Put empathy first

I’ve built brands for tech startups led by engineers, and understandably, they obsess over product renderings, specifications, and other functional elements. They fear looking anything but sleek and high-tech. Ask…

Designing for Attention

The average person is capable of reading 250 words per minute. Few people choose to do so.  80% of your page’s visitors will not read it. Ever. 20% — at most — will. That doesn’t mean that 100%…

Text font size in web design

Body text Default: 16px or 1emOn mobile: Use the defaults, at times 10% smallerOn Desktop: go up until 24px or 1.5em Display text (Heading 1) Default: 40px or 2.5em for an <h1>On mobile: 32px or 2em or smaller, since it uses up too much space.On…

Design Handoff

1. Involve Developers in Design Meetings/Sprints From the start to the launch of the product make sure you’re collaborating with the developers, having them in your teams gives you a…