Articles
Undoing the toxic dogmatism of digital design – Must-read article on the state of design today. Long but thought-provoking.
Apple’s new accessibility showcase – Fantastic example of how to build accessibility as a fundamental aspect of a product.
Thinking like a front-end developer – How to think about implementing a layout in CSS. Useful for designers to understand how your designs will be built.
How to design a simple UI when you have a complex solution – How to design a simple UI when the problem is anything but.
UX guidelines for augmented-reality shopping tools – Ecommerce AR tools are relatively new, so must be highly discoverable and easy to learn.
Accelerate failure – fail faster to learn faster.
Avoiding tab styles for navigation – Links that look like tabs can be confusing. Here’s how to fix them.
Cool tools
Spline Design – A design tool for 3D. Easily create and publish 3D web experiences.
Cool stuff
Windows-themed ugly Christmas jumpers.
Using AR to distort real-world surfaces.
Gifts from Cyberspace – An extremely online gift guide from the NYT.