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Designers and AI-native engineering: Building real products with BMAD and AI-driven IDEs
AI-Native Engineering
design

Designers and AI-native engineering: Building real products with BMAD and AI-driven IDEs

Nick Zafiropoulos · 25 Feb 2026 · 14 min read
Figma’s new Grid auto-layout: What it does (and doesn’t yet do)
design

Figma’s new Grid auto-layout: What it does (and doesn’t yet do)

Barret Anspach · 27 Jun 2025 · 11 min read
Scaling a design system with Tailwind CSS
design
Frontend

Scaling a design system with Tailwind CSS

Melvin Chen · 6 Feb 2025 · 8 min read
A puzzle-style grid of computer-generated blocks
AI-Native Engineering
product
design

A guide to AI tools and workflows for product teams

Nick Zafiropoulos · 30 Jan 2025 · 7 min read
Redefining Design: The Impact of AI on the Designer’s Role
design
AI-Native Engineering

Redefining Design: The Impact of AI on the Designer’s Role

Pouya Sayyedi · 6 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
Four purple blocks stacked like stairs.
design
product

4 pillars for crafting a design system for existing products

Nick Zafiropoulos · 7 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Our team posing with the Figma logo statue
design

Config 2024

Nearform Commerce · 5 Sept 2024 · 6 min read
Timing and Talking: Lessons from Working with Screen Readers
Accessibility
design

Timing and Talking: Lessons from Working with Screen Readers

Barret Anspach · 15 Aug 2024 · 5 min read
Keep It Simple: Language as a Tool for Designers and Users
design
Accessibility

Keep It Simple: Language as a Tool for Designers and Users

Barret Anspach · 8 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
Please Don’t Make Me Guess: A Design System Guide for Designers and Developers
design

Please Don’t Make Me Guess: A Design System Guide for Designers and Developers

Melvin Chen · 6 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
Settings and Trust: Accessible Settings Design
design
Accessibility

Settings and Trust: Accessible Settings Design

Barret Anspach · 1 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Prioritizing People: Crafting Human-Centered Design in Technology
design

Prioritizing People: Crafting Human-Centered Design in Technology

Sam Sherman · 17 May 2024 · 5 min read
Enhancing the CMS Admin User Experience in Sanity
design

Enhancing the CMS Admin User Experience in Sanity

Eliza Hubbard · 15 May 2024 · 5 min read
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design

A Rare Interview With A Designer who Designs Command-line Interfaces

Scott Skender, Gaby Cook · 13 May 2024 · 3 min read
Design Token Sample Structure - #00E5A4 to primary-500 to contextual names (background-action, and text-highlight)
design

Navigating Design Tokens: Strategies for Team Success

Christy Presler · 25 Apr 2024 · 6 min read
abstract pattern describing matching design layers and component elements in code
design
Frontend

Harmonizing Design and Development: The Power of Mirrored Components

Christy Presler · 22 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
Customize your Sanity Studio UI with Sanity Sutdio Themer
design

Customize your Sanity Studio UI with Sanity Studio Themer

Alex Swanson · 2 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
Five rows of purple slabs are positioned in the left-hander corner of a rectangle.
design

Uniting worlds: How designers and developers are shaping the future of VR and AR

Filippo Perlini · 9 Feb 2024 · 5 min read
Design Systems: 5 Lessons Learned
design

Design Systems: 5 Lessons Learned

Rayna Kunzman · 12 Jan 2024 · 5 min read
Harnessing Childlike Play for Business Breakthroughs
design
product

Harnessing Childlike Play for Business Breakthroughs

Rich Lim · 12 Dec 2023 · 5 min read
I Created a Figma Widget, and Why You Should Too!
design

I Created a Figma Widget, and Why You Should Too!

