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We Should Stop Bullying Visual Designers
A few nights ago, my partner and I had an interesting and honest conversation about passive aggression in the design community. At one…
point we both agreed that glorifying the “UX/Product/designer-who-codes/🦄” is a problem. I’ve been in a similar position for the last few years to the point where I spend more time in Atom than anything, but I’ve never guessed how people outside our bubble might feel.
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Most of us started our design careers doing visual design. At some point, some of us felt like working in a more code-heavy/data-driven/system-building environment (you don’t have to pick one) feels better.
Darin Dimitroff
Mar 31
A reasonable hamburger menu replacement with Flexbox
A reasonable hamburger menu replacement with Flexbox
Originally published at www.improved.design on March 25, 2016.
Darin Dimitroff
Mar 24
The Problem with Design Thinking
The Problem with Design Thinking
This is getting out of hand
Darin Dimitroff
Mar 2
The need for an “Online” system indicator
The need for an “Online” system indicator
Originally published on improved.design
Darin Dimitroff
Feb 29
It’s okay not to use transitions sometimes
It’s okay not to use transitions sometimes
Instant state switching is everything but unnatural
Darin Dimitroff
Feb 20
Better Symbols for Sketch
Better Symbols for Sketch
Better symbols for Sketch
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Since I started designing in the browser, I haven’t used Sketch for UI work too often.
Darin Dimitroff
Jan 15
Improve Your Productivity with Emoji Everywhere
Improve Your Productivity with Emoji Everywhere
The derpiest way to stay organized
Darin Dimitroff
Nov 4, 2015
Thank you for everything, Adobe. I really want to move on
Thank you for everything, Adobe. I really want to move on
Why I want to take Creative Cloud out of my design workflow
Darin Dimitroff
Jul 6, 2015
Bulk cooking for designers and developers
Bulk cooking for designers and developers
A milder alternative to going full soylent
Darin Dimitroff
Jun 7, 2015
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