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Web Design: UI, UX, colour, type & branding

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UI Design

Responsive Navigation Menu Design Without Clutter

Plan responsive website headers with clear navigation priority, reliable spacing, compact-screen behavior, and room for long labels and account controls.

Inside this article
  • Give the header a clear job
  • Group links by visual role
  • Switch layouts at the point of crowding
  • Design the expanded panel as real content
Theo OkaforTheo OkaforRead the article
Typography & Colour

How to Use Complementary Colors Without Clashes

Create usable complementary colour palettes by separating hue contrast from lightness and saturation, with practical ratios and CSS examples for digital work.

Jonah WeissJonah Weiss
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Icons & Illustration

SVG vs Icon Fonts: How to Choose and Migrate

Compare icon fonts and SVG for reliable interface symbols, then plan a migration that preserves sizing, visual weight, labels, and existing control behavior.

Mateo FernándezMateo Fernández
Typography & Colour

Modular Type Scale: Practical Size Ratios for the Web

Build a useful modular type scale from a base size and ratio, then adapt the calculated values to real headings, labels, and responsive reading contexts.

Jonah WeissJonah Weiss
Motion & Animation

CSS Scroll-Driven Animations With Scroll Timelines

Create progressive CSS scroll-driven effects with scroll() and view(), preserve readable fallbacks, and test timeline ranges without hijacking normal scrolling.

Inside this article
  • Separate the timeline from the artwork
  • Choose scroll() for container progress
  • Choose view() for element passage
  • Preserve native scrolling and meaningful fallback
Aiko TanakaAiko TanakaRead the article
Design Systems

Figma Variables and Modes: How to Organize Collections

Organize Figma variable collections and modes around independent decisions, with clear aliases, naming rules, code mappings, and a publishing checklist for teams.

Maya LindqvistMaya Lindqvist
UX & Research

Unmoderated Usability Testing: Writing Useful Tasks

Design self-guided usability studies with clear scenarios, reliable completion evidence, and quality checks that distinguish product problems from study flaws.

Theo OkaforTheo Okafor
Branding & Business

Types of Logos: Wordmark, Monogram or Symbol?

Compare wordmarks, lettermarks, symbols, combination marks, and emblems against your company name, recognition needs, smallest applications, and production budget.

Arjun RamanArjun Raman
UI Design

Button Design: Primary, Secondary, Sizes and States

Build a clear button hierarchy with practical guidance on sizing, labels, icon placement, destructive actions, and state designs that do not shift layouts.

Inside this article
  • Define emphasis before drawing variants
  • Size buttons around labels and context
  • Implement stable geometry across variants
  • Design the complete state set
Theo OkaforTheo OkaforRead the article
Typography & Colour

OKLCH Color Palette: Build Balanced Colors in CSS

Build practical OKLCH palettes with controlled lightness, chroma, and hue, then check gamut limits, CSS fallbacks, and real interface colour pairs.

Arjun RamanArjun Raman
Typography & Colour

Line Length in CSS: The Ideal Measure With ch Units

Choose comfortable text column widths with real reading samples. Learn what CSS ch measures, where common character limits help, and how to test narrow screens.

Arjun RamanArjun Raman
Motion & Animation

CSS Easing Functions: cubic-bezier() and steps()

Tune CSS easing curves for entrances, exits, and stepped motion. Learn cubic-bezier constraints, practical timing tests, and how to avoid overshoot that harms usability.

Aiko TanakaAiko Tanaka