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Major technology companies operate via systems. What that means is that key outcomes – up to and including the overall success or failure of the business – are driven by a complex network of processes and incentives. These systems are beyond the control of any particular person. Like the components of a large codebase, they […]
In our latest developer productivity survey, our documentation was the area with the second most comments. This is a description of the concrete steps I took to see how much progress someone could make in improving the organization’s documentation, while holding myself to a high standard in implementing changes that actually worked rather than sounding […]
You have an element with a configurable background color and you want to calculate whether the foreground text should be light or dark. Seems simple enough, especially knowing how conscious we have to be with accessibility. There have been a few drafts of a specification function for this functionality, most recently, contrast-color() (earlier color-contrast()) in […]
Introduction Most research websites speak the language of data. MindMarket has chosen to speak the language of the people. MindMarket’s website redesign wasn’t just about visual reinvention. It was about translating an intangible business value – human understanding – into something visible, navigable and structurally sound. The challenge was not to explain what qualitative research […]
We design pop-up templates with a focus on CRO. That means we’ve seen the same pattern repeated on hundreds of websites. Every time it’s the same mistake: “Make it louder. Redder. More blinking.” Because somehow we’re still pretending that users don’t immediately mentally delete something that looks like an ad. (Banner blindness 101) This is […]
The intersection of user experience and conversion rates User experience (UX) has evolved from a marginal issue to an essential concept in creating digital products that sell. More than ever, companies realize that seamless interaction is synonymous with higher conversion rates. But can any company leverage this relationship effectively? Unfortunately, not all companies seem willing […]
An interactive catalog is a powerful communication tool to present your products or services. It captures readers’ attention, engages them with dynamic content, and eases the transition to purchase. Unlike printed catalogs, it is more economical, environmentally friendly and, above all, accessible to a global audience via the Internet. Do you want to create an […]
I’ve been noticing a pattern in design systems job postings for a while now. Designers everywhere. Engineers, not so much. I wanted to know if I was just imagining it, so I analyzed 256 design system roles from two sources: the In the Design Systems job list and a year’s worth of messages in the […]
