Beginners
What is a component library?
Designers and developers create better products when they can collaborate easily and create consistent design decisions. One of the more practical ways to accomplish both aims is to employ a component library.
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Beginners
Creating a design system: A beginner’s guide in 7 steps
A design system guides every new project and helps designers, developers, and other teams stay unified in their workflows. Learn how to create a design system in 7 steps.
Beginners
The important role of design systems in modern UI
Customers want seamless experiences, fuss-free navigation, and the chance to be part of something meaningful and innovative. If your UI doesn’t reflect all of these things, you may be wondering how a design system can help.
Tools
How to make the switch from Figma to Penpot (Part II)
In this post, we’ll guide you through the practical steps to create a Penpot account, migrate your projects, and start customizing Penpot.
Tools
How to make the switch from Figma to Penpot
There are many reasons designers or developers might migrate to Penpot. Penpot’s browser-based software is free and open-source, so you'll always own your work.
Design
5 ways design systems improve user experience
A design system is a defined library of visual elements, user experience components, documentation, and code snippets. A design system offers significant user experience benefits over the traditional design documentation of the past.
Design
7 crucial design system elements for teams and how to create them
Design systems offer numerous benefits for organizations, such as helping teams collaborate, reducing build time, and ensuring consistency. When used to create new products, design systems help even new team members get up to speed quickly.
Code
9 ways design systems improve developer efficiency
To avoid creating additional effort for the developer team, designers can use a design system. Let's look at specific ways a design system can be helpful for your dev team.
Beginners
Design systems vs. style guides and pattern libraries: a beginners guide
Design system, style guide, and pattern library are all beneficial for a creative team, however they may not offer as much overlap as you may think. Find out the differences.
Design
5 design system examples (and what you can learn from them)
Some of the top design systems can even inspire other brands to be more intentional with their work and create a better user experience.
Penpot
5 reasons why CSS Grid Layout is key for designers
CSS grid layouts aren't new, but they're still incredibly powerful and allow you to do some truly amazing things with your web design. It's perfect for designers who want to form better working partnerships with the developers since it’s made for both professional
Design
6 world-class UI design examples (and what to learn from them)
What makes one website or app more successful than another? While product offerings and customer service certainly play a part, your UI design is your users/customers’ first impressions of your organizations. Users have become increasingly aware of how they engage with a site or app, and each click can
Design
What is the difference between UI and UX?
If users don’t find your product engaging or seamless to use, they may skip it for a competitor’s product. That’s where user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design come in. These closely related disciplines help you build products that put users first.
Design
20 UI elements every designer needs in their toolkit
UI design elements are the pieces that create an engaging website or app experience. Users can’t interact with a site to achieve their goals without them. From clicking links to submitting forms, each user action depends on fully functional and intuitive design elements to get the job done. However,
Design
7 best apps of design software in 2024
Getting the attention of the fickle app market is a challenge. Only 4.3% of Apple app downloaders will still use an app after 30 days, and the numbers are even lower for Android users. How can you help solve the problem as a designer? One way to retain your
Design
5 ways our free design tool saves you time and money
You’ve been there before. Staring at a screen, weighing the pros and cons of a subscription fee, or attempting to navigate yet another clunky interface. Trying to find the perfect design tool is like hunting for a pixel in a video game — especially if you’re not willing to