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Systemizing interactive labels for maps Systemizing a map component has remarkably more constraints than your average button. These seemingly simple interactive labels must stand out against all terrains, densities and fixed buttons. Can combined with regions, exact locations, objects or stand on their own. Are required to be big enough to meet accessibility and tap target requirements and small enough to not block map interaction.
Why a cookie-cutter design system won’t work for your organization
There are a lot of great design systems out there. And these days, it seems that every organization publishes their design system publicly. And that’s great for transparency and inspiration. But it’s not a good idea to just use their template for your own organization. “A design system isn’t like a code of ethics. It’s more like a set of company values. It’s good for everyone to share the same ethics.
Design Quality Components
A crafted balance of brand essence and science Too often digital designers are required to move fast and details are forgotten. Hopefully we can all agree that handing off a text box centered within a rounded rectangle is not quality button, so what is? A quality component feels like the company and works as intended every time for all users — a crafted balance of brand essence and science.
Constraint Layout (for Designers) – Tap to Dismiss – Medium
An introductory guide to handoff responsive mobile layouts Back in my day *adjusts glasses* designers had to take development classes and red line all of our files by hand! Now with nifty tools like Zeplin and Abstract, designers spend little to no time on handoff. Unfortunately a lot can get lost in translation. Is this button a fixed size or responsive to the screen size? Is it this specific amount from the bottom or centered within a larger object?
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A guide to designing and using selection controls Whether it’s to personalize content, rate an experience or meet legal requirements, forms play a starring role in our products. Choosing the right selection control for a particular question can be more tricky than you think. Vertical height restraints, copy length, imagery and number of options are all crucial factors. To help break it down, here is a decision tree.
Separating Content – Tap to Dismiss – Medium
Establishing content hierarchy with divider lines Dividers are used throughout all types of design to establish content hierarchy and separate themes. Deceptively simple, they are one of the main contributors to your brand’s visual style. Content types Let’s start with three degrees of separation of simple static content: Same content uses typography size, weight, paragraphs and white space to separate out multiple points within the same thought.
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Designing accessible escape hatches for modals Let’s talk great escapes. Not magical like Houdini’s handcuffs or Thor’s bifrost, instead very commonplace — an interactive icon to remove pesky pop-ups away from your desired content. If modals, dialogs, pop-ups… whatever you want to call them are a necessary evil for transient content, we need to build accessible escape hatches.
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