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My Figma design system
Why I created the design system I’ve been pushing pixels since 2005 and have studied hundreds of design systems over the years, even before they were called…
Naming conventions for CSS classes
I’m working on a UI library for people who love HTML and modern CSS, and one of the many details I’m currently sweating is naming conventions for CSS classes…
How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products…
More myself online
It’s really surprising how many fully remote jobs require mandatory, several-times-a-year travel under the pretense that “face-to-face time is really important…
The problem with good design
Last week I ran a Form Design Mastery live call with the UX team at Multiverse. Various members of the team shared their designs for me to review…
::pseudo-elements?
I’ve given it some thought and I’m going to say it. I don’t like pseudo-elements.
Modern layouts with CSS
As I continue to build out my HTML-focused UI library, one of the things I’ve been deep in-the-weeds on recently is modern approaches to layout…
CSS logical properties
Today, I wanted to talk about CSS logical properties, a newer (and arguably better) way to define properties that are directional in nature. Let’s dig in! The…
Styling web components
One of the more common questions I get around Web Components is how to style them. The Shadow DOM is a big part of why Web Components are often hard to style.…
Creating Design System-Friendly Snowflakes with Utility Classes
Whilst I was helping EMBL in creating a new Design System based on a brand…