Pick of The Week
A Helpful Guide for Overcoming Design Frustration - Designmodo
"Making a mistake is not a failure—it’s your invitation to get even better."
Attempting to live up to one's creative ambitions can lead us to a downward spiral of frustration, but senior designer Gleb Kuznetsov shares how we can begin overcoming this, and better ourselves in the process.
The Best of The Rest
What’s in the product designer’s skillset? | Inside Design Blog
What really gets you hired in 2019?
With design becoming central to more and more businesses, what skills should aspiring product designers seek to grow their careers and bring value to organisations? The folks at InVision might just have the answers.
The Ideal Design Workflow – Prototypr
A workflow so familiar, it hurts...
Tools and processes have changed massively over the last few years, but this interesting read might reveal some designers' tendencies worth keeping in check next time you're about to invest in a shiny new tool.
20 Dark Patterns to avoid when designing products
Manipulative design at its finest...
UX isn't always used for the benefit of users, and there are countless teams exploiting UX practices for their own benefit; Gil Bouhnick reveals a handful of "dark pattersn" you might want to consider avoid in your next projects.
Complete Guide To Cross Browser Compatible CSS Gradients | LambdaTest
Unleashing the power of gradients, across all browser.
The use of gradients in both desktop and mobile interfaces has become synonym with modern UI designs, but if you're looking to implement them efficiently on the web, this handy guide might just become your bible.
One More Thing
Jony Ive leaves Apple: here are his most important Apple product videos - The Verge
A trip down memory lane - narrated by Johny Ive.
Upon hearing about Johny Ive's departure from Apple, the folks at the Verge decided to remember the industrial designer's huge impact on the industry with his indulgent and iconic marketing narrations.