Love it or hate it, there are actually some design waves that are smart and functional. These functions could range from including more information in less space, to build more engagement with the users.

What makes a website great? Is it the design, the functionality, the subject? Or is it specific design elements like the typography, or colors?

Design systems can be of immense help, but failure to adopt them invalidates the hard work that goes into building the thing in the first place! In this two-part series of articles, Luis shares his experience with design systems and how you can overcome the potential pitfalls, starting from how to make designers on your team adopt the complex and well-built system that you created to what are the best…

There’s a narrow window for effective design system work. It sits squarely in the center of a spectrum that’s too easy to slide towards one end or the other.

This article will explore the most common navigation practices in the market as of the end of 2023.

Whether scroll fading is more distracting than usable depends on the following factors: its persistence, responsiveness, and how sparingly it is applied to elements on the page. When used right, this design pattern can improve brand perception, optimize page loading, and make content more digestible.

Design has entered a new era, and so has the Design Tools Survey. We take a first look at how tools are evolving with the use of AI, which we’ll continue to watch year over year. We appreciate our community and their participation this year, as always! The raw data is freely available for download.

In the digital world, especially on the web, we’re used to things being stacked vertically. Scrolling, scrolling, through boxes of content…

Prior to variables in Figma, the Headspace design system was not only incredibly manual to create, but also prone to misinterpretation, unintentional editing, and time-consuming fixes.

This case study examines the app’s clean visual identity, great presentation of its menu items, and well-designed functionalities that echo the brand’s value of “real ingredients, real purpose, and real flavour”.