Rob Giampietro tells us about a year-long process to redesign Google Fonts, making the web faster and more beautiful with hundreds of free, open-source typefaces.

There's no hard or fast rule here. You can find an illustration style that maps to both the voice of your core product, as well as your marketing voice. Particularly as a small startup - both sides are basically trying to say "we think this idea trucking rules, just give us a minute to show you."

I remember the first time I landed on a webpage that was lacking a navigation menu. It was a Tina Eisenberg's interview. I got carried away in reading and at first didn't even notice that something was missing at the top of the page.

Technically a pattern library is a simple collection of UI components, but in order for design system users do their best work, a pattern library should also present other important info. Let's take a look at what information can be displayed alongside each pattern The name of the pattern should be prominent and easy to understand by everyone who visits the pattern library.

Your old new friend from the folks at uxdesign.cc In April, I turned my website into a chat. The reactions were fascinating. At first glance, my website looks like a simple portfolio-hack: a conversational way to introduce myself and my work. But there is a bit more to it...

A few summers ago, I had the opportunity to live in two separate units of a loft complex in San Francisco. Given this was the same complex, you'd expect the units to be quite similar to one another, and they were.

The language of illustration & how it is applied differently between product & marketing There's no hard or fast rule here. You can find an illustration style that maps to both the voice of your core product, as well as your marketing voice.

mixed parts is a community driven hub for all things animation. Discover, share, and discuss what's happening in animation today, and shape what happens tomorrow.

I've spent the last few years designing developer tools, 2 of those years having been Design Lead at Mailgun by Rackspace, the email service for developers. Here's a brain dump of things I've learned about responsive email design.

Then we had our initial deep dive with Rob, our Techstars Managing Director, and that was when things changed quite a bit. His question was: What would the app look like if we were to release it four weeks before Demo Day?

Create and share your own Stranger Things inspired logo. From the Dungeon Masters at Nelson Cash.