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Variable fonts for developers, a collection of fun experiments, effects, demos, articles, font lists, and stuff I have learned as a developer about variable fonts

Design systems can be of immense help, but failure to adopt them invalidates the hard work that goes into building the thing in the first place! In this two-part series of articles, Luis shares his experience with design systems and how you can overcome the potential pitfalls.

Design process is messy. You might be following a structured approach, but too often it takes a life of its own. And before you know it, you are designing in chaos, with last-minute changes and missed deadlines. So, what’s the “perfect” design process?

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

An innovative superfamily of monospace fonts for code

Find the visual center of your images. Upload your logos and images and find the visual center.

Let's break down the new accessibility guidelines!

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

Design Manager Juli Sombat sheds light on how a need for more cohesion led Spotify’s design systems team to approach components in a new way.

The “more options” button is emblematic of how something can be technically usable by everyone, but also how it’s use is also confusing for all involved…

The process of evolving a large scale Design System.

We reviewed the biggest apps in the world - here's what we learnt.

The feature we’ve been waiting for is finally here! Here's everything I've learned.

Call for inspiration using the purple hat for when you have inspiration blocks or need fresh new ideas. A great tool created by a deisnger for web professionals.

A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.

Create stunning SwiftUI designs and animations. Let the app generate the code

Search over 145 design systems documentation sites.

To help ensure that the contents of the GOV.UK Design System are of a high quality and meet user needs, all components and patterns must meet the following criteria

Read about how the GOV.UK Design System team updated their contribution model to help the community get more involved.

We have achieved alignment to craft our design system, and our stakeholders are excited to start seeing the benefits in our product…

Until recently there was no dedicated method in HTML to identify content as a subheading, subtitle, alternative title or tagline. Now there is.

Support right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew by reversing your interface as needed to match the reading direction of the related scripts.

An extensive guide on how to style for RTL in CSS

A tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect people with different visual impairments.

While compliance with accessibility checklists is essential, it doesn’t necessarily mean a pleasant experience. That’s why live sessions can give you lots of priceless insights.

Learn how to build tooltips, menus, and more with the new popover API.

Most Web forms would have improved usability if the Reset button was removed. Cancel buttons are also often of little value on the Web.

TL;DR: Be careful when using the word menu. Be certain you have chosen the term that accurately describes the control you want. If this post looks familiar to you, that is because it is essentially a redress of my 2020 post Stop Using ‘Drop-down’. It is not as divergent as…

Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.

Simple brief, complex executions: UX Motion Designer Ade shares his journey on bringing 2022 Wrapped's data stories to life.