Welcome to Fundament, a weekly product design newsletter where we share actionable tips and insightful stories with the worldwide design community.

Timing is everything. Never ask for reciprocity if you haven’t given anything.

Effective data storytelling isn’t a black box. By integrating UX research & psychology, you can craft more impactful and persuasive narratives. Victor Yocco and Angelica Lo Duca outline a five-step framework that provides a roadmap for creating data stories that resonate with audiences on both a cognitive and emotional level.

Last year I helped two dear friends Jean and Edmée with their startup. One of the projects I worked on was bringing more clarity to the structure of their platform. I proposed a new structure to change their 4 main categories to more closely align with the process students follow when finding a job.

Browser developer tools keep getting better every year, making it easier to build fast, responsive websites. Chrome’s latest DevTools update brings some useful features that improve how you debug and optimize your web apps.

In December, we introduced our Services feature, enabling designers to sell freelance services that can be purchased instantly (for example, “landing page design,” “custom icon design,” “website design audit”).

CSS visibility concerns making elements disappear without erasing their existence. Using the visibility: hidden; property, an element vanishes visually but still occupies space. This means your layout doesn’t shift, which can be useful for invisible placeholders or elements you plan to reveal later.

Now that we’re 5+ years into <details>, we know more about it than ever before. I thought I’d round that information up so it’s in one place I can reference in the future without having to search the site — and other sites — to find it.

Artificial intelligence (AI) benefits web developers and power users alike. As AI tools evolve, we’re finding more uses for them. The technology is touching design, development, content creation, user experience, and more.

An unoptimized WooCommerce site is an obstruction to improved sales and profits. If your website is not optimized yet, the decreasing sales with poor user experiences shouldn’t be surprising.