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Manuel Matuzovic · Jan 2, 2024
There isn't much more to say; it's all in the title. Many automated testing tools are a collection of JavaScript functions you run on a page. Most of those rely on querying the DOM. If a tool doesn't consider shadow trees, it only catches accessibility errors in the Light DOM, which may give you a wrong sense of safet.
tempertemper · Martin Underhill · Dec 21, 2023
People who use a screen reader on a laptop/desktop generally use the keyboard, but that doesn’t mean they use it like a keyboard-only user.
Material Design · Dec 19, 2023
Celebrating two years of MTB with a major update including Color Match
GOV.UK User Research · Dan Barwick · Nov 30, 2023
How doing ethnographic research with farmers and advisers helped to build trust and reframe a policy challenge.
tempertemper · Martin Underhill · Nov 30, 2023
There’s a common misconception that everyone who uses screen reader software is blind; that’s mostly the case, but not always.
Ahmad Shadeed · Nov 19, 2023
Manuel Matuzovic · Nov 10, 2023
As already explained on day 84 , using the syntax descriptor, you can define the type of a custom property in an @property at-rule. @property --lh { syntax: ' '; inherits: false; initial-value: 1; } button { --lh: 1; line-height: var(--lh); transition: --lh 1s; width: min-content; } button:is(:focus-visible,:hover) {.
GOV.UK User Research · Chris Hyland · Nov 2, 2023
Chris shares lessons for ensuring ReOps functions meet researchers’ needs, measure their impact, and focus on the right things, learned from creating one at the Government Digital Service
Lea Verou · Nov 2, 2023
Usability and aesthetics usually go hand in hand. In fact, there is even what we call the “Aesthetic Usability Effect” : users perceive beautiful interfaces as easier to use and cut them more slack when it comes to minor usability issues. Unfortunately, sometimes usability and aesthetics can be at odds, also known as.
Manuel Matuzovic · Nov 2, 2023
All major browsers except Firefox (coming soon!) support the @property at-rule . It enables you to do things you previously couldn't, like animating custom properties. Let's say you have two animations. One fades an element; the other moves it. Based on their motion preference, users see one or the other. .banner { ba.
tempertemper · Martin Underhill · Oct 31, 2023
Retro-fitting accessibility is far from ideal but usually the only way digital products are able to reach all of their potential users.
Slack Design · lcarmen2 · Oct 30, 2023
Just like the world around us, Slack has grown and changed significantly over the last decade. What started out as a simple chat tool is now a multi-modal product that allows for more meaningful collaboration with features like voice clips, video clips, huddles, canvases, lists, Slack Connect, Sales Elevate, and so mu.
Slack Design · lcarmen2 · Oct 25, 2023
The timing was right. We were adding in new features like huddles, canvases, lists, and others into a UI system that was originally designed solely for messaging capabilities. Meanwhile, research showed users on the biggest and most active teams were struggling to stay on top of the basics. Our product navigation was.
Material Design · Oct 25, 2023
Updates, refinements and a new way to transition between destinations
Lyft Design · Julia Green · Oct 11, 2023
Using design thinking to build a better Lyft experience for women+ riders and drivers. Illustration by Conor Buckley Helping women and nonbinary drivers more confidently get behind the wheel In early September, we launched Women+ Connect, a new feature that matches women and nonbinary drivers and riders together more.
Heydon Pickering · Oct 4, 2023
The transcript for the Webbed Briefs video What Are Accessibility Overlays?
CSS Wizardry · Sep 28, 2023
Can Low-Quality Image Placeholders and LCP play nicely together?
Lea Verou · Sep 22, 2023
tl;dr the brand new State of HTML survey is finally open! Take State of HTML 2023 Survey Benefits to you: - Survey results are used by browsers to prioritize roadmaps — the reason Google is funding this. Time spent thoughtfully filling them out is an investment that can come back to you tenfold in the form of seeing f.
Adam Silver · Sep 17, 2023
A lot of designers love to save space at the cost of clarity and prioritise aesthetics over content. But once you nail the foundational interaction design patterns, content is often the most important part of design. Button text is a perfect example of this. Once you design your buttons, it’s time to focus on the text.
Material Design · Sep 7, 2023
A redesigned Google Fonts website helps you find the right fonts and icons for your project
