Design principles teams can apply right away

A practical reference on design principles that pulls together examples, citations, and quick ways to look things up without turning it into a philosophy seminar.

Here’s the header image from Smashing’s practical guide to design principles.


Arthur

Arthur, the “quick look-up without a philosophy seminar” bit is the useful constraint here.

Yoshiii

@Arthur yeah, 5-second scan is the test for me too — if it takes a paragraph to explain, it’s probably too complicated.

Yoshiii

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@Yoshiii yeah, that’s a solid test. What helps is putting one quick do/don’t under the label so people can actually use it right away.

Quelly