Design

We've opened up the music box and described how we've shaped the tool to suit our needs and culture at Spotify.

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.

Just make a separate page.

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 @ […]

The research and design behind the evolution of the Material 3 carousel

2023 Global Consumer Trends by Mintel identifies five consumer behaviour trends and insights that will shape consumer markets in 2023.

Infinite scroll can be designed well. Best practices and guidelines to improve the UX of infinite scroll with bookmarks, footer reveal and pagination.

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.

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.

Basics

The ingredients of a successful data table UI

An in-depth guide on how to design tables in enterprise applications, and how to avoid commonly made mistakes

Learn about data table design UX. Best practices for column layout, table actions, and viewing options in your enterprise software.

Are sticky headers always a good idea? Best practices for designing sticky headers, with examples, UX guidelines and usability considerations.

Over the last few days and weeks I’ve been leading the recruitment efforts for a Senior Product Designer at my startup. I’ll skip this…

10 points specifically for interaction design to complement the Government Design Principles

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.

At IBM, our design philosophy is to help guide people so they can do their best work.

Sustainable design is the approach to creating products and services that have considered the environmental, social, and economic impacts…

“If the Internet was a country, it would be the 7th largest polluter”

Sustainable web design is an approach to designing digital products and services that puts people and planet first.

What can web designers and developers do to build a more sustainable web? This post explores the environmental impacts of web technologies and looks at some of the ways we can build greener websites.

We looked at over 1,400 romance novel covers featured in Publishers Weekly from 2011 to 2023 and evaluated each cover based on its raunchiness (or level of undress), art style, and representation of racial diversity.

All BBC websites and apps must conform to the Mobile Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines are applicable for responsive websites, native and hybrid apps, interactive content, and increasingly for TV apps.

We craft alternative brands and wicked-fast websites. Let’s delight your customers and accelerate your business!

By Cristina McComic and Rosie Sycks

A cross-functional team brought together quantitative and qualitative learnings to figure out why notifications were falling short—and how to make them better.

Lessons I learned about measuring my impact and building trust on the way to a promotion.