Weekend Reading — The second page of Google search

On the Hunt for Japan’s Elaborate, Colorful Manhole Covers Street art. Design Objective How to simplify your design 👍 This article itself is well designed, with 21 illustrated examples and just the right amount of text. Rules for Autocomplete If you're doing any work on autocomplete UI, this

Weekend Reading — "Oh snap" kitten

hardmaru “Pongdrian” Design Objective The Value of Inconvenient Design Take a cue from nature, and design your app with a healthy dose of friction: But nature is the ultimate optimizer, having run an endless slate of A/B tests over billions of years at scale. And in nature, friction and

Weekend Reading — Long enough to implement Jira

nathanwpylestrangeplanet Love this Instagram account and merch! Design Objective Jared Spool 👇 Design is more than shapes and colors: “The product’s design was excellent, but the product was buggy, so I couldn’t recommend it.” This is used as an excuse for why design-led orgs don’t work. Yet, that’

Weekend Reading — Modern Elders

Marques Brownlee "Ok well played @elonmusk @Tesla" Design Objective Scott Bateman 👇 Thread on the design choices in airplane UI: Almost every switch, lever, or handle that a pilot may have to move whilst inflight is shaped differently. Whether it be the external lights, radar controls, or the temperature

Weekend Reading — The smaller your ruler …

Ash Crossan "Me not being dramatic" Design Objective Austin "If you want to be noticed during a portfolio presentation, tell a good story." Norgard 👍 A useful tool is to end every product meeting with the following question, "Is this the simplest solution we can come

Weekend Reading — It works, but nobody knows why

Everyone should know about @bunnyarchive: tweet @bunnyarchive bunny for a cute bunny pic! Design Objective @edwinwee Next level presentation: Today I gave a lightning talk on emdashes and endashes and passed out these custom M&Ms. I was so pleased with myself. Helen Tran So much this! I mean

Weekend Reading — How to finish an argument

Rebecca Mix "my coworker has this hanging by her desk and I cannot stop laughing" (source) Design Objective 4 Reasons Why You Should Design Without Color First 🤔 Using B&W as constraints for your early design iterations: When you start designing keeping the B&W color

Weekend Reading — Can't Unsee

1969 & 70 - Bell Labs check this photo album Design Objective Can't Unsee Fantastic game. If you're a developer working to bring designs to life, and struggling with the finer graphics, this is a good way to train your design eye. Freddie Iboy Thread: I&

Weekend Reading — I Do The Dishes

Ryan Creamer created the most wholesome Pornhub channel. Design Objective Nina Alli "Sometimes we forget who our user is" (source) Jeff Chang Right size your A/B tests: A/B testing best practices should change as a company grows: 👶: Do not A/B test, will not get stat