Brad Frost
Design Systems are for user interfaces
4 min · · We often talk about design systems as singular entities. "The design system saves time and increases quality." "Oh, the design system provides that." "Update to the latest version of the design… · Shared by 285, including Josh Clark, Samarpita Roy, Mohamed Azazy, James Young, Gabriele, CSS Weekly, Johannes Dornisch, Stef Walter, Thomas Pleil, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
Chrome Developers
Photoshop's journey to the web
6 min · · Over the last three years, Chrome has been working to empower web applications that want to push the boundaries of what's possible in the browser. One such web application has been Photoshop. The idea… · Shared by 196, including Axel Rauschmayer (INACTIVE), @brianleroux@indieweb.social 💙, Esther Schindler, Bruce Lawson, Samarpita Roy, Richard MacManus, Owen Williams ⚡, Karen K. Ho, Andy Budd, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, Mathias Bynens, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Paul Ford, Joe Lencioni, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
yatil.net
Buttons vs. Links
4 min · · Should some links look like buttons, or should some buttons look like links? Twitter was all up in arms about this issue this week. Let’s take a look to see what these two UI elements are and what… · Shared by 141, including David Hellmann, Samarpita Roy, Marius Bleuer, Katja Evertz, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, John Mueller (official) · Not #30D, Sara Soueidan, front-end.social/@heydon, Stef Walter
UX Collective
Design lessons from the grim fate of the Segway
8 min · · The Segway failed because it solved no actual problems. Electric scooters and e-bikes are thriving, because they do · Shared by 56, including Samarpita Roy, Esther Schindler
UX Collective
Giving, seeking, and receiving feedback in UX
15+ min · · Each individual is a universe of its own and each company or UX department has a set of unwritten rules. When you’re in doubt, the… · Shared by 52, including Neil Lee, Samarpita Roy, Nick Floro
radix-ui.com
Colors — Radix UI
1 min · · An open-source color system for designing beautiful, accessible websites and apps. · Shared by 276, including Esther Schindler, David Gates, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Katja Evertz, Marius Bleuer, Luca Corsilli, Samarpita Roy, Elise Korsmo Fjeld, David Hellmann
Fast Company
Watching the Olympics has been a UX nightmare
7 min · · Broadcast monopolies have created the hellscape that is just trying to watch the Olympics. · Shared by 50, including MeasuringU, Samarpita Roy, Gabriele
A List Apart
Designing for the Unexpected
15+ min · · As devices continue to diversify in dizzying ways, how can we make sure our work on the web stays as relevant as ever for the long haul? Cathy Dutton shares how practitioners must design for the un… · Shared by 104, including Oscar MacDonald, Behavioral Design Academy of AlterSpark, MeasuringU, CSS Weekly, Samarpita Roy, Jen Simmons, Stef Walter, Gabriele, zeldman
UX Collective
No, standardization doesn’t stifle creativity
9 min · · The maturation of UX isn’t making you an uncreative robot or replaceable commodity. · Shared by 55, including Stef Walter, Stu Collett, Samarpita Roy
inclusivedesign24.org
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
10 min · · A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion · Shared by 164, including thoughtbot, Web Axe, Rachel Andrew, Eric Bailey, Adrian Roselli (no blue check) 🗯, Sara Soueidan, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Dennis Lembrée, Ian Pouncey, David A. Kennedy, patrick h. lauke (redux) "Big Dog" #toryScum #cis, Léonie @tink@front-end.social, Stef Walter, PacielloGroup, Samarpita Roy
jamiemill.com
The elements of product design
2 min · · A model explaining product design as a stack of decisions built on top of a stack of knowledge. With apologies to Jesse James Garrett. · Shared by 261, including Katja Evertz, hardmaru, Samarpita Roy, Oscar MacDonald, David Butler
UX Collective
Why do people hate redesigns?
9 min · · Recently, Twitter unveiled a new design for its website and app, including a new font, higher-contrast colors, and less visual clutter… · Shared by 182, including Josep M. Ganyet, Nick Floro, Neil Lee, Casey Smith, Samarpita Roy
The New York Times
Product Design at the Pace of News
17+ min · · A Q&A with The New York Times Live design team. · Shared by 93, including Times Open, Gabriele, Samarpita Roy
Marc Andrew
UI & UX Micro-Tips: Volume Seven.
6 min · · In this follow-up article I’ve brought you another selection of easy to put into practice UI & UX micro-tips. · Shared by 101, including Samarpita Roy, Oliver Raduner, Jessel Sookha, Elise Korsmo Fjeld, Matthias Lampe
Fast Company
Why bad design can actually be good
10 min · · Ken Carbone, Ayse Birsel, and Allan Chochinov discuss how bad design can prompt creative breakthroughs—and what even constitutes ‘bad design’ in the first place. · Shared by 64, including Samarpita Roy