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  1. Do you really need that new feature?

    There’s an experiment that uses Lego to discover a bias - and somehow knowing about this bias made me think about product development.

    George Kosmopoulos
    December 25, 2023
    • Design
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  2. Creating a custom color control in Storybook

    Learn how to create a custom color control in Storybook.

    Elyse Hadid
    November 2, 2023
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    • JavaScript
  3. Build products for real life

    Real life is messy and diverse. Create access and inclusion by designing and building for that reality, and ensure the success of your product along the way.

    Caro Sotillo Silva
    July 28, 2023
    • Accessibility
    • DEI
    • User Experience
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  4. We're Building a New Design Sprint Guide

    We’ve been running design sprints for over 10 years, it’s time for us to share everything we know about them in an updated guide.

    Luke Mitchell
    March 17, 2023
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  5. Figma UI Starter Kit

    New Figma resource, a lightweight UI design starter kit to save you time.

    Andrew Spencer
    December 12, 2022
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  6. Do Not Use Obliques in Arabic

    The history of obliques/italic fonts, and why you shouldn’t use them in Arabic-based texts.

    Rami Taibah
    November 1, 2022
    • Typography
    • Design
    • Arabic
  7. Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light Template on Miroverse

    We published a red light, yellow light, green light template on the Miroverse.

    Rami Taibah
    October 25, 2022
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  8. Recapping our Ask Me Anything session with our partner 1871

    A few weeks ago we got to join an Ask Me Anything (AMA) event to give thoughtbot’s perspective on product strategy, research, design, development, and culture.

    Kelly Gebo
    September 28, 2022
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  9. Design Bites—How to videos

    Introducing a collection of quick Design learning videos by thoughtbot Designers.

    Liz Dombroski
    August 19, 2022
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  10. How we used DesignOps and Figma to scale our team

    We looked to better document our designs and project background in a useful and clear way to support a growing team. This article outlines that experience and what success we found using Figma to support DesignOps.

    Steven Neamonitakis, Kelly Gebo & Andrew Spencer
    July 14, 2022
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