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Mikołaj Dobrucki wroteIntegrating Design And Code With Native Design Tokens In Penpot
May 8, 2025 in Design Systems,Design,UI
The Penpot team is not slowing down on its mission to build a free design tool that not only offers powerful design features but is also well-integrated with code and modern development practices. In its latest release, Penpot, as the first design tool ever, introduces support for native design tokens. Let’s take a closer look at this concept and how you can employ it in your process.
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Andy Clarke wroteSmashing Animations Part 1: How Classic Cartoons Inspire Modern CSS
May 7, 2025 in CSS,Animation,Design
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Gabriel Shoyombo wroteMasonry In CSS: Should Grid Evolve Or Stand Aside For A New Module?
May 6, 2025 in CSS,CSS Grid,Design
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Vitaly Friedman wroteHow To Launch Big Complex Projects
May 5, 2025 in UX,Design,Workflow
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Mikhail Prosmitskiy wroteWCAG 3.0’s Proposed Scoring Model: A Shift In Accessibility Evaluation
May 2, 2025 in Accessibility,Design,User Experience
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Cosima Mielke wroteMake Every Day Count (May 2025 Wallpapers Edition)
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Anima Team wroteHow To Turn Your Figma Designs Into Live Apps With Anima Playground
April 29, 2025 in Tools,Design,Figma
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Talke Hoppmann-Walton wrote“Product Kondo”: A Guide To Evaluating Your Organizational Product Portfolio
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As the capabilities of AI continue to grow, how are designers and developers navigating the changing landscape? Andrew Hogan explores the key takeaways from Figma’s 2025 AI Report and what they say about the state of design and development.
Figma’s 2025 AI Report
May 9, 2025 —
As the capabilities of AI continue to grow, how are designers and developers navigating the changing landscape? Andrew Hogan explores the key takeaways from Figma’s 2025 AI Report and what they say about the state of design and development.
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Line Height Units
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The line height unitslhandrlhare powerful tools to help you polish your typography. Jen Simmons explains what they are capable of.
Line Height Units
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The line height unitslhandrlhare powerful tools to help you polish your typography. Jen Simmons explains what they are capable of.
Kate Moran wrote
Prompt Suggestions
May 7, 2025 —
Prompt suggestions are a common design element in AI chat features, but users often ignore them. Kate Moran and Tim Neusesser explore how you can make them more relevant and useful.
Prompt Suggestions
May 7, 2025 —
Prompt suggestions are a common design element in AI chat features, but users often ignore them. Kate Moran and Tim Neusesser explore how you can make them more relevant and useful.
Jessica Ivins wrote
Sharing Work Under NDA
May 6, 2025 —
Sharing UX work if it is under an NDA? It is possible, as long as you find creative ways to present it while respecting the agreement. Jessica Ivins shares tips to help you navigate the challenge.
Sharing Work Under NDA
May 6, 2025 —
Sharing UX work if it is under an NDA? It is possible, as long as you find creative ways to present it while respecting the agreement. Jessica Ivins shares tips to help you navigate the challenge.
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Anatomy Of Design Workshops
May 5, 2025 —
Empathy mapping, value proposition, customer journey — the number of design workshop types can be scary. The good news: all workshops are atomic, which makes them easy to understand, as Slava Shestopalov shows.
Anatomy Of Design Workshops
May 5, 2025 —
Empathy mapping, value proposition, customer journey — the number of design workshop types can be scary. The good news: all workshops are atomic, which makes them easy to understand, as Slava Shestopalov shows.
Andy Bell wrote
Better Error Messages
April 30, 2025 —
Error messages are often an overlooked part of the user experience. Andy Bell explores how to create error messages that help users recover quickly and continue their path through your products and services.
Better Error Messages
April 30, 2025 —
Error messages are often an overlooked part of the user experience. Andy Bell explores how to create error messages that help users recover quickly and continue their path through your products and services.
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