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Issue 337

Articles

A better segmented control
Embracing a growth mindset and ending up with a more robust ecosystem of selection patterns.

Left-Side Vertical Navigation on Desktop: Scalable, Responsive, and Easy to Scan
Ensure that vertical navigation is left-aligned, keyword front-loaded, and visible.

Better in black: Rethinking our most important buttons
Spotify is making significant changes to their most important buttons to make them more accessible.

Frustrating Design Patterns: Mega-Dropdown Hover Menus
Why mega-dropdown hover menus are a problem and what you can do about it.

Communicating Research for Impact
Simple strategies for researchers in tech to drive change.

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Tools and Resources

Unveiling Material You
The next stage for Material Design.

Figma Tips
Figma Tips is a plugin that helps you up your design game in Figma by watching short tutorial videos about designing in Figma!

User Hero
A hub to organize user research and generate learnings fast

Create landing pages that delight
300+ components from the best landing pages to serve as inspiration for your next project.

UX Portfolio

Tim Quirino
Tim is a Product Designer at Threads and spent 7 years at Facebook.

Last But Not Least

Giving a damn about accessibility (PDF)
A candid and practical handbook for designers.

““Good accessibility professionals speak at accessibility events. Great accessibility professionals speak at design events.”
— Sheri Byrne-Haber

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