Visual design rules, how to build something useful
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Practical visual design rules you can safely follow every time
How to build something useful
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Seasonal Work
Visual design rules you can safely follow every time
This article will drastically improve your visual design skills. I guarantee it. Some of the examples of rules he mentioned below article (50+ practical rules)
Use a consistent grid system to create a sense of order and balance.
Use close-to-black and close-to-white instead of pure black and pure white for better readability.
Use a maximum of 2-3 typefaces to avoid visual clutter.
Keep line lengths of 50-80 characters for easy reading.
Use a consistent spacing scale throughout your design to create a sense of rhythm.
Be consistent with your use of typography, spacing, and colours to create a cohesive design.
Everything in your button should be deliberate
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How we built something useful
Jason explains the product development process at his startup & highlights the satisfaction that comes from creating something genuinely useful. He shared the development of the "Reply to Everyone" feature in HEY, born out of frustration with individually responding to multiple thank-you emails. The feature allows users to send a single, kind reply to multiple recipients without complex methods like BCC, simplifying the process and eliminating the hassle. It emphasizes the satisfaction of solving real problems with software development.
It demonstrated the joy of building software that solves real problems and transforms frustrations into satisfying solutions.
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Seasonal Work
“Back in the day, people’s work type and effort varied throughout the seasons. There was a time to work hard and a time to rest. For example, in many places, you can only harvest crops for a part of the year. The rest of the time, you live off what you’ve saved.
And this is why I’m not big on those “do something every day” tips.
I’d rather take on challenges and conduct short experiments instead of doing something consistently for the long term.”
— @paulinasae
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