Let websites framebust out of native apps
How seemingly innocuous "in-app web browsers" on iOS/Android are a bad thing, and a proposal for how to fix that. With a little web history thrown in.
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The importance of design in Studio Ghibli’s filmography
How the Japanese Studio describes, narrates, and informs through objects of design and design of objects.
reCAPTCHAs: Blocking bots, preserving history, and inspiring memes
How reCAPTCHAs went from preventing spam to helping preserve history and generating memes.
How Can We Make Presentations Better?
Great presentations are really great stories. It’s great stories that move people, not stock images, bullet points, or diagrams.
How color plays into generational marketing
Generational marketing research and trends tell us that there just might be a shade for every age.
You should take more screenshots
If you do any sort of creative digital work, screenshots and screen recordings are a great way to remember it.
I Regret my $46k Website Redesign
Mistakes I made working with my first design agency.
Designing Design Workshops: Beyond Dot-Voting
You’ve heard of dot-voting. That’s the thing where everyone in a workshop gets a bunch of dots and they vote on different ideas.
Where’s the button? Designing for mode confusion
Mode changes are confusion points for many of us. These could be mundane acts like typing with the caps lock key on (seriously, who needs that key?).
The business power of design: understanding Airbnb’s redesign
On May 11th, 2022, Airbnb announced a redesign that, according to CEO Brian Chesky, was the app’s “biggest change in a decade”.
Apple Is Not Defending Browser Engine Choice
Some folks claim that Apple’s mandated inadequacy for browsers and their engines is somehow beneficial.
The rise and fall of neumorphism
How and why did neumorphism’s subtle blend of light, shadows, and curves come in and out of fashion so quickly?
Paying off design debt
How to decide which Design Debt to fix and incorporate it into the roadmap without causing friction.
What’s That (Dev) Tool?
How many browser DevTools panels do you commonly use in your day-to-day web development?
Reflecting on things I failed to get done at Google
A meditation on corporate frustration & autonomy.
A Product Design Process for the Real World
The product design playbook I use to break down and execute on design projects.
Success and Failure at Pebble
We sold parts of our business to Fitbit at the end of 2016. What happened? Here’s my TL;DR of why we failed.
Productivity-sniped by PARA
How I’m using the PARA method in Notion.
Good North Star, Bad North Star
“We need a North Star.” Most product designers have been asked for one at some point, and it usually causes us to internally groan and roll our eyes.
How zines influenced mainstream design
Learn about zines, their impact on design, and how you can create your own.