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Why we built an anti-social tool

vanschneider.medium.com

Opening a social media app is like jumping into the sea in a raging storm.

News

Credit: Medium

The Many Faces of Themeable Design Systems

bradfrost.com

Very rarely is exactly one design system created to serve exactly one product that expresses exactly one design language.

Design Systems

Credit: Brad Frost

Where’s the button? Designing for mode confusion

imkylelambert.com

Mode changes are confusion points for many of us. These could be mundane acts like typing with the caps lock key on (seriously, who needs that key?).

Articles

Credit: Kyle

Statements Vs. Expressions

joshwcomeau.com

Programs are made up of statements, and statements have slots for expressions.

Code JavaScript

Credit: Josh W. Comeau

Amber Alerts: 5 UX Improvements That Could Save Lives

growth.design

This case study shows five user experience improvements that could help save more lives by improving Amber emergency alerts.

Case Study Psychology UX

Credit: Growth.Design

 

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