#131 - Brainstorming great ideas
Hey everyone,
Welcome to issue #131, your weekly roundup of what’s happening in design, code and typography.
Thought provoking #
“You’ll make your life easier and your business ideas better if you put the solution last and the problem first.” How to brainstorm great business ideas. Courtland Allen shares his personal framework.
My experience as a remote worker. In a three part series, Josh W. Comeau shares an honest account of his experiences working as part of a remote team, for the past three years.
Design and Code #
“Front-end developers have significantly more power and autonomy to create full-featured apps as the back-end is being moved more and more into services.” Jason Lengstorf launches his new course Introduction to the JAMStack.
Responsive Grid Magazine Layout in Just 20 Lines of CSS. Keir Watson creates a fully responsive magazine style layout in a dozen lines of code, using one simple media query.
Exploring the Frontend Performance of the National Rail Website with Chrome DevTools. Umar Hansa shows how to use the Layers Panel in Chrome DevTools to diagnose performance issues.
In this 10-Minute Redesign, Erik D. Kennedy redesigns two screens from Jean Azaro’s budgeting app SpendWeek.
How to Edit. “Don’t celebrate by hitting publish. This done thing is only 50% done. Walk away from it. Get it completely out of your head.” Interesting thoughts on editing your writing from Michael Lopp.
Typography #
“I love when I’m able to help a designer find their best ideas—even if it’s a bit of a busman’s holiday, since working with type designers is what I do all day at H&Co.”
You can now get a free typography crit from Jonathan Hoefler by DMing him on Twitter.
BallPill, a quirky trapless typeface in 5 weights from Benoit Bodhuin, designed for printing in small sizes.
Focus on the moment. Retype’s new humanist sans Dejanire Sans helps you meet your goals without losing yourself.
“Effective visual systems can help eliminate guesswork and uncertainty by creating layered sets of cues in the design and interface.” In Cross-cultural Design, Senongo Akpem explains how to avoid stereotypography and ensure your designs are both culturally responsive and multifaceted.
Something to watch #
Figma release all the recorded talks from Config 2020, their first user conference.