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  1. 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
    • Design
  2. Crafting interfaces that empower users.

    User interfaces enable or frustrate users. Good UIs empower users by making goals achievable, bad ones make users feel lost and helpless. This article discusses how to craft empowering UIs.

    Moses Amama
    June 15, 2023
    • Product Design
    • User Interface
    • User Experience
  3. Add punctuation to your alt text

    While alt text end punctuation isn’t technically required for compliance, it makes for a better experience for your audience.

    Eric Bailey
    April 21, 2021
    • Accessibility
    • User Experience
    • HTML
  4. Make a snazzy one-time code input in React Native

    Let’s take a look at making a nice one-time code input in React Native and how we can make the best possible experience for our mobile application users.

    John Schoeman and Devin Jameson
    January 14, 2021
    • React Native
    • User Experience
    • Mobile
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  5. Why remove user tracking?

    Individual tracking has been removed from thoughtbot.com. Learn more about why and how we made this change.

    Chad Pytel and Lindsey Christensen
    January 12, 2021
    • Security
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  6. Undercover Founder

    Drift can happen between business goals and boots on the ground. When that happens, problems arise.

    Eric Bailey
    January 5, 2021
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  7. Improving the usability and accessibility of a healthcare website by being mindful of reading level

    Improving the reading level is often overlooked or downplayed as unglamorous work. Yet it is one of the most effective things you can do to make a product more usable.

    Eric Bailey
    August 6, 2020
    • Accessibility
    • User Experience
    • Writing
  8. Playbook updates: New Rapid Product Validation Section and Designing Section Updates

    Over the last few months, we’ve made some big changes to our playbook. We’ve added a new section, Rapid Product Validation, and updated our Designing section.

    Kyle Fiedler
    April 7, 2020
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  9. Some tips for designing apps in React Native

    When it comes to design, web and mobile are surprisingly different beasts. Here are some tips for designing great mobile apps in React Native.

    Devin Jameson
    February 28, 2020
    • Design
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  10. 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
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