T-Shape as a Generalist Designer by Spotify Design

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Finding your T-Shape as a Generalist Designer

“So, what kind of designer are you?” It’s a question all designers will encounter during their careers, whether it’s from someone you meet for the first time, an inquisitive family member, or fellow industry folk. Hey, you may have even asked yourself the question, in an existential sort of way. (We’ve all been there.)

Spotify Design

Who Does DesignOps? Common DesignOps Roles and Partnerships

Many roles can contribute to DesignOps at an organization. Organization- and design-team structures play a large role in determining who should take on DesignOps responsibilities.

Kate Kaplan

The breakpoints we tested in 2021 & 2022, and the ones to test in 2023

Which screen sizes to design, build and test on is a perennial topic in web development. While well-built responsive websites will work at any size, during development it's easier to use a small number of sizes to check with (even in Polypane!)

Polypane

A new typeface for Braun

Braun Linear is the new typeface for Braun. It has very little modulation in the line strength, so we called it »Braun Linear«.

Dan Hollick

Make your research reusable: introducing the information library for UX Research

Of course, it’s great that you already store the results of your research in a place where others can find them. A folder of reports (in Sharepoint), a wiki (like Notion or Confluence), or maybe even a dedicated research repository (like Dovetail, Reveall, or EnjoyHQ).

Matthijs

Product designers, meet your new friend, HCI

We all have that friend. The friend who introduces us to experiences or opportunities we didn’t know existed. Without that friend, we would be closed off to things that have broadened our perspectives. I want to be that friend to you today. If you haven’t met, I want to introduce you to a field of study that many designers may not know well.

Kyle Lambert