Typefaces one should consider when starting a UI project — I wrote a similar article back in 2019, in which the central idea was that the problem isn’t that we have too few font options. On the contrary, finding a truly professional, usable, and flexible font is very hard. …

When it comes to sending clients materials that are easy to download, a video compressor is incredibly useful. And I’ve finally found the best one. — Without further ado: meet Compress MP4 The tool itself is super simple, it does one thing, but it delivers. Last time it compressed my 280MB MP4 file to a whopping 18MB without any noticeable quality loss. Also, there are no blocking ads and there is no registration needed. What else do you need?

A concept that I discovered by accident: just like antidesign, it goes against standards to create something rebellious. — In our design team, we have an ever-ongoing side project called Weekly UI Challenge that is for discovering new design ideas and creating custom designs for a topic that we choose together. It’s good practice and fun. Last time I created a graffiti-like redesign for the card game Ligretto and…

I believe we are all responsible for one another, but we often forget this on purpose. — I’m starting to get the impression that no one knows anything. Or we simply believe that everyone is a fool. There are more and more messages out there that have no real substance behind them, just hype, superficial words, and PR. …

The grand stage of photo manipulation — I’ve been interested in Visual Design for over ten years, and this beautiful adventure began with photoshopping football players. Will, I don’t do this much anymore, but I still enjoy such manips, so I decided to create a personal collection of my favorite football (soccer) manips. …

There is no such thing as the best age to get married. But there are some things to consider (and some things to feel). — Last summer, my love and I walked down the aisle. It happened in a beautiful little village church, surrounded by relatives and friends, and, as the wedding pastor, my father. The gratitude I felt (and have felt ever since) is indescribable: to rejoice with a pure heart before God and…

For non-native English speakers — Even though I speak and write English quite well, I occasionally find it difficult to formulate some of the more unusual sentences, and I rely on three free apps to help me out. 1. Grammarly

Surprisingly many tech companies and representatives still fail to understand that. And my Non-Designer friends too. — I’ve been having too many existential conversations about what User Experience (Design) actually is and sometimes I feel like people tend to not understand the essence of our arguments due to a too complicated style of self-expression that we prefer. So, it’s time we put jokes and abstractions aside!

I know that the title might seem a bit off because design systems are usually tools for designers, and for React, the term one should look for is a component library. While there are many articles on this topic, usually they only give one side of the story. …