Articles on design and code

Isometric illustration of UI/UX design system elements on a dark background: a dashboard, a mobile app screen, an accessibility icon, a colour and spacing scale, and editing tools

UI/UX design trends for 2026 worth actually adopting

Which UI/UX design trends for 2026 hold up under real product constraints, from AI-assisted interfaces to accessible-by-default patterns, and which are just decoration.

Isometric illustration of an AI coding assistant on a dark background: a code editor with generated lines, an autocomplete panel, a context-aware assistant, a diff review, and a "time saved" chart

AI coding tools in 2026: what changes on a client build

Where AI coding assistants genuinely speed up client front-end work in 2026, where they quietly cost time instead, and how code review has to change either way.

Isometric illustration of Core Web Vitals on a dark background: LCP, INP and CLS score cards, a page speed gauge at 92, a performance-over-time chart, and a list of top fixes

Core Web Vitals in 2026: why site speed still wins deals

A practical look at Core Web Vitals in 2026: the LCP, INP and CLS thresholds that matter, where they actually break on real client sites, and the fixes that move them fastest.

Figma design system interface displaying color tokens, typography scales, spacing scale, and UI components on dark background

How to build a design system in Figma that survives handoff

A practical guide to design systems in Figma: variables and tokens, type and spacing scales, component properties, and naming that holds up in code.

Diagram showing Figma component properties and design tokens mapped directly to React component code and props

Figma to React: a handoff that does not get rebuilt

Why Figma to React handoffs produce code that gets rewritten, and the workflow (token mapping, prop-shaped properties, real states) that prevents it.

Overview of 8 common UI design mistakes and fixes covering contrast, typography, spacing, states, hierarchy, forms, choices, and feedback

8 UI Design Mistakes Killing Your Product (and How to Fix Each)

The same 8 issues show up in nearly every product I audit — contrast, spacing, hierarchy, states. Here’s the exact fix for each, with tests you can run today.