The Key To Good Component Design Is Selfishness — Smashing Magazine
In this article, Daniel Yuschick demonstrates that building selfish components is the key approach to avoiding different pitfalls on the way to good component design.
Enterprise UX: essential resources to design complex data tables by Stéphanie Walter - UX Researcher & Designer.
Curate resources to design complex data tables for Enterprise UX: table patterns, designing tables for enterprise apps & fitting big tables with a lot of content.
Figma Community file - We're excited to open up the music box and describe how we've shaped Figma to suit our needs and culture at Spotify. We hope this information will be useful for other design teams seeking more organisation for their work in Figma.
Design Patterns Are A Better Way To Collaborate On Your Design System — Smashing Magazine
Every company and team has to have deep collaboration between engineering and design to get the value out of a design system (and not go nuts). Building design patterns first unblock people to work in parallel, keeps people synced up, and results in reusable modules that speed up your next project.
Say your brand color is the orange #f06d06. Now you need that color but with some opacity on it. One option is the 8-digit hex code. I find it hard to know which additional two characters are needed, but it’s possible. Hex Code Notes #f06d06 Original Orange #f06d0640 Orange @ 25% opacity #f06d0680 Orange @ […]
While an older UX book may seem dated or less appealing, it can contain overlooked or forgotten information. And it can provide the opportunity to learn something new to you.
How to Nail the First 30 Seconds of Your Presentation
The difference between a presentation that is a raging success or a flop is often decided in the first 30 seconds. Here's the one thing you need to do to start strong.
How To Integrate Motion Design In The UX Workflow — Smashing Magazine
With the ever-increasing computing power of desktops, browser sophistication and use of native apps, every day we learn of new ways to push the limits of what defines a well-crafted UI. When used correctly, motion can be a key utility in helping your users achieve their goals. UX designers who are considering motion in their designs will find themselves under pressure to explain, communicate and defend why the extra effort is required. Know your audience, and communicate your intentions to the team early on. With UX animation, subtlety is key. Focusing on helping users achieve their goals is paramount.