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  1. Best practices for designing apps people actually use

    Making stuff is cool, but making stuff people actually use is amazing. Learn how to do the latter.

    Devin Jameson
    February 21, 2020
    • Design
    • Jobs To Be Done
    • Usability Testing
  2. How to quickly change layer opacity in Sketch

    You can use your keyboard to very quickly change the opacity of a layer in Sketch. Here are some handy tricks to make the most of the feature.

    Luke Mitchell
    February 20, 2020
    • Sketch
    • Productivity
    • Design
  3. How to make quick calculations in Sketch

    Surprisingly Sketch hides some powerful calculation features. Here are some real world uses for that handy feature.

    Luke Mitchell
    February 19, 2020
    • Sketch
    • Typography
    • User Interface
    • Design
  4. The Stuff Users Can't See Matters Too

    Behind every great digital product is a great internal product, but prioritising dashboards over new features can be a tough decision. Here are some reasons to consider taking the time to think differently about internal products and the people that use them.

    Luke Mitchell
    February 18, 2020
    • Product
    • Teams
    • User Research
    • User Experience
    • Design
  5. User Testing for Healthcare

    How to navigate sensitive conversations during user testing in healthcare, health tech, and beyond!

    Kelly McCann
    February 4, 2020
    • User Research
    • Interview Techniques
    • Design
    • Health Tech
  6. Conducting User Research Interviews Workshop

    Get the most out of your user interviews.

    Thom Obarski
    December 11, 2019
    • Design
    • Interview Techniques
    • User Research
  7. Use Grid Shorthand to Visualize Explicit CSS Grid Tracks

    The CSS grid shorthand property makes it easier to keep track of your track sizes and names.

    Stephen Lindberg
    December 9, 2019
    • CSS
    • Design
  8. If it's Interactive, it Needs a Focus Style

    Improve your site’s accessibility using focus styles.

    Thom Obarski
    December 4, 2019
    • Design
    • Accessibility
    • CSS
  9. Solving Real Problems With Design

    Design-centered methods will bring clarity to any product problem or business idea.

    Thom Obarski
    November 27, 2019
    • Design
  10. Using Design Thinking to Plan a Trip Across the Country, part 1

    When working through the notion of relocating from one coast to another, design thinking processes were indispensible in planning the trip.

    Skipper Chong Warson
    November 22, 2019
    • Design Thinking
    • Design
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