Thoughts on the design & development process
Learn how design engineering brings together form and function in this new Design Better book written by Natalya Shelburne, Adekunle Oduye, Kim Williams, and Eddie Lou – including interviews with Miriam and others.
I’m a fan of all these authors, and excited to read the whole book. They also include interviews with Ire Aderinokun, Brenda Storer, Stephanie Rewis, Anna Vu, and Matt Rothenberg.
The full book is available free as a website, epub, PDF, or audiobook. I talked to them about pairing designers with developers, and finding the right levels of fidelity for a mockup depending on the situation:
Brad chats with Miriam Suzanne about pottery, theater, CSS, and why we shouldn’t just accept AI as the way. Miriam describes their through-line as collaborative creativity across pottery, theater, client work, and CSS standards, arguing process shapes results and that CSS is inherently collaborative with users, browsers, and devices.
CSS anchor positioning simplifies popovers and dropdowns, and also unlocks new creative possibilities. James joined Jason to teach and explore anchor positioning in live code.
I joined Geoff Graham for a Smashing live stream to talk about CSS, web standards, music, and more!