💥 Design Brief #63: Data Products, Design System in Sketch, UX Writing, Atlassian Redesign And Active Reading in Design

Nine Principles for Designing Great Data Products

We’re surrounded by products that incorporate databases of all sorts. Data improves user experience by making it smarter and in line with the user’s personal needs. If you’re about to build a data product, take a look at these nine principles for designing engaging data products that your users will love. Read more

Setting Up a Design System

Sketch is a good choice for creating a robust design system. It comes with a tonne of customisation options so that you can adapt it to fit your brand’s guidelines. In this comprehensive tutorial, you will find best practices, Sketch tricks, and features to leverage when building a design system. Read more

Words And The Design Process

Content is the core element of a well-designed user experience, so it should be treated as equally important as the other parts of UX designing process. A good practice is to incorporate content throughout all the stages. How to do it right? Read more

What Is UX Writing?

What is UX writing? How does it work? How does it differ from other kinds of writing? And how can you get into it? Lisa Sanchez, a Co-host of Should We podcast answered all these questions. UX writing is her craft, and she shares her expertise in the field. Read more

Behind the Scenes of Our Bold New Brand

Atlassian has been going through many changes recently. They noticed that their identity system wasn’t evolving with the business. That’s why they started a project of redesigning it – with 14+ brands the challenge wasn’t easy. See the results and learn how the process went. Read more

Why You Should ‘Read’ a Product Like a Book

An insightful story by Emmet Connolly, Director of Product Design at Intercom, on how the little-known skill of “active reading” can teach you how great products get built and, ultimately, how to be a better designer. Read more