Posts in "design"

Storybook began with a simple goal: help developers build UI components and their key states. This is the easiest, most efficient way to think through component hierarchies

However, the bar on UI development has also been raised. In 2020, it’s not enough to provide great tooling for building and testing components. Today’s modern frontend teams also need to document and package their components into reusable design systems.

Storybook is one of my favorite tools for UI-first development, and I’m looking forward to checking out their latest 5.3 release with MDX doc capabilities

Base Web is a foundation for initiating, evolving, and unifying web applications. It’s an open source toolkit of React components and utilities that align with the Base Design System–essentially, the designs translated into code. The project is engineered to be reliable, accessible, and extensively customizable.

We have been using Material-UI for our base component library but Uber’s open-source alternative is going to get serious consideration for my next projects. It looks to be fairly comprehensive in ots components, and I like that the style choices are very neutral. A strong customization API is high on the list of needs for any component library I’m evaluating.

Base Web project home

As software continues to invade our lives in surreptitious ways, the social and ethical implications are increasingly significant.

Our work is HEAVY and it’s getting heavier all the time. I think a lot of designers haven’t deeply considered this, and they don’t appreciate the real-life effects of the work they’re doing.

A collections of little tips from @steveschoger to improve your visual design skills with the little details that make a big difference

A bunch of seriously cool little tricks for design improvements. Makes me think of many things I’ve worked on that could have used these #iamnotadesigner

From the [introduction]https://resilientwebdesign.com/introduction/()

The World Wide Web has been around for long enough now that we can begin to evaluate the twists and turns of its evolution. I wrote this book to highlight some of the approaches to web design that have proven to be resilient. I didn’t do this purely out of historical interest (although I am fascinated by the already rich history of our young industry). In learning from the past, I believe we can better prepare for the future.

From complex ERP systems to Facebook, applications make meaning out of input. The form — in its many manifestations — provides a gateway for user submission. This article illustrates 13 different ways to present forms, and explores the future of data input.