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Articles by Natalya Shelburne
Design's journey towards accessibility
As a design organization we have the opportunity to make a significant impact on making GitHub inclusive for all developers. Designing complex interactions for users with a wide range of abilities is challenging. It’s easy to fall into traps where checks pass but the resulting experience isn’t actually a good experience for anyone, including those with disabilities. We are early on our path to accessibility, but we’ve also come a long way.
Navigation and search improvements for accessibility
GitHub has recently made some significant user interface changes to navigation and search. Our vision is to be the home for all developers–including those with disabilities–so as we’ve built these features, we included accessibility throughout the development process. If you’re a developer with a disability or an engineer that is new to accessibility, you might be wondering: What are accessibility features? What do accessibility features look like at GitHub?
Unlocking inclusive design: how Primer's color system is making GitHub.com more inclusive
Over 100 million developers around the world come to GitHub to build software. Primer, GitHub’s open source design system, is responsible for creating inclusive, responsive and efficient experiences for a diverse range of users. The Primer team aims to enable all user interface (UI) components to be built leveraging Primer. At Primer’s foundation is our color system, a way of defining and applying consistent colors across the Primer UI components and themes.
2020 was not a good year for learning
There, I said it. What did I learn about building websites in 2020? A lot. But what I learned is not nearly as important as how I learned it. So instead, I want to share a couple of strategies I used to unblock learning in less-than-ideal times. I spent almost a decade teaching design and, let me tell you, the conditions for curiosity were all wrong this year.
Design Engineering Handbook
What’s in the book 01 Introducing Design Engineering The unicorn myth 02 The Design Engineering Process Hybrid method in practice 03 Engineering Collaboration A cognitive shift 04 Design Engineering Organizational Models Finding the right fit 05 Design Engineering Leadership Sage advice for scaling a practice 06 Coda: A Design Engineering Manifesto A blueprint for your organization Plus—video interviews with leading design engineers at Salesforce, Indeed, Clearbit, and more.
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