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Weekly recap #45
Design and frontend links this week.
Highlights of the week ↘
Default it or design it - Cutting through design decision complexities with a no-nonsense heuristic. -
The disappearance of visionary designers - The silent suffocation of real designers and what design teams can do about it. -
Product design ↘
Landing page techniques used by the pros (video) - In this episode, we analyze four different websites to help you confidently write and design landing pages that sell. -
Breaking down a design - Yesterday I needed to help a team break down a design to get it ready for development. I enjoy this because it's quite high leverage work, can open interesting debates, and although I find it challenging, I feel confident leading it. -
Design engineering ↘
What exactly is “Modern” CSS? - I was flipping through my RSS feed, noticing how many times “Modern” is popping up in post titles. -
How to define color usage through semantic sets for design systems - You've created all your color ramps, but how the heck do we start defining how they will be used? Let's talk about it. -
Tools and resources ↘
Design Systems Media - A curated collection of design system content, tagged with topics, speakers, and events. -
The design manager's toolkit - Take the best of being a designer and create a durable playbook for handling challenges as a manager. -
Inspiration and creativity ↘
Apple's keynote event shot on iPhone - Apple goes behind the scenes of Scary Fast, a special event unveiling the all-new MacBook Pro family and iMac. -
Last but not least ↘
The elements of visual language/style - Here are the things that help someone notice or recognise a visual language/style in an interface. -
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