Five design trends set to visually shape 2022

Hi Reader, these are my design and frontend picks this week.

Highlights of the week

Build beautiful products together. Start 2022 with Harmony - Learn from organizations like Disney and Microsoft on how their design teams collaborate with the entire company at the Harmony Summit. - Zeplin  Sponsored

Five design trends set to visually shape 2022 - From gooey blobs in 3D art to posters and album covers drenched in intense, eye-searing colours, some trends had a big 2021. - Ritupriya Basu / filed under Trend

A few lesser-known Figma tips - We use Figma practically every day, but still get a bit of joy whenever we discover a small, lesser-known feature. - Greg Dougherty / filed under Figma

Product design

A matrix for prioritizing user research - A guide on how to focus one’s efforts regarding research based on various situations. - Ananda Nadya / filed under UX Design

Revisiting why hyperlinks are blue - Black hyperlinks had been the standard for many years, but why the sudden shift to blue? - Elise Blanchard / filed under Design History

Design critique culture - Creating a professional culture for design feedback is an essential factor for the success of a project. - Boris Müller / filed under Design Process

Design engineering

Make beautiful gradients - Have you ever noticed that gradients tend to look a little gray and washed-out in the middle? - Joshua Comeau / filed under HTML & CSS

Inspiration and creativity

How my website works - My personal website is an over-engineered playground where I can tinker, learn new things and test new tools. - Brian Lovin / filed under Product Development

Good leaders ask good questions - A common myth is that leaders make all important decisions. - Jehad Affoneh / filed under Leadership

How to create a compelling design portfolio companies will notice - Everything I know about creating a compelling product design portfolio website. - Aaron James / filed under Portfolio

Last but not least

My first impressions of web3 - Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to crypto. - Moxie Marlinspike / filed under Technology

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— Tamas

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