The Design Edition — Listen, I’ve never been great at the gratitude thing. I’ve mastered “cynical,” but haven’t perfected “thankful.” So, in honor of the time of year where I’m forced to do my best, I’ve curated a list of things that I’m genuinely appreciative of. Auto-layout

It’s going to be okay — The news of the layoffs at Twitter was tough. And I feel bad for the huge number of talented people who are now unemployed. That being said, layoffs happen at companies of all sizes, all of the time. Companies are regularly trying to find budgetary equilibrium, and employees, at the…

Design systems are continuing to establish themselves as a must-have at many companies. These systems regularly show a positive ROI through efficiency gains in design and engineering. In many cases, they are also accompanied by quality and consistency improvements in UI. This is all despite the difficulties of accurately estimating…

First, I realize that I’m a little behind here. I’m currently learning Japanese on Duolingo, and my dad, who’s learning German, got this update a bit ago. His thoughts were simply, “I don’t like it.” But that’s what I’ve come to expect from any large-scale redesign at first. …

I’ve read a number of articles talking about how design isn’t about the tools. “Tools come and go…” they’ll say, acting like a wise battle-hardened sage. But I’m here to tell you, it’s kind of about the tools. Let me start by clarifying, I think the intention behind these comments…