before -
Product design ↘
Is graphic design too trendy? - Whether it's chrome lettering or outlined type, we've all heard someone say: “Ooh, that's a bit trendy!” -
Decision-making toolkit for UX and product designers - How to form strong opinions and confidently propose the 'right' design solutions. -
'Agile' is eating design's young - Everyone suffers when we don't make space for junior designers. -
Swiping vs tapping, what is less distracting to drivers? - Is it possible to design these interactions such that they are as user-friendly as physical controls? -
Design engineering ↘
Structuring documentation in multi-brand design systems - I'm now working on my second multi-brand design system and am again facing the challenge of how to structure, write and present documentation for 3 different brands. -
A complete guide to CSS Cascade Layers - This is your complete guide to CSS cascade layers, a CSS feature that allows us to define explicit contained layers of specificity. -
What makes writing more readable? - An examination of translating text to make it as accessible as possible. -
Inspiration and creativity ↘
Fighting the unknown - One day, you feel like you have figured it all and the next day, you feel like this job is not for you at all. -
Last but not least ↘
Where are our design heroes? - If you asked a young designer 20 years ago who their design heroes are, you'd hear some familiar names. -
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