Published in The Diez Blog·Mar 26, 2020Keep InVision DSM in sync with codeToday we announce the release of Diez 10.4. Learn how to keep codebases perfectly in sync with InVision DSM design tokens — plus find out what else is new in Diez 10.4. Diez is the Design Token Framework — an open-source tool for expressing visual styles that can be shared across codebases, native platforms, and teams. Learn more at https://diez.org Teams, workflows and design preferences are unique. Each team carefully chooses a specific combination of tools for every aspect of their internal…4 min read4 min read
Published in The Diez Blog·Jul 22, 201910 Ways to Power-up Your Design System with DiezDiez is a cross-platform design system framework. It helps you adopt a unified design language across codebases, platforms, and teams. But not just that. Diez is a powerful and extensive tool, which can be used for a wide range of purposes. Diez is a dev-tool, meaning the sky’s the…Design Systems6 min readDesign Systems6 min read
Published in The Diez Blog·Jul 8, 2019Design Systems: How to Keep in Sync with Code — SF Design Week 2019As part of San Francisco Design Week 2019, Diez co-hosted an event called “Design Systems: How to Keep in Sync with Code.” This post provides a recap of the event plus videos of the speakers & panelists. The event featured expert panelists, Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent, Sarah Federman, and Joe Preston —…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Published in UX Collective·Jun 7, 2018Comprehensive description of my design processI don’t know if it ever happened to you, but for me, it’s very common to take some things for granted. And I’m not talking about the importance of being grateful. I’m talking about a syndrome I like to call the “obviousness paradox”. This syndrome consists in being so caught…UX22 min readUX22 min read
Apr 24, 2018Learning about UI PatternsAs I mentioned in a previous blog post about improving your writing skills, especially if you intend to write in a foreign language, a deliberate practice regime is key for picking up new skills and developing abilities. I know it’s quite common to end the work day and feel tired…UX3 min readUX3 min read
Apr 24, 2018How to start writing: Part IIHi there! If you’ve already read “How to start writing: Part I” and were waiting for the sequel (I highly doubt it, not even my mom reads my posts yet) then welcome back. If you’ve just stumbled upon this post, then let us do a quick recap: On part I…Language Learning6 min readLanguage Learning6 min read
Apr 24, 2018How to start writing: Part IMaking the decision to write can be more or less easy, the truly hard part is creating content. And not just content. How Cal Newport puts it in his book “So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love”: “[…] the most…Content Marketing5 min readContent Marketing5 min read
Apr 24, 2018Working collaboratively in Sketch: Font managementA few weeks ago, my team was working on a mobile app design project, and at some point, we encountered a problem. For some reason, when two different people accessed a Sketch file (at different times, with the help of Dropbox), the fonts would get changed, and we’d have to…Sketch4 min readSketch4 min read
Apr 24, 2018User Research and Testing: How many users?As part of my work as a UX Designer at an agency, I built a User Research “best practices” document to guide the agency’s research efforts. In that document, I addressed several topics like procedures, processes, tools, time, costs and more. While building the document, some questions came up. Some…UX6 min readUX6 min read
Apr 24, 2018How Don Norman changed my perspectiveOne afternoon, when I was first starting in my UX Design career, I faced a challenge in the agency I was working at: I had nothing to do. And, I still had several hours before I could call it a day. …UX6 min readUX6 min read
