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Framework-agnostic design systems: a practical approach to web components
Baking framework lock-in into your design system from day one is a recipe for obsolescence. Component documentation is often tedious and out-of-sync with development. Let’s build a documentation-first, framework-agnostic component library using web standards and solve this admittedly esoteric combination of problems.
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The Mindful Design Toolkit is a collection of free, open source templates, workshops, and resources, built to empower your design journey. To coincide with the launch, we’ve also opened up over two hours of free lessons from the Mindful Design course.
Three stoic principles for better web accessibility
Some simple principles here from Steve Frenzel that you can apply whether you're highly experienced in web accessibility or a beginner.
The end of responsive images
Mat Marquis has waited 14 years to write this article. The sizes attribute has been a necessary evil but now, with an auto value capability, it’s completely transformed authoring responsive images on the web.
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