Portfolios: Prioritise pixels over presentationsThe more I talk to hiring managers and senior designers about what they are looking for in designers, the more I back up the theory that…Apr 3A response icon3Apr 3A response icon3
Do we really need icon bounding boxes?There’s something bugging me about icons.Mar 27A response icon11Mar 27A response icon11
Saying bye to 4px spacing and hello to FibonacciI have a consistent routine when I work with a new designer. I head to Google, search “8px grid Medium.com”, pull up Elliot Dahl’s…Mar 21A response icon46Mar 21A response icon46
Rethinking atomic designI think it might be time to reconsider whether atomic design helps or hinders the creation of designs and systems.Mar 3A response icon13Mar 3A response icon13
No variable is an islandI have a hunch — “semantic variables” aren’t what we think they are.Jan 31Jan 31
Encourage component experimentation in Figma with “staging” librariesLet me paint a picture.Jan 27A response icon1Jan 27A response icon1
Are we too pedantic with semanticBefore June 2023, it’s safe to assume that most designers hadn’t even considered the word “semantic” within their work.Jan 24A response icon2Jan 24A response icon2
I (still) don’t know what “craft” meansThe industry is in flux.Jan 23A response icon1Jan 23A response icon1
Too many Figma variables? Try opacityI’ve been thinking a lot recently about the volume of variables we create in design systems and whether there’s a way to consolidate them…Jan 22A response icon15Jan 22A response icon15
