Here are a few of the things our team found useful or interesting this past week.

Design

Dear young designer

vanschneider.com
Some nice advice. It feels like quite a few of these are applicable to more than just design as well.
Ian

How to design brand identity stylescapes by Futur

www.youtube.com
Here is a useful guide on how to utilize stylescapes to communicate with clients.
Anne

The current state of homepage UX – 8 common pitfalls

baymard.com
While I don’t agree with all of the points raised, there’s certainly a lot of food for thought in this informative article.
Ian

What does the Safari 15 update mean for my designs?

uxdesign.cc
The biggest visual changes in iOS 15 appear to be for Safari. This article is a comprehensive look into everything that has changed.
Ian

Tech

What’s new in ES2021

ui.dev
Short explanations of new features in ES2021. I’ve always liked Ruby’s numeric separator for the ease of reading large numbers it provides and it’s nice to see JavaScript is getting something similar.
Ian