For millions, navigating digital tools with a keyboard isn’t just about preference for speed and ergonomics—it’s a fundamental need. As part of our ongoing effort to make Figma more accessible to all, we’ve been collecting feedback from designers who rely on the keyboard and screen reader as their primary means for navigation. Close collaboration with these designers, including a group of alpha users, has directly informed our new keyboard accessibility…
Airbnb, the paragon of a “design-led” company, is only hiring a single designer. The job requires more than a decade of experience. There are probably hundreds (possibly thousands) of applicants. The fact that a company known for its design culture is investing only at the top of its org chart is a flashing “check engine” light on the practice of product design.
Before the logo, the website, or the color palette gets approved, there’s the mood board. It’s where early ideas start to take form. They’re not fully designed and not totally final, but close enough to spark conversations, shape direction, and get everyone on the same page.
Duolingo’s Math team ditches traditional handoff in favor of co-creation, scrappy prototypes, and constant experimentation.
Swedish design is world-renowned for its clean lines, minimalist approach, and functional beauty, and that same philosophy shines through in typography.
Picture this: You’re in a meeting room at your tech company, and two people are having what looks like the same conversation about the same design problem. One is talking about whether the team has the right skills to tackle it. The other is diving deep into whether the solution actually solves the user’s problem. Same room, same problem, completely different lenses.
Our success depends on increasing both the number of designers who receive leads and the number of leads each designer receives. Designers will share their work, advertise their services, and transact through the platform only if they expect to land more clients as a result.
Let’s say we want some stepped gradients like the ones below, with a certain number of steps.
Before you dive deep into this week’s episode, here’s an important announcement on the future of Fundament we’d like you to read.
Summary: UX in complex, specialized domains requires adapting familiar methods across the design lifecycle to address domain constraints and expert-user needs.
