Changing Our Development Mindset

We simply can no longer design and develop only for “optimal” content or browsing conditions. Instead, we must embrace the inherent flexibility and unpredictability of the web, and build resilient components. Static mockups cannot cater to every scenario, so many design decisions fall to developers at build time. Like it or not, if you’re a UI developer, you are a designer — even if you don’t consider yourself one!

...Sometimes interpreting a design means asking the designer to further elaborate on their ideas (or even re-evaluate them). Other times, it means making design decisions on the fly or making recommendations based on our knowledge and experience.

  1. ​gridless.design​
  2. ​We are the ones who paved the path​
  3. ​Embracing Asymmetrical Design​

For a designer, it's great to know there are developers out there who embrace the fact that designs can never fully capture built reality.