Design
Skills
How To: Create Product Content GuidelinesAndrea covers: • What are content guidelines? • What to research before creating guidelines • Which sections are needed in a draft • How to roll out the guidelines and iterate
The Basics of Visual Design: Design Principles & SystemsJasmine defines the principles of visual design: balance, emphasis, hierarchy, movement, pattern, and proportion. She then defines the two terms that make up design systems: elements and components.
6 steps to big results: How we redesigned the Sephora appAndrew provides a case study on a product redesign at SEPHORA, with 6 Steps: 1. Define the Problem 2. Get Buy-In to Solve It 3. Set Goals 4. Research & Gather Inputs 5. Define Design Principles 6. Test & Iterate He then also covers highlights of the redesign, takeaways, and advice.
A Complete Guide to IconographyBonnie covers the basics of how to build icons, align them with your brand, and how to implement them into your design system.
On Building a Fluid User InterfaceRishi explains the process of building the UI of Threads from Instagram, their standalone messaging app. Threads was built from the ground up as an entirely new experience, and presented an opportunity for his team to rethink their approach to user interfaces.
10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface DesignJakob Nielsen outlines the 10 general usability principles for user interface design.
Intro to the 8-Point Grid SystemElliot outlines how to use the 8-point grid system in interface design.
A Usable Guide to Cognitive DimensionsFabio covers the 14 cognitive dimensions of notation and how they apply to the product design process.
