The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2022/04/15

uxdesign.cc

Why the UX discussion around Elden Ring is flawed

Usually, FromSoftware’s games are criticized for their difficulty. But this time, it is about their user experience.

nolanlawson.com

The struggle of using native emoji on the web

You might be forgiven for thinking that, in 2022, it’s possible to plop an emoji on a web page and have it “just work”.

web.dev

Building a dialog component

A foundational overview of how to build color-adaptive, responsive, and accessible mini and mega modals with the dialog element.

bjango.com

Ideal SVG exports

The following article is a random collection of opinions on how design tools should export SVGs.

smashingmagazine.com

Designing A Better Carousel UX

If you absolutely need carousels, here's how to improve them, with honest scrolling direction, labels, thumbnails and grouped prev/next-buttons.