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Design system can mean different things to different people, or be a nebulous catch-all. Saying “we need a design system” is never wrong. But it’s only a starting point. Here’s how to build what your organisation actually needs: measured.co/blog/dont-buil…

➡️ Start with fundamentals ➡️ Keep a friction log ➡️ Acknowledge feelings Project handovers are always tricky. Here are 12 tips we’ve picked up over the years to help them go smoothly: measured.co/blog/project-h…

Lack of consensus. Lack of organising principle. Lack of reach. These are just a few reasons why design systems fail. Here are more, and how to mitigate them: measured.co/blog/why-desig…

We’ll be heading to Brighton this October for the Converge design systems conference! We’re on deck to chat about all things UI and design systems. Why not come along? More info: measured.co/blog/talk-desi…

Three days until State of the Browser this Saturday! We’re looking forward to talks on accessibility, typography, web audio and more. Tickets are still available, or you can attend online. We’ll be on hand to chat about UI and design systems. More info: measured.co/blog/catch-up-…

Puck is a modular, open-source visual editor #madewithreactjs by @hellomeasuredco that you can use to build custom drag&drop editing experiences in your apps ✏️ - madewithreactjs.com/puck

The bigger the web project, the greater the chance of a rebrand kicking off at the same time. It makes sense to use this to make your project better. Four ways to do so: measured.co/blog/scotts-la…

2024 continues to be a very busy period - Puck v0.15 just landed with a new API for dynamic fields! 🎉 Dynamic fields let you: 1. Show and hide fields 2. Reconfigure fields 3. Populate fields with dynamic data Thank you, as ever, to our lovely community. You are appreciated 🥰

Live demos are a staple of digital teams. They’re the most efficient way to show progress and get feedback about your project. So they’re important to get right. Here’s how we make sure our demos go well: measured.co/blog/how-to-do…

On t’internet, measure means the length of a line of text. We use `measured` in code to limit line-length for readability. It’s one of the reasons we’re called Measured—a nod to our craft. But it’s not the only one: measured.co/blog/why-we-ar…

Or, if you’re feeling courageous, just grab a ticket. There are over 100 left at time of posting. (Thanks to @webstandards for letting us sponsor): 2024.stateofthebrowser.com/tickets/

Hello! Just a note to say we’ll be popping along to this year’s State of the Browser. We’d love to see you there. 📌 Saturday, 14 September, 2024 📌 9:30 am–5:00 pm 📌 Barbican Centre, London More about it: measured.co/blog/catch-up-…

Puck v0.14 is out now, introducing viewport switching! Highlights - 🌟 4.2k stars on GitHub 🤗 8 new contributor friends 🌶️ Drag-and-drop across iframes 🤝 A new @contentful package Release notes 👇 github.com/measuredco/puc…

We recently released some accessible syntax-highlighting colour schemes. We hope they’re useful for developers who: * Publish code on the web * Want it to be visually accessible * Also want it to look quite nice More: measured.co/blog/accessibl…

We are delighted to have @hellomeasuredco support this year's State of the Browser #small" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">2024.stateofthebrowser.com/sponsors/#small #SotB2024

Sneak peak! Viewport switching coming soon! Using real iframes for full media query support ✨

Initially created for the Measured Blog, these palettes have now been open-sourced and added to the base-16 ecosystem. Happy theming! measured.co/blog

Measured Dark & Light, two new base-16 color palettes designed for displaying code samples on the web with accessible color contrast (WCAG conformant). Can also be used for syntax-highlighting in terminal and GUI applications. github.com/measuredco/bas…

🌈 Open-source Measured color schemes

With a background in visual arts, Scott brings interests in visual design, systems thinking and accessibility to his work, while continuing to immerse himself in the crafts of Javascript and CSS. Happy New Year, Scott! 🎉

At Measured, he draws on his wealth of experience to build seamless UI systems that help clients successfully interweave their UI and branding.

Is that the time? Then we’re well overdue in introducing you to the third and final member of the expert founding team at Measured: Scott Boyle.