December 19, 2017 — Did you know that mobile dating app users spend, on average, more than a half-hour on these apps every single day? If you’re curious to know what’s the secret to their success, stop right here. Read More…

December 7, 2017 — There are a good number of benefits and reasons why you should consider integrating design workouts into your team. In this article, Arthur shares some exercises which are worth trying out with your design team and get you all to train before the big game — together. Read More…

November 28, 2017 — Conversations about ethics are often difficult and awkward. Nevertheless, designers can play a vital role in finding new ways for people to relate to and communicate with each other. In this article, Ciara and Samantha set out to understand how ethics is used in contemporary … Read More…

October 18, 2017 — Five years ago, when, for the first time ever, I was invited to speak at one of the best front-end conferences in Europe, I had quite a mixture of feelings. Obviously, I was incredibly proud and happy: I had never had a chance to do this before for a diverse audience of … Read More…

October 9, 2017 — Editor’s Note: We’ve been closely working with Maya on this article, and we’re happy to see the final result now being published on 18F. We highly encourage more teams to share the lessons they learned when building design systems or pattern libraries, and we’re always … Read More…

September 18, 2017 — Words are the primary component of content for the web. However, until a short while ago, all we had at our disposal were but a few system fonts. Adding to that, those system typefaces weren’t necessarily coherent from operating system to operating system (OS). Fortunately, … Read More…

September 12, 2017 — If you’re stuck in a job you hate and have dreams of becoming a designer and working in a creative role that fills you with excitement daily, the road to entering this completely new industry can feel daunting. Making a major career shift late in life to follow your passion … Read More…

September 11, 2017 — Design doesn’t scale as cleanly as engineering. It’s not enough that each element and page is consistent with each other — the much bigger challenge lies in keeping the sum of the parts intact, too. And accomplishing that with a lot of designers involved in the same project. … Read More…

August 14, 2017 — Recently, I was leading a training session for one of our clients on best practices for implementing designs using HTML and CSS. Part of our time included a discussion of processes such as style-guide-driven development, approaches such as OOCSS and SMACSS, and modular … Read More…