Figma Light and Dark Themes in Figma: A Variable-Powered Design Guide Designing for both light and dark themes used to be a painstaking process. Fortunately, Figma's variables come to the rescue.
Project & Team Management Unconventional Ways to Measure Project Success As a software design consultancy, it’s important to have both shared and individual definitions for what project success means.
UX & Design Meet the Atomic Object Design Team at UX Y’All 2023 Atomic Object is thrilled to be a sponsor of the 2023 UX Y’All Conference. Our design team is excited to convene there and learn from others!
Extracurricular Activities A Software Professional and an Academic Librarian Get Married… The tools we used in our wedding planning process kept things fun and conflict-free as we prepared for the biggest moment of our lives.
UX & Design Save Time, Effort, and Budget: The Benefits of Using a Component Library Whether you're seeking to optimize your time, maintain design consistency, or foster collaboration, component libraries offer a solution
Designing for Users Don’t Confuse Complex with Complicated, Part 3 – Assuming the Burden All processes have a core of complexity that can't be designed away. The mental burden must be assumed by either the system or the user.
Designing for Users Don’t Confuse Complex with Complicated, Part 2 – Complexity is Part of the Deal Simplicity means it takes less effort to interpret, and complicated means it takes advanced effort to interpret.
UX & Design Financial Spreadsheets: Use Design to Make Your Data More Digestible Styling financial spreadsheets might seem daunting, but you can make it easier for users to understand the information in your document.
Project & Team Management What are the Benefits of a Design Backlog? Managing design work is typically less straightforward than development work and not always done as a traditional design backlog.
UX/Design Practices Don’t Let Your Design System Dictate Your Design Process Design systems are valuable for creating consistency and structure in the design process, but they can be limiting if relied on too heavily.
UX/Design Practices Use “Buy a Feature” to Prioritize Work that Really Matters Buy a Feature is a great game for any time during a software project to help teams prioritize work that is truly valuable.
AI for Designers Why AI Will Not Replace UX Designers (And How it Could Help Us) AI art generators may not have a deep understanding of how humans perceive and interact with design elements.
