“The thing that’s wrong about imposter syndrome is that for the most part no one is thinking about you at all. They’re too busy with their own doubts and their own work.”

When you write by hand, the brain is active in a different (and better) way. Because you have less time and space when writing by hand, you have to handle the information more carefully. During this process, you immediately weigh what is important, which helps you remember it better. Therefore, my intention is to make handwritten notes during meetings from now on and then process them digitally later.

Handy collection of inspiring web designs which are not too experimental and still useful for corporate websites.

The book 'Good Inside' is about parenting. The main point that Becky Kennedy makes is that our children are inherently good even though their behavior may not always seem to reflect that. The book is full of practical tips and examples of how to handle certain (mostly challenging) situations.

Reading a book is good. Learning something from what you've read is even better. That's why I'm going to write a summary of every non-fiction book I've read.

In this blog, I share how and what I read so that others can gain inspiration.

Just like last year, a list of things that have occupied me in 2023 or that I have (re)discovered this year.

In my work, I deal with many different applications and websites. What stands out to me is that the same easily fixable errors are often made. Below are 7 tips that instantly improve the user-friendliness of your website or application.

Daniel Immke shares a method to get a cool ’noisy’ effect on SVGs.

Inspired by a blog post from Chris Coyier, I share here tools that I use daily. Whether during my work or privately.

In this blog, I share my experience with setting up a Design System within a government institution. How I quickly came to the realization that achieving overall uniformity of User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) is more challenging than it seems, and how I adjusted my goal.

The creation of interactive prototypes is a skill that every designer must possess. In this blog, I will explain what an interactive prototype is, its benefits, and how to create one.

Dark mode, displaying light text on a dark background, is, according to research by the NN Group, primarily for aesthetics, because users find it visually appealing. In exceptional cases, it can contribute to improved accessibility. However, always provide users with the option to switch between Dark and Light modes. Nevertheless, it is not less tiring for the eyes and results in minimal energy savings. Therefore, it is better to prioritize other matters, such as improved user-friendliness, rather than developing a Dark mode.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images are smaller, making them more sustainable and infinitely scalable. Additionally, it is possible to animate and make SVG images interactive, making them highly suitable for infographics.

This is a great example of ‘how it can be done’. Instead of an unclear and confusing PDF form that is difficult to fill out, Nicolas has built a user-friendly online form tool, step by step, with clear instructions.

In addition, masculine countries like the United States, Italy, and Greece would employ a more aggressive style, with competition (the strongest wins) being central.

In feminine countries like the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway, design is approached with a focus on emotion, emphasizing photos over hard facts. Additionally, more white space is used.

Although there is no strong scientific basis, it is an interesting observation that prompts reflection.

A collection of presentations from companies such as Apple, OpenAI, and Zapier, with extra emphasis on design.

And argues that a UI/UX designer is more user-focused and research-oriented due to its academic origins. The product designer is more oriented towards the business side because this role originally emerged in Silicon Valley.

I find it particularly interesting that he emphasizes not being hesitant to spend money on books. Even if you only get one thing from a book that changes your life, it’s still more than worth it.

Including those of America, Canada, the UK, and also the Netherlands. Does a Design System actually work? Opinions are divided because, as user ProxCoques rightly points out, it’s easy to create a repository with polished components and patterns. But correctly implementing the Design System in legacy systems is a whole different story. The other responses are also worth reading for anyone involved in Design Systems.

Enter an MP3. Wait a moment… it can take quite a while. And you will receive separate tracks of the drums, vocals, bass, and possibly other parts.

On Hackernews, an interesting discussion is taking place about ‘realistic’ web design inspiration, where websites such as Pixelfika, Siteinspire, CSSline, Admire The Web, and Mobbin are being recommended.

Adam Silver provides good arguments why you shouldn’t use tooltips and what possible alternatives are.

A beautiful collection of the logo trends in 2023.

The rebranding of Team GB by thisaway is a beautiful example of maximalism. A welcome departure from the sleek, simplistic (but also boring?) minimalism.

Discover why I stopped following the news and why you should consider doing the same. Learn why the news can be harmful to you and how you can escape the negative spiral of news consumption.

Flowbite icons offers a set of over 400 free SVG icons.

svghub is a collection of SVG squiggles, scribbles and shapes you can use to enrich your designs.

Archives.design is an archive with (mainly retro) graphic design-related books. Handy for finding inspiration.

David Heinemeier Hanson, CTO at 37 Signals, argues in his blog that is Figma is a cool tool to do some sketching, but when you design for the web you ultimately do this with HTML, CSS and Javascript.