“Imagine the frustration of people who use things designed by people who don't take their basic needs into consideration. I think it is dehumanizing.”Tagged: Usability, Accessibility
“After the talk, when I started to show it to some designers I knew, one of them asked me 'When are you going to pipe real data in?' I asked him what he meant. 'Obviously this data is fake, nobody would have this many font-sizes.' I wish I had a photo of his face when I told him the data was real and…”Tagged: Frontend, CSS
“None of our designs are likely to last forever. I can’t tell you how many things I’ve designed that don’t exist anymore. We’re just cogs in an evolutionary wheel , trying to make the world around us a little better. So don’t get too attached to any part of a design. Don’t fall in love with borders,…”Tagged: Design, Critique, Teams
“This became a liberating realization. I started to feel a lot more comfortable when people tore my work apart. Because I realized how I felt just didn’t matter. And what people said became more interesting. Some of it was good feedback that was well thought out. Some of it was bad feedback that…”Tagged: Design, Critique, Teams