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7 articles and 2 posts · most from Design Systems Collective, DEV and Medium
Why accessibility problems accumulate long before anyone files a defect · Technical debt is a familiar concept in software engineering. Teams recognize it in outdated dependencies, duplicated logic, architectural…
Design systems built on cylindrical hsl(h, s, l) math consistently run into the same perceptual flaw:...
On 29 September I opened a small task in my own design system: make the outline Button’s border pass WCAG 1.4.11,
In this conversation, Anna E. Cook and I talk about what happens when the work that defines you stops being the work you're hired to do. Anna traces the systemic forces pushing accessibility specialists out of their…
I spent nine years at Spotify leading design systems and accessibility. During that time, I learned as much from what failed as from what succeeded. I’m sharing these insights not to critique decisions made at the time…
Accessibility issues often appear even when teams use a design system and follow its guidance. I see this across many organizations in my work as an accessibility auditor and consultant, whether the design system is…
👉🏻 Curated weekly UX Research, Design & Tech resources: building a general-purpose accessibility agent, how to make your design system AI-ready, WCAG 3.3.4 error prevention explained, why you got faster but your…
Accessibility value isn't just what you fix. It's what you can reuse, scale, and prevent from breaking again. www.erikkroes.nl/blo... #Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #DesignSystems #A11y #AccessibilityLeadership
Reusability determines valueThe difference between a user base of 1 and more than 1 is vast.
#Design #Pitfalls Frankenstein‘s pattern · When design system components get stitched together ilo.im/16hgfo by Anna E. Cook _____ #Users #Components #Usability #Accessibility #AI #DesignPatterns #DesignSystems #ProductDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
Frankenstein's pattern: When design system components get stitched together - zeroheightAnna E Cook shows how to spot and fix a Frankenstein pattern, an accessibility anti-pattern that stitches too many interactions into one comMore topics: AI and agents · Figma · Tokens and theming · Components · All articles
It's on my list. If it's junk, it's gone in the next hourly refresh after I block it.