Code
Practical uses for math functions in design tokens
Penpot design tokens support both basic calculations and complex math functions. Let’s explore how you can use both to level up your design systems.
Tools
Penpot vs. Figma: Which design platform is right for enterprise teams?
Compare Penpot and Figma on the criteria enterprise teams care about most: data sovereignty, pricing predictability, developer integration, and long-term scalability.
Tools
6 best Adobe XD alternatives
In this guide, we’ll explore six of the best Adobe XD alternatives, following its sunset in June 2023, highlighting their features, pros and cons, and which tools may serve as the best long-term replacement for your team.
Design
Brand consistency: How enterprises maintain and build their brands
Brand consistency is the disciplined, repeatable presentation of one identity-visual, verbal, and experiential-whenever and wherever audiences encounter you
Design
Web design color theory: How to build brands and improve UX with color
Colors bring a webpage to life, and some of our most engaging digital experiences wouldn’t work without a good use of color theory. What different colors go together? Are the basics of color theory enough?
Design
Design tokens for designers: A practical guide
Design tokens bring together design and development teams with a single, unified language for expressing color, fonts, sizing, and more.
Design
How to use component variants to scale your design system
This article explores how you can use component variants to simplify, scale, and future-proof your design system, helping you design more efficiently as your projects grow.
Beginners
What is Interaction Design? A Guide for UX Designers
In this article, we'll break down what makes interaction design different from other types of design, go over its key ideas, and share the tools and steps designers use to create great digital interactions.
Beginners
Mastering the iterative design process: A complete guide
What does it take to make the next big idea come to life in a tangible way that truly helps people? The iterative design approach can be used for any field, but it’s most notable in software development and user interface design.
Design
Tutorial: Creating and using component variants in Penpot
Component variants are a way to create different variations of a component. Does your component need different sizes? Colors? Levels of elevation? Variants make it easy to define these properties, and choose between them when you’re using a component in your designs.
Design
Tutorial: 5 examples of component variants
Variants add an extra level of flexibility to your components, as well as providing better documentation and making designs even more developer-friendly.
Beginners
How to build a memorable brand identity
When you think of iconic brands, a few instantly come to mind: the golden arches of McDonald's, the sleek simplicity of Apple. These companies have mastered the art of brand identity, crafting visual and emotional connections with consumers worldwide.