Design

When choosing typography to use in designs, narrow down your options by understanding the most common classifications, looking for typefaces with multiple variations and distinct characters, and pairing typefaces together with consistency and readability in mind.

So we are building a CAD or a drawing app. It has lots of handy tools and an infinitely large space. There’s enough room for drawings, notes, and anything else. We start with a blank page, literally…

Inclusive design describes methodologies to create products that understand and enable people of all backgrounds and abilities. It may address accessibility, age, economic situation, geographic location, language, race, and more.

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A new study reveals that the speed at which you’re able to read online depends a lot on the font—and your age.

How difficult can it be to design a bulletproof language selector? It’s not as straightforward as one might think. We need to avoid redirects, decouple our language and country presets, allow for overrides, and use non-modal windows. Let’s dive in!

It was Aral Balkan that put in strongest words that we should avoid the term “Users” when developing free software. That the term “User” is indicative of the dependency relationship that Big Tech and surveillance capitalism has created between people and the technology they use. One that it not dissimilar of a “drug addict doing drugs” i.e. a user of drugs. The argument is that abstracting people as “Users” in a way de-humanizes them. The thought is that by trying to avoid the term we ar...

Corporate Memphis seems to be everywhere nowadays, but where did it come from? And how did it get to be so popular? We explore.

Markdown in all its flavors, interpretations, and forks won’t go away. However, it’s important to look at emerging content formats that try to encompass modern needs. In this article, Knut shares his advice against Markdown by looking back on why it was introduced in the first place, and by going through some of the major developments of content on the web.

What is concept testing and how can you use it to improve your design process? Learn how concept testing works and the tools to help you get started.

(Andrea Miquel) Bereits 2005 veröffentlichte das Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) eine Studie mit dem Titel „Why Software Fails“ („Warum Software scheitert“), die einige Fakten enthielt, die schockierender Weise auch heute noch aktuell sind. In jenem Jahr wurde geschätzt, dass weltweit eine Billion Dollar für IT-Projekte, einschließlich Hardware, Software und Dienstleistungen, ausgegeben […]

Exploring the impact of stress on our brains and subsequent online behaviours, and how this might be alleviated via compassionate design.

Why an object-oriented UX approach helps build scalable and consistent systems

A small project debunking common accessibility myths.

It’s one reason why so many UX designers are frustrated in their job and why many projects fail. And it’s also why we often can’t sell research: every decision-maker is confident in their own menta…

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 system." The reality is that a design system is a multi-faceted layer cake, and also operates as part of o

Web Accessibility is a must in every web development project, yet it seems to remain a mystery for many web developers. Like it's something legendary instead of an essential skill needed for the job. There are many misconceptions surrounding Web Accessibility, most of the time fueled by a lack of knowledge (or interest) in the matter. This article is a collection of some of those accessibility misconceptions or myths. :: Blog post at Alvaro Montoro's Personal Website.

Look at the image above. Don’t you feel some colors are brighter than others? For example, between the yellow and blue: which is brighter?

5 guidelines help users tolerate the long waits and frequent interruptions that are typical of complex workflows

What are absolute units? What are the differences between relative and absolute units, and how do we create accurate sizes on the web? In this article, Elad Shechter explains why CSS absolute units aren’t so absolute.

I’m sitting here contemplating my new and rather mysterious condition Long-Covid and wondering how this is changing the way I, and many…

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon changed the world of design with her life-sized graphics. A new collaboration with filmmaker Gary Hustwit is designed to introduce her to a new generation of design lovers.

How to prepare for the future.

When I encounter inexperienced designers, there’s one thing that always sticks out about the way they think. Or more specifically, the way they don’t think. They don’t think of every design project…