A cautionary tale of usability, and why for the foreseeable future AR will beat VR in the marketplace. Overview As we swiftly move into a future where augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality are the norm, a prudent question arises: which technology is going to come out on top? While…

How to leverage the new border properties in Figma to create effects without hacks (plus free exercise file). Overview Not too awful long ago, if we wanted to create specific effects in Figma that mimicked borders, we had to use drop-shadow and inner-shadow hacks to make it happen. That’s all changed…

How I like to setup tables in Figma to make them easier to work with (with FREE resource file) Overview Let’s not mince words: creating tables in Figma can be a huge hassle. Today, I want to share with you how I like I like to setup tables in Figma to…

Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines just got updated and there’s been some really nice, long overdue changes. Overview For time immemorial, prospective and practicing designers alike have made pilgrimage to Apple’s HIG page, to dig through the documentation, and learn of the ways of design on Apple-based systems. Meet the new Human Interface Guidelines - Discover - Apple Developer Apple's Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) is a comprehensive resource for designers and developers looking to create…developer.apple.com

If you have absolutely no idea where to begin your UI design journey, just start here. Overview So you’ve decided to take the leap into UI design? I’m proud of you. …

How to spec animations/microinteractions within your prototypes, and how to work with your developer to make them a reality. Overview Since the death of Flash in 2020, and arguably long before that, the modern web has been bereft of more advanced animations that underpinned an era of motion graphics technology with…

Exploring the shadowy world of cross-platform and native application design for iOS and Android. Overview What we’re about to go over today is an often overlooked aspect of UI design that underpins nearly every activity we do for creating both the UI and UX of a native application. The rules can…

The entirety of UX theory distilled into one, powerful sentence that you can use to guide your organization’s design activities. Overview Over the years, UX has become a complicated, obfuscated, tangled mess of artifacts, practices, theories, and principles. Today, I want to share with you the entirety of UX theory distilled…

How to design modern, effective, and satisfying user experiences from the ground up. Warning: this is a long one This manual is a little on the long side so if you don’t have time to read the whole thing in one sitting, it’s no worries. …