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An exploration of building accessible color systems for flexible UI theming.

CANALS is an editorial style, visual glimpse into the creation, history and expansions of the iconic 17th-century Amsterdam canals in the Netherlands.

Designer's, prepare yourself. A new decade is upon us. Welcome to 2020.

Fluid typography is the idea that font-size (and perhaps other attributes of type, like line-height) change depending on the screen size (or perhaps container queries if we had them). The core trickery comes from viewport units. You can literally set type in viewport units (e.g. font-size: 4vw), but the fluctuations in size are so extreme that's usually undesirable. Let's look at a technique for tamping the extremes, but it basically a one-liner now that CSS is evolving!

Learn how to design awesome UIs by yourself using specific tactics explained from a developer's point-of-view.

Create and test amazing fonts pair combinations and see how they look in your project.

Learn how to define baseline grids, column grids, spacing and layouts.

Design better apps and websites. Faster.

Screenshots, tips and tricks to build the best SaaS landing page that actually converts

Learn everything you always wanted to know about color: why does it have meaning, how did it acquire meaning, and what are those meanings.

Another year older, but the logo design industry shows no signs of old age. Like an unruly kid ripping through a stack of unopened presents, I eagerly dive into each annual report knowing an experienc…

UX Design Deliverables from a Silicon Valley Agency.

What is usability? How, when, and where can you improve it? Why should you care? Jakob Nielsen defines key usability concepts - give to your boss or anyone else who doesn't have much time, but needs to know basic usability facts.

Making title capitalization easy. Automatically capitalize your email subjects, essay, headline, and article titles. Use Title Case, AP style, APA style, Chicago style, MLA style, and more.

Automatic hyphenation on the web has been possible since 2011 and is now broadly supported. There is however far more control available to designers than just turning on hyphens.

Check out the hand-picked collection of latest mobile design patterns from apps that reflect the best in design.

A modern tool for exploring and finding accessible colors. Make sure that everyone can see your creations.

Explore, discover and organize your digital inspirations.

Learn to build your own iOS and Android app in React Native with Styled Components, Redux, Animations, API data and Contentful.

If you use Google Fonts on your website or web application, a few additional steps can lead to much faster load times. In this article, I…

The UX Research Field Guide is a comprehensive resource for researchers, designers, and product managers of all experience levels covering methods, recruiting, running effective teams, and more.

When faced with overwhelming content, focusing on user behavior can help define the design approach.

A curated resource for web creators.

Looking for cool background gradients for your UI? Software and design company Itmeo has created a useful online tool called WebGradients – a free collection of 180 linear gradients that you can use a…

Adding shadow to text has never been easier. With CSS3, using the property "text-shadow" you can create a large number of text effects such as 3D, long shadow, neon lights, retro shadows, 3D glasses e…