Digital Skills

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “We increasingly talk about taste as though it were something that can be collected, measured, or encoded. We assume that if enough people agree, or if enough data is available, the right answer will eventually emerge. But taste has never worked that way. Taste begins with knowing what good looks … Weiterlesen

Universality isn’t designed into things. It’s selected by surviving constraints — and often, people are the constraint. On Sunday evening, the tournament ends, and almost all of it stops existing. The identity FIFA has spent four years rolling out — the mark, the type, the color system, the motion package, the stadium dressing, the lower … Weiterlesen

Will it happen again? Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Jonas Schindler on Unsplash When AirPods were unveiled in September 2016, many of the initial reactions were skeptical or openly mocking. They looked like wired EarPods with the cord snipped off. The Guardian compared them to “a tampon without … Weiterlesen

Surprise, Sincerity, Sublime — a Future of Liminal Design Press enter or click to view image in full size What’s the point of Eden without slither in the grass? If the current state of design seems pandering, predictable and insincere with indoor cats anxiously circling the food bowls of corporate America, it would also be … Weiterlesen

We spent a decade hiding behind the interface. Now it’s gone. Eight months ago, the questions started showing up in meetings I wasn’t supposed to notice them in. “Can’t Figma AI just do that?” “We used Claude for the mockups — do we still need to bring in a designer?” “If the AI can generate the screens, what exactly are … Weiterlesen

One source of truth in the middle, two copies that stay honest, and why AI makes it urgent. A design system exists twice at once. It is in Figma as components, and it is in code as the real thing engineers ship. Those two are supposed to be the same. They never quite stay that … Weiterlesen

How AI-native workflows and Git are replacing static handoffs with a continuous, spec-driven product engine Press enter or click to view image in full size Instead of a linear conveyor belt of handoffs, the modern workflow operates as a feedback loop. Notice how the foundational strategic phases (1–6) establish the guardrails, allowing the team to … Weiterlesen

So here’s where I part ways with the whole lovely quality conversation, Neeman’s piece included, and I want to be careful, because I’m not saying any of them are wrong. They’re arming for a fight I’m not losing sleep over. Standards make sure the thing gets made well. Taste makes sure it’s good. Both matter … Weiterlesen

The first big shift in how we use software in years is underway. Press enter or click to view image in full size For decades, most software interactions have worked the same way. You open applications, close them, drag files into folders, click through menus, move between windows… That’s the desktop metaphor, software designed to … Weiterlesen