Fixing the Iowa App, Accessible Design Systems, Principles of Icon Design — and more UX this week
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What do you think makes a good work culture? →
“When we hear the word ‘culture’ we tend to think gimmicky office props, company-sponsored happy hours, and initiatives that look great from a PR perspective but don’t have a significant impact on people’s careers. We avoid the word ‘culture’; we focus on values instead. The best culture, in our opinion, is working with folks who are passionate about design and who will organically rally towards a shared value. Once that shared vision is defined, culture will naturally emerge and build itself around it.”
Had the honor of being interviewed by Emi Knight for her @designquestions series this week. Read the full interview
- Responsive Type →
And how to deal with browser zoom. - UX Animations →
How to execute motion design in UX. - Performance & UX →
Making front-end apps load faster for better UX.
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Stories from the community

Time to get rid of UX/UI in design titles →
By Rubens Cantuni

7 principles of icon design →
By Helena Zhang

I redesigned the infamous IOWA app in 30 minutes →
By Michal Malewicz
More top stories:
- Who decides how disability is represented in stock photography? →
By Alicia Crowther - Using AI to find a partner on Tinder →
By Hiroo Aoyama - How to find your niche as a UI/UX designer →
By Vasil Nedelchev - What we never talk about: Facebook has a product problem →
By Mark Gray - UX debt 101 →
By Tania Vieira - Let’s talk neumorphism and accessibility →
By Uyen Vicky Vo - We’re not so different, you and I →
By Reinoud Schuijers
News & ideas
- New Facebook App →
Facebook quietly releases a Pinterest clone. - Semantic Colors →
Exploring the idea of a semantic color system. - Kill Color Trends →
Our obsession with trends is killing the planet. - Female Leads →
Brit Marling on why she doesn’t want to be the strong female lead.
Tools & resources
- Flow UI →
An accessibility-oriented design system. - DesignValley →
Yet another design tool repository. - Img Larger →
Enlarge images without quality loss, thanks to AI. - Brain Food →
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