The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2021/10/12

uxdesign.cc

Designing for gender neutrality

To create in gender-neutral terms, designers need to look beyond the traditional ways of defining personas.

huetone.ardov.me

Huetone: Make colors accessible

Use LCH color space to come up with predictable and accessible color palettes.

bryanbraun.com

I keep making things out of checkboxes

Something happened earlier this year where I got on a run making checkbox animations and just couldn’t stop.

future.a16z.com

Why We Crave Software With Style Over “Branding”

Modern software’s uniformity has fueled a craving for more interesting, opinionated tools — turning inanimate pixels into something with soul.

medium.com

Redesigning PowerToys for Windows 11

Last year, I wrote a blog post called “Redesigning PowerToys” that introduced Fluent Design to the open-source PowerToys project.