The :root selector is a special CSS pseudo-class that targets the root element of the document. In HTML, this is the <html> tag. Developers typically use it to define global variables that can be reused throughout the stylesheet.
Have you ever left a website because it was too slow or difficult to navigate? If so, you’ve already experienced the significant impact that user experience (UX) has on a website’s success. But beyond just user satisfaction, UX plays a crucial role in organic search rankings. With search engines like Google increasingly prioritizing user-friendly websites, understanding the role of UX in SEO is more relevant than ever.
Cybersecurity is no longer just about firewalls and encryption. Design plays a crucial role in keeping users safe online. A well-designed UI/UX can guide users toward secure behaviors, while a poorly designed interface can lead to data breaches and vulnerabilities.
We didn’t just lose our influence. We gave it away. UX professionals need to stop accepting silence, reclaim our seat at the table, and design with strategic clarity, not just surface polish.
Imagine you’re building your dream home. Would you start with marble countertops and imported tiles? Nope! You’d sketch it out first, maybe even doodle on a napkin. That napkin sketch? That’s your low-fidelity design in the UX/UI world. And believe it or not, that messy little drawing is often what stands between a chaotic product launch and a user-loved experience.
If you’re new to UX design and haven’t considered strategy yet, now is the time to start. You’re probably thinking, “I’ll figure it out as I go along,” or, “Do I really need a strategy?” Here’s the thing — you do.
I entered the data visualization field in 2012, when D3.js had just come out and interactive graphics were going through a digital Renaissance. By the time I was fully steeped in the field in 2016, it felt like a new, experimental project was coming out every week—each one pushing the boundaries of how we think about, visualize, and communicate data.
Flowbite React just got a major update which improves the theming system to allow better customization of the components using Tailwind CSS classes, a new CLI and upgrade tool, prefix support, and over 12 new integration guides.
As CEO and Co-founder of software development platform Linear, Karri has built his success by making impenetrable quality his differentiator in a crowded startup market. His approach offers an alternative to the Zuckerberg “move fast and break things” mantra, which may have worked years ago but no longer resonates in today’s more mature, design-conscious market. “You have to match that level of capability or quality, otherwise people just don’t pay attention,”…
A few weeks ago, Mig Reyes, Head of Product Experience (PX) at Duolingo, revealed that Duolingo had renamed the UX function to “Product Experience.” This has resurfaced the decades-old debate about the different design roles — UI, UX, UI/UX, CX, DX, Product Designer — and what they should and shouldn’t entail.
