Design
Why Restraint Is the Hardest Design Skill
Anyone can add. The designers worth learning from are the ones who know what to leave out, and can explain why.
Tobias Reid7 min read
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Design
Craft, systems, and the small details that make an interface feel considered.
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Design
Building a Type Scale That Survives Real Content
A scale that looks perfect on a specimen page falls apart the moment someone writes a nine-word headline. Here is how we build ours.
Tobias Reid6 min read
Design
Wireframes Are for Thinking, Not for Selling
The moment a wireframe has to impress someone, it stops doing the job it was made for. Keep the two activities apart.
Tobias Reid5 min read
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