Vol_3.17.25

We curate web design resources.

Website of the week:

On Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting is often learned tacitly, in the process of explicitly learning “the skill”. Troubleshooting is rarely discussed as a skill unto itself. But many features of an effective approach to troubleshooting are domain-agnostic.
https://www.autodidacts.io/troubleshooting/ 

Calendar.txt
A versionable, supports all operating systems and easily syncs with Android mobile phone.
https://terokarvinen.com/2021/calendar-txt/ 

AI is reshaping UI — have you noticed the biggest change yet?
AI is reshaping interactions as we know them, driving a new UI paradigm. Let’s break down how.
https://uxdesign.cc/ai-is-reshaping-ui-have-you-noticed-the-biggest-change-yet-ee80efcbf8a5 

Why most products today are meh
Lack of differentiation and over-optimization are running rampant. Here’s what designers can do about it.
https://uxdesign.cc/why-most-products-today-are-meh-03ec245f25cf 

UI & UX micro-tips: 8-bit anniversary edition
A collection of 36 powerful tips to help improve your designs instantly
https://uxdesign.cc/ui-ux-micro-tips-8-bit-anniversary-edition-250a04f338e3 

You’re Not Creating Enough Prototypes
Design systems are extremely powerful when it comes to quickly creating prototypes. As a design systems professional, I’ve experienced this firsthand. In this article, I’d like to share my personal experience of using design systems to create prototypes and the real benefits.
https://zeroheight.com/blog/prototypes-with-design-systems/ 

Color contrast accessibility requirements explained
Contrast is the difference between two colors, and a contrast ratio is how that difference is measured.
https://blog.pope.tech/2022/11/08/color-contrast-accessibility-requirements-explained/ 

The web on mobile
It doesn’t matter that the web is the perfect medium for just-in-time delivery of information. It doesn’t matter that web browsers can now do just about everything that native apps can do.
https://adactio.com/journal/21728

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