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Open source calendar components for selecting single dates or date ranges. Framework-agnostic, themeable, localizable, accessible.

Discover 7 key joy Indicators at work and learn how to measure what really matters for workplace happiness and wellbeing.

WCAG is evolving. Since 1999, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines have defined accessibility in binary terms: either a success criterion is met or not. But real user experience is rarely that simple. WCAG 3.0 rethinks the model — prioritizing usability over compliance and shifting the focus toward the quality of access rather than the mere presence of features. Could this be the start of a new era in accessibility?

Learn how to use line-height units when setting paragraph margins — creating vertical rhythm in your text.

How to help a product introduce itself.

Native-like swipeable sheets on the web

Practical tips to continuously improve your visual design skills

Explore and copy a vast collection of HTML symbols, emojis, payment icons, and SVGs with Symbl. Perfect for developers and designers to enhance web projects effortlessly.

I have a set of baseline CSS styles that come with me from project to project. In the past, I'd use a typical CSS reset, but times have changed, and I believe I have a better set of global styles!

In the world of digital product design, consistency and efficiency are paramount. A design system is a collection of reusable components…

To align design and business, visualize the shared narratives

Very rarely is exactly one design system created to serve exactly one product that expresses exactly one design language. Nearly all the design systems we've worked on require a high degree of flexibility in order to properly serve our clients' needs. Some of this flexibility is achieved by variabil

A high quality, expansive CSS course that will elevate your CSS and core skills to a level you never thought was achievable.

beautifully crafted animated icons

The definitive guide to design icons in Figma, with detailed step-by-step instructions and video examples.

Convert any SVG into an SF Symbol

Figma was the latest company to mishandle AI and design — foreshadowing the loss of a vast array of design jobs. We should demand better from our tools and industry.

The reverse reckoning of UX design.

Keeping yourself and a Design System alive long-term with effective maintenance and some fresh motivation.

The website of Robin Rendle, a designer and writer from the UK.

My first professional/coding related post in a while, this one dives into finding as inclusive a solution as possible for displaying the initials of users on a platform. What follows is not really a s

Explore the open database of design salaries. Promoting transparency and pay equity among design professionals globally, across industries and experience levels

We interviewed 10+ design systems teams to understand how they track success and here's what we found.

LukeW Ideation + Design provides resources for mobile and Web product design and strategy including presentations, workshops, articles, books and more on usability, interaction design and visual design.

Here’s some tips for creating icons — anything from a single colour pictogram to a highly detailed app icon.

**Editor’s Note**: _This article contains many video examples that show functional animation. Therefore, it may take longer to load on slow connections._ A good UX designer can easily explain the logic behind each decision in a [design concept](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/02/27/design-principles-dominance-focal-points-hierarchy/). This includes the [information architecture](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/10/20/improving-information-architecture-card-sorting-beginners-guide/), the [content hierarchy](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/02/27/design-principles-dominance-fo...

LukeW Ideation + Design provides resources for mobile and Web product design and strategy including presentations, workshops, articles, books and more on usability, interaction design and visual design.