#53 - Designing for accessibility

Hi folks,

Here are a few things I thought were worth sharing this week

Thought provoking #

I finally published the second part of Using Sketch Libraries to build a better UI design system which looks at building atom level components like Avatars.

Designing for accessibility is not that hard is a worthwhile read from Pablo Stanley.

33 Books Every Designer Should Read: Some of industry’s best designers answer the question “What book should designers read and why?”

Typography #

Inter UI is specially designed for user interfaces with focus on high legibility of small-to-medium sized text on computer screens.

Athletics, a monolinear sans serif from London based Type Foundry Omse Type. Extended strokes, asymmetric arcs, and a low aperture come together in a characterful yet functional typeface.

12 months. 12 fonts. Font of the Month Club from David Jonathan Ross is a subscription based service where a new font is delivered to your inbox every single month. Interesting approach to selling typefaces.

Something to watch #

In this super insightful perescope, AngelList founder Naval Ravikant discusses being present, eating healthy, not having goals, cryptocurrency and his current book recommendations.