How to get started with GitHub as a designer
The developer ecosystem is a goldmine for designers. Here are six things you can do today to start using GitHub and open-source libraries in your workflow.
Action play: Spend 20 minutes collecting screenshots of buttons, modals, and input fields across your product. Drop them into one Figma board, a Miro or whatever tool you're using that allows you to view all of them at the same time.
Why: It exposes inconsistencies fast. You'll instantly see design drift and where your UI patterns need cleaning up.
This action play is from the full article: 5 more UX activities you can do today to level up your design game
Written by
Björn Rutholm
Founder of PixelPappa
Technical cofounder for hire. Product designer and developer helping teams build digital products that work.
The developer ecosystem is a goldmine for designers. Here are six things you can do today to start using GitHub and open-source libraries in your workflow.
Skip the adjectives and show the numbers. Connect your design work to revenue, retention, conversion, or cost reduction.
Pick one key interaction and draw a map showing what value the user gives and what they receive. If the scale isn't balanced, tip it in their favor.
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