In this episode, Jake and Surma chat about web components. Why they were invented, what they’re useful for, and how they would improve.

Design is about understanding and solving user problems. It’s about making experiences simple, accessible, and easy to use. Google states that if we “Focus on the user, and all else will follow.”

It was 2015, and I was tired of losing arguments with customers about icon fonts. They were inaccessible, and error-prone, and they looked worse than SVG.

Despite outlining the urgency and the need for community involvement to keep the project maintained, proposing several options for the future of the project, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining or gracefully deprecating node-pre-gyp to avoid disruptions, it wasn’t resolved until very recently.

A fresh selection of motion design and animation inspiration from Dribbble.

Responsive web design (RWD) is an approach to web development that ensures a website’s layout and functionality adapt smoothly to various screen sizes and devices. Unlike traditional fixed or adaptive designs, responsive design employs a fluid and flexible layout that adjusts dynamically, providing an optimal viewing experience regardless of the device being used.

Imagine pouring your heart and soul into a product, only to discover later that nobody wants to use it. This is a real risk when you design without user research. By prioritizing what your users truly need, you can create solutions that are not only intuitive but also drive positive business outcomes.

The battle between headless and traditional content management systems (CMS) is one of the biggest debates going on in the web design industry.

In today’s digital landscape, a responsive website is crucial for providing a seamless user experience across various devices. For those using Wix Studio to build their sites, ensuring that their design looks great and functions well on all screen sizes can be a challenge. Fortunately, tools like Pixefy make it easy to check and optimize the responsiveness of their Wix Studio website.

Michelle Barker is onto an excellent idea in Progressively Enhanced Popover Toggletips. Her idea is that footnotes are the perfect sort of thing to make popovers. You know popovers: It’s like when I put a superset1 number in a sentence (like I just did) and then link it down to the bottom of the post to explain something in more detail which would have been distracting detail to put in the paragraph…