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3 weeks ago | smashingmagazine.com | Vitaly Friedman

3 min readAccessibility,UX,DesignShare on Twitter, LinkedInDesigning for neurodiversity means recognizing that people aren’t edge cases but individuals with varied ways of thinking and navigating the web. So, how can we create more inclusive experiences that work better for everyone? Neurodivergent needs are often considered as an edge case that doesn’t fit into common user journeys or flows. Neurodiversity tends to get overlooked in the design process.

3 weeks ago | smashingmagazine.com | Cosima Mielke

15 min readWallpapersShare on Twitter, LinkedInLet’s kick off June — and the beginning of summer — with some fresh inspiration! Artists and designers from across the globe once again tickled their creativity to welcome the new month with a new collection of desktop wallpapers. Enjoy!There’s an artist in everyone. Some bring their ideas to life with digital tools, others capture the perfect moment with a camera or love to grab pen and paper to create little doodles or pieces of lettering.

1 month ago | smashingmagazine.com | Vitaly Friedman

6 min readUX,Design,Web DesignShare on Twitter, LinkedInWhat’s the difference between data, findings, and UX insights? And how do you argue for statistical significance in your UX research? Let’s unpack it. Kindly powered by How To Measure UX and Design Impact, a friendly course on how to show the impact of your incredible UX work on business. In many companies, data, findings, and insights are all used interchangeably.

1 month ago | smashingmagazine.com | Frederick O’Brien |Frederick O'Brien

15 min readBest Practices,Inspiration,Mental Health,Web DesignShare on Twitter, LinkedInRoad-tripping along the line between engineering and spirituality, Robert M. Pirsig’s musings on the arts, sciences, and Quality ring as true now as they ever have. I think we, as engineers and designers, have a lot to gain by stepping outside of our worlds. That’s why in previous pieces I’ve been drawn towards architecture, newspapers, and the occasional polymath.

1 month ago | smashingmagazine.com | Vitaly Friedman

4 min readDesign Systems,Tools,UXShare on Twitter, LinkedInHelpful PDF worksheets and tools to get the design system effort up and running — and adopted! Kindly powered by How To Measure UX and Design Impact, a friendly course on how to show the impact of your incredible UX work on business. So we want to set up a new design system for your product. How do we get it up and running from scratch? Do we start with key stakeholders, UI audits, or naming conventions?