figmadesign
Bridging design and code with Variants
2 min · · Today we're launching Variants and updates to the Inspect panel to power up your design system · Shared by 77, including David Hellmann, Evan (he/him)
Harvard Business Review
Why Design Thinking Works
16+ min · · It addresses the biases and behaviors that hamper innovation. · Shared by 408, including Massimiliano Aroffo, Carlo Badini, Roney Lacerda, Ines Bieler, Tom Connor, Mark Kaigwa, Bilal Aslam, Evan (he/him), Jacob Jarnvall, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Gabriele, Leonardo Sumulong, Konrad Weber, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Christian P. Stobbe, Oliver Ewinger, MrChad 🔮, Oscar MacDonald, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Niklaus Gerber
UX Collective
Design Better Forms
5 min · · Common mistakes designers make and how to fix them · Shared by 1126, including Christoph Janz 🇺🇦🎗🕊, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, Chris Messina, Fabricio Teixeira, Dominik Grolimund, Mark Kaigwa, Courtney Bolton ★, Brent Summers, Matthias Sala, Greg Meyer, Luca Hammer, Casey Smith, Dennis Lembrée, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Susan Weinschenk PhD, Alligator.io 🐊, Web Axe, Zain Fathoni, Parin Vachhani, Easy Chirp
Marc Andrew
7 Figma plugins that you need in your life
12+ min · · I wanted to share with you some of the plugins that have helped speed up my workflow in Figma. · Shared by 66, including Pablo Stanley, Kontour Design Studio, Evan (he/him), Matthias Lampe
Harvard Business Review
Design Thinking Comes of Age
10 min · · The approach, once used primarily in product design, is now infusing corporate culture. · Shared by 451, including Konrad Weber, Gabriele, Jason Silva, Nick Floro, David Cancel, Daniel Boos, Kim Lawless, Nir Eyal, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Stephanie A Kowalski, Jeremy Caplan, Vladimer Botsvadze 🛫🌎🎙️, Dominik Grolimund, Philippe Surber, Mark Kaigwa, Ryan Boren, Glenn Oberholzer, Marquise Stillwell, Martin Recke, JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Harvard Business Review
Design for Action
17+ min · · How to use design thinking to make great things actually happen · Shared by 347, including Andres Saldarriaga, Patrick Walsh, Mark Kaigwa, Konrad Weber, Sabbir Ali, Jochen Burkhard, Evan (he/him), Christian Hartmann, Gabriele, Tamara Perez, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Christo Meid, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Tom Connor
gerireid.com
Form design
6 min · · Geri Reid, UI and UX Designer, London · Shared by 37, including Thomas Kaul, Evan (he/him), Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe
UX Collective
Brutalism in Design: why sometimes less isn’t more
7 min · · Brutalism in digital design, is a movement that started quite recently, as a reaction to web minimalism, it’s lightness and the sense of… · Shared by 14, including KOstas, Evan (he/him)
stuffandnonsense.co.uk
Naming layout components
2 min · · The 12 equal-width units in most framework grids are popular because it’s easy to divide them into one, two, three, and four columns. But, I’ve always looked at them just as ways to vertically align… · Shared by 16, including Stef Walter, Sara Soueidan, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Evan (he/him)
Nielsen Norman Group
Proximity Principle in Visual Design
6 min · · Design elements near each other are perceived as related, while elements spaced apart are perceived as belonging to separate groups. · Shared by 201, including Stef Walter, Luca Longo, Nick Floro, Marius Bleuer, Johannes Dornisch, five5star // Design Graphique, Evan (he/him), Matthias Lampe, Stu Collett, mastodon.social/@renestalder, CSS Weekly, Val Head
tylerxhobbs.com
FLOW FIELDS
9 min · · Flow fields are incredibly powerful and flexible tools for producing interesting curves. They are one of the main tools I've used in my own generative art over the last few years, and I find myself… · Shared by 50, including Tim Holman, Alex J. Champandard 🌻, Bryan Onel, Evan (he/him)
eightshapes.com
Design System Subtasks, by Step
9 min · · Shared by 106, including Niklaus Gerber, Casey Smith, Tom Connor, Evan (he/him), Kat
abstract.com
55 of the most actionable ways to scale design
18+ min · · If you prefer bullet points to lengthy prose, you’ll enjoy this summary of advice from various design leaders. · Shared by 112, including Philipp Laurim, Jacob du Toit, Evan (he/him), Luca Longo
Nielsen Norman Group
5 UX Workshops Cheat Sheet
8 min · · UX Workshops are used throughout the design process to solve problems when crossfunctional ownership or consensus are needed. Here are 5 common UX workshops and how to use them within the design… · Shared by 138, including Matthias Lampe, Gabriele, Evan (he/him), Mark Kaigwa, designshard, Johannes Dornisch, Oscar MacDonald, almagentia369
dropbox.design
Mental models for designers
7 min · · Curious about product design at Dropbox? Here’s a look at tools we use for solving problems, making decisions, and communicating ideas. · Shared by 368, including James Young, Johannes Dornisch, Mario Clemente, Matteo Furia, David Hellmann, Design Shack, Evan (he/him), CSS Weekly, Gabriele, Oscar MacDonald, Stu Collett, David Teodorescu, Victor Tolosa, Christian P. Stobbe, pizza.lottie 🍕