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"you can stand out as a designer by learning to code. I’m not talking about writing production code with developers here. [...] I’m talking getting a good understanding of How Things Work" Wisdom (as ever) from @bell.bz piccalil.li/blog/the-tim...

piccalil.liThe time for designers to learn to code is nowWith design tools further commoditising and sanitising expected creative output, the time for designers to be able to stand out is very much here. I think for some, learning to code is a good route fo...

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Doing Comp Sci has definitely held me in good stead. Nothing I touch will ever make its way to prod but simply understanding what's feasible – and critically what's feasible within different frameworks and teams – has paid dividends over the years

Creative ideation still happens in Figma, but it’s an early process, rather than *the* design process. HTML and CSS prototypes test that ideation which is refined in Figma. I’m not saying don’t use Figma. I’m saying don’t use it as a source of truth.

HTML and CSS in whatever browser comes to hand. Not being facetious – just getting hands dirty with the raw materials. Will move into Storybook or similar at a later stage.