Those that have managed designers or who have hired one for a freelance project know that not every project goes smoothly. This often isn’t a lack of skills or experience on the designer’s part, but a lack of properly managing the designer’s role in the project. …
Back in the early days of the Web, a lot of UI decisions were made on the fly, often having completely different sources of inspiration. There were few boundaries set: no pattern libraries, no widely-used design systems, pixelated raster graphics, and distracting Flash-based animations.
Feedback is one of the important tools that help us grow, improve our work, and create an environment of trust. We are stronger when we work together — other people have ideas that would never have occurred to us. However, criticism often becomes vague and destructive, which can demotivate the…
If there is any secret to a good design, then it is to conduct good research beforehand. Great design does not happen by chance, it is always based on the understanding of the user and empathy. Research is a fundamental part of the understanding context and narrowing down to the…
Make the best out of your career.
There’s no one particular way to become a freelancer and this career path is very complex and messy thing. But there are some certain things you should know if you want to make the most out of it. …
A simple system to track your life activities, habits and quantify your progress.
There are a ton of apps that help you track your daily habits and life activities. I’ve tried at least 10 of them, from simple “Do not break the chain” to promising “Gyroscope app” and famous “Habitica”. Always something wasn’t made the way I needed it. …
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use design systems for your projects on an example of Base UI Framework.
Overview
Design system is a collection of repeatable components and a set of standards that allows you to manage design at scale.
In this guide, I’ll go through the existing design system called Base UI Framework which I created and now proud that it used by many design teams and freelancers…
