For multi-platform design system documentation, find inspiration from: #clarity2020
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A saved link is not an endorsement. It's just a thing I read or thought about reading.
Pay for value: Pay for the stuff you value. Cheap takes from the future to serve the present. By paying for stuff, you will allow the people who make it to live off their work rather than to live off advertising.
When it comes to online writing, my favorite example of a florilegium is @brainpickings which will forever be one one the best websites on the Internet.
Just checked a few old links in my old 'epic list of content strategy resources' and, reader, I'm sad to see so many of them 404ing
If you'd like to join my quixotic strategy-slash-experiment of posting articles on Facebook that encourage critical thinking without playing directly into the pre-digested framing and futile meme wars. I'll thread a selection here. This is a good one
I just opened the homepage in a new tab and got caught in an A/B test where there is no more distracting hero creative video or primary navigation but there are still 3 competing and distracting animations above the fold.
For whatever reason, I started writing a book about relational databases a couple years ago. I never finished it, but it's about 13,000 words. It's about 75% of where it should be. I'll finish it someday.
After years of only having few recommendations for @superfriendlyco clients to manage design tokens, we decided to build one. It's called Arcade, and it's the fun way to create, edit, and manage design tokens. Give us your email if you want early access!
"We should want to know if our patterns are optimizing for visual use cases at the expense of others…" @scottjehl
👏 @gruber on Facebook complaining about Apple doing the right thing: "The idea that we don’t dare do anything good for privacy that might reduce the efficacy of user-tracking ads because “pity the poor small businesses” is sophistry."
Three types of people who hold power in an organization: • Decision-makers – must be consulted or can make decisions themselves • Gatekeepers – control access to time or data • Makers – produce rare and valuable assets Great post from @tomcritchlow
Another shoutout to @dpatil for "Move purposefully and fix things" Also very important, but I think that purposefulness needs to come with a huge dose of diverse collaboration and pumping the brakes.
Low-Contrast Text Is Not the Answer
In one of the personally wilder turns in an absolute absurd year @Outlier is on the New York Fashion Week calendar:
AI content-deletion on social media platforms could stop journalists investigating war crimes, report: - via:@pressgazette
In the "where have you been all my life" category: @newsproduct launches a much-needed platform for product thinkers, "the missing link to creating sustainable journalism in the digital age." Especially excited to see @becca_aa leading the way. Congrats!
Refreshing:
The first tip: get some data. 🙌
- A purely browser-based privacy-first video tool capable of performing tasks like converting, compression, etc. without uploading your files using #WebAssembly.
Did you miss Kris Vanderwater of @acquia presenting "Your data model is terrible! Let me show you why." at #MidCamp 2020? Well good news for you, the recording is here:
modular, systematic order
Infographic: 50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World
A great user experience only comes about through constant diligence and attention. If the organization isn’t paying attention, it’s unlikely they stumbled on one by chance.
Ecosystem maps can make the complexity of large organizations' content publishing efforts more accessible without getting bogged down in the details. @JoshLTong's new post looks at how to generate and use them…
Hey nerds, if you need a half-hour away from everything: Start reading this article on font-fallbacks, pause midway through to refill your coffee or tea, and then keep reading. Go slow. 🛻🪰🥷
💖 Ayo I made a new website! With my coworkers @FacultyCo! It's sick! And I'm proud of it! I'd love to hear what you think! 💖 👨🏼💻
“The past, present and future of UX writing and content design”—whew! This interview was the first time I’ve gone on the record about several of these topics. Thanks to @JasperPlatz at @stringshq for writing it all down so I didn’t have to. 😇 Enjoy!
Enabled native lazy-load by default for images
Earlier of piece of mine that touches upon the misleading use of the word "community" that often dominates the way Facebook talks about itself. Communities have reciprocal rights and responsibilities. Facebook groups are in-group/out-group strife engines.
CSS Guidelines (2.2.5) – High-level advice and guidelines for writing sane, manageable, scalable CSS
✍️ New post about @beep’s latest talk: On the Design Systems Between Us
Sliding Scale of Giving a Fuck
Missed the Accessible UI series with @una? We've got you covered! 📝 Semantic Markup: 🎨 Color: 🚘 Navigation: 🖼 Media: 🎢 Animation:
Missed the Accessible UI series with @una? We've got you covered! 📝 Semantic Markup: 🎨 Color: 🚘 Navigation: 🖼 Media: 🎢 Animation:
Missed the Accessible UI series with @una? We've got you covered! 📝 Semantic Markup: 🎨 Color: 🚘 Navigation: 🖼 Media: 🎢 Animation:
Missed the Accessible UI series with @una? We've got you covered! 📝 Semantic Markup: 🎨 Color: 🚘 Navigation: 🖼 Media: 🎢 Animation:
Missed the Accessible UI series with @una? We've got you covered! 📝 Semantic Markup: 🎨 Color: 🚘 Navigation: 🖼 Media: 🎢 Animation:
Using a Schema.org-First approach to build a single source of truth and a unified Content Management System #schemaorg #schemafirst #cms #API
From the archive: Accessibility is not what you think - #Over10YearsBlogging
"[C]ontent is not a feature. Content cannot happen after everything is designed. Content is what fuels the user experience. And you’ve got to start with it early." YAAAS. 👏 Check out this interview with @halvorson for more content zingers.
“We’d love to believe design speaks for itself, but a large part of the job is helping others hear its voice. Persuasive rationale—the why to your work—is what turns a great document into a great product.” @Cennydd #OldGold
Gonna try and get the ball rolling on coding out the new portfolio site design on Twitch in a little bit here! Would love to have you join us 💛
Perhaps the most abused and misunderstood word in the creative world is ‘strategy’ What does it even mean to be ‘strategic?’ @andybudd breaks it down in a way that no one else could. Do read.
A few days ago I celebrated my ten year anniversary as a blogger. To celebrate I decided to write the story of my career over the last decade and the roads that led me to my recent decision to leave my full time role with Etsy.