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A publication for stupid designer tricks, trends, and design humor.

A Quick Start Guide to UX Power Tools

A Quick Start Guide to UX Power Tools

It’s so easy you’ll wonder why you ever designed any other way.

May 15

Who are we designing for? The quality and standards teams (Part 3 of 3)

Who are we designing for? The quality and standards teams (Part 3 of 3)

Wait a second, you aren’t done yet. Who makes sure this will actually work like it’s supposed to?

Aug 21

100 Questions Designers Always Ask

100 Questions Designers Always Ask

Design smarter by asking the right questions.

Aug 4

InVision Freehand: A 21st Century Case for Digital Whiteboards

InVision Freehand: A 21st Century Case for Digital Whiteboards

Semi-related: Did you know you can actually use whiteboard markers on your MacBook Pro screen? *

Aug 2

UX Power Tools is the most advanced Sketch design system ever made. It’s like Bootstrap for designers. All the hard work is already done for you, so you get to focus on the fun part: designing.

UX Power Tools is the most advanced Sketch design system ever made. It’s like Bootstrap for designers. All the hard work is already done for you, so you get to focus on the fun part: designing.

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The Actual, Real-World Phases of Design

The Actual, Real-World Phases of Design

If it goes any smoother than this, YOU’RE LYING

Jun 26

Design a Pre-Formatted Text Box for Phone Numbers and Credit Cards

Design a Pre-Formatted Text Box for Phone Numbers and Credit Cards

Hurry…learn something…quick!

Jun 18

The Most Efficient Way to Use Icons If You’re A Designer or Developer.

The Most Efficient Way to Use Icons If You’re A Designer or Developer.

Not just how to do it, but WHY it’s better than any other way.

Jun 11

How to Adopt Honest Value Over Image in Product Marketing

How to Adopt Honest Value Over Image in Product Marketing

The No-Frills, Value-Oriented Startup: Bootstrapped startups can be sexy too, but like in a “next-door neighbor” kinda way

Jun 7

Download a FREE Sketch Mockup of the New 2017 iMac Pro

Download a FREE Sketch Mockup of the New 2017 iMac Pro

And in return, I expect you to buy me a new 2017 iMac Pro

Jun 5

5 Little Feature Requests from a Sketch Power User

5 Little Feature Requests from a Sketch Power User

Just to make our lives (and our friends’ lives) a little bit easier.

May 30

UX Power Tool Time

UX Power Tool Time

4 topics. 2 thoughts each. Like a 2x4 of design opinions upside ya head.

May 28

The Simplest How-To Guide for Sharing a Design System with Your Team

The Simplest How-To Guide for Sharing a Design System with Your Team

From zero to hero in 9 lightning-fast steps.

May 17

Dead Simple Techniques for Using Branding in UI

Dead Simple Techniques for Using Branding in UI

The product is a play. The UI is the stage.

May 11

Who are we designing for? Designing for Production (Part 2 of 3)

Who are we designing for? Designing for Production (Part 2 of 3)

Who is going to help you get your product or idea developed?

May 9

Sketch 44 Resizing: How does it work???

Sketch 44 Resizing: How does it work???

It’s new! It’s intuitive! It’s better! It’s extra-stretchy!

May 5

Who are we designing for? Designing for Buy-In (Part 1 of 3)

Who are we designing for? Designing for Buy-In (Part 1 of 3)

These groups either need to buy-in to fund your vision, or they need to buy-in to truly sell it and market.

May 4

The Path to Design System Maturity

The Path to Design System Maturity

It’s a lot like growing up, but not as awkward and embarrassing.

May 2

Designers: Do you know the most efficient way to chop an onion? 🔪

Designers: Do you know the most efficient way to chop an onion? 🔪

I’m not crying, YOU’RE CRYING.

Apr 25

A Beautiful Mobile Design System That You Can Browse on Your Phone

A Beautiful Mobile Design System That You Can Browse on Your Phone

It’s soooo meta.

Apr 22

Using Nested Symbols to Create Tons of Social Assets in Seconds.

Using Nested Symbols to Create Tons of Social Assets in Seconds.

“Hey, can I get a profile photo for Facebook? And Twitter? And Google Plus? And Pinterest? And Tinder?”

Apr 18

Designing for Edge Cases

Designing for Edge Cases

Ever wonder how long you can make a photo caption on Medium?

Apr 12

Mega-Trend #1: Rectangles

Mega-Trend #1: Rectangles

Including 4 practical #rectanglehacks

Apr 1

Tiny Trend #6: Blockframe Heroes

Tiny Trend #6: Blockframe Heroes

Ditching the stock photo hero images for blockframes

Mar 30

“Blockframing” and 31 Free Sketch-Ready Layouts Using Auto Layout by Anima App

“Blockframing” and 31 Free Sketch-Ready Layouts Using Auto Layout by Anima App

Yeah, you can download them. Yes, for free.

Mar 19

A Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a New App Design Project in Sketch

A Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a New App Design Project in Sketch

And why I never, EVER start them from scratch.

Mar 4

Tiny Trends #5: Floating Logos — “Flogos”

Tiny Trends #5: Floating Logos — “Flogos”

🎶 Do you realize we’re icons floating in space 🎶

Feb 23

Designing a Top Nav in One Symbol

Designing a Top Nav in One Symbol

How to use nested symbols in Sketch to build a smart top nav

Feb 21

A Better Way to Make Buttons in Sketch

A Better Way to Make Buttons in Sketch

Buttons like you’ve never seen them before! Probably.

Feb 15

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