Ryan Srofe · 8 Dec 2023 · 7 min read
Unlocking the Power of Storybook
Frontend
design
Testing

Unlocking the Power of Storybook

Scott Rippey · 13 Oct 2023 · 9 min read
UX Research: Enhancing E-commerce Excellence
design
product

UX Research: Enhancing E-commerce Excellence

Catleah Cunanan · 6 Oct 2023 · 6 min read
Figma and Basketball: Scoring New Tool Insights
design

Figma and Basketball: Scoring New Tool Insights

Alex Swanson · 25 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Config-Variables.jpg
design

Config 2023 Recap: Unveiling Figma's Game-Changing Updates

Sophie Calhoun · 27 Jun 2023 · 4 min read
Get 👏 their 👏 attention: Interactive presentations
design
product

Get 👏 their 👏 attention: Interactive presentations

Gaby Cook · 22 Feb 2023 · 3 min read
How we reduced image bandwidth by 86% migrating our media library to Cloudinary
Frontend
backend
Performance
design

How we reduced image bandwidth by 86% migrating our media library to Cloudinary

Grant Sander · 8 Feb 2023 · 9 min read
What the Hex?
design
Open Source

What the Hex?

Grant Sander · 24 Oct 2022 · 7 min read
Discover Value in Design Process: The Secret to How We Build the Best Product Experience
design
product

Discover Value in Design Process: The Secret to How We Build the Best Product Experience

Catleah Cunanan · 6 Jun 2022 · 7 min read
Image displaying "The Rise of the Design Generalist"
design

The Rise of the Design Generalist

Rich Lim · 4 Apr 2022 · 4 min read
Theming a React Application with Vanilla Extract
Frontend
design

Theming a React Application with Vanilla Extract

Kenan Yusuf · 1 Dec 2021 · 7 min read
Making The Most Of Your Design Team’s Move From Sketch To Figma
design

Making The Most Of Your Design Team’s Move From Sketch To Figma

Sophie Calhoun · 12 Oct 2021 · 4 min read
Not All Components Are Created Equal
Frontend
design

Not All Components Are Created Equal

Emily Bartman, Phil Plückthun · 22 Jun 2021 · 14 min read
Black and white picture of a boat sailing between two islands
design
Frontend

Why Have Design Technologists?

Paula Lavalle · 8 Apr 2021 · 4 min read
Doomscrolling
design
product

How to Remain A Successful Product Designer In Our Current Digital Hellscape

Mark Prescott · 16 Mar 2021 · 5 min read
Building Future UIs
design
Frontend
Open Source

Building Future UIs

Brian Mathews · 28 Jan 2021 · 7 min read
Welcome Catleah!
design
Ways of Working

Welcome Catleah!

Catleah Cunanan · 26 Jan 2021 · 2 min read
Is the Future of Web Design Polymorphic?
Frontend
design

Is the Future of Web Design Polymorphic?

Luke Jackson · 24 Sept 2020 · 12 min read
Best Practices for Making (super duper) Useful Dashboards
design
Frontend

Best Practices for Making (super duper) Useful Dashboards

Paula Lavalle · 3 Sept 2020 · 3 min read
Brand Book
design

Introducing the New Formidable Brand

Joe Alterio, Amy L. Dickson · 29 Apr 2020 · 4 min read
The UX Deck: Card-Based Testing for Better Design
design
Open Source

The UX Deck: Card-Based Testing for Better Design

Eliot Adams · 12 Dec 2019 · 9 min read
Responsive Images: Improving performance by letting the browser do the work
Frontend
design
Performance

Responsive Images: Improving performance by letting the browser do the work

Cody Crozier · 8 Oct 2019 · 7 min read
How To Create an Ideal Design to Dev Workflow
design
Ways of Working

How To Create an Ideal Design to Dev Workflow

Joe Alterio · 13 Jun 2019 · 5 min read
New Spectacle Lander
design
Open Source

New Spectacle Lander

Emma Brillhart · 1 Apr 2019 · 1 min read
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Agile changed the world. Now it's AI-native engineering’s turn
AI-Native Engineering

Agile changed the world. Now it's AI-native engineering’s turn

Jeremy Vianna · 16 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
The death of the ‘decision committee’: Moving to AI-native governance
AI Strategy & Leadership

The death of the ‘decision committee’: Moving to AI-native governance

Ciarán Cosgrave · 22 Apr 2026 · 4 min read