Design Language
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Design Language is a newsletter for product builders (PMs, Engineers, Founders, Hackers) who want to improve their design literacy, hone their taste, and improve their craft.
It’s design for non-designers.
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It’s design for non-designers.
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Changed the styling from "vibe code blue" to a neo-brutalist with a Mondrian color palette with a single prompt in Gemini 3
alphalabel.robotheart.studio
alphalabel.robotheart.studio
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Changed the styling from "vibe code blue" to a neo-brutalist with a Mondrian color palette with a single prompt in Gemini 3
alphalabel.robotheart.studio
alphalabel.robotheart.studio
The best way for users to avoid errors is to stop them in the first place - learn some actionable tactics on how to do that
Our next edition will be on Error Prevention - coming 12/22
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Our next edition will be on Error Prevention - coming 12/22
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December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The best way for users to avoid errors is to stop them in the first place - learn some actionable tactics on how to do that
Our next edition will be on Error Prevention - coming 12/22
designlanguage.xyz
Our next edition will be on Error Prevention - coming 12/22
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An affordance is a design element’s built-in suggestion about how it should be used. A design element, object, or interface should signal what actions you can take with it.
#design #ux
#design #ux
A: Affordances - Making UI Actions Obvious
The art of crafting objects that whisper their purpose...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The principle of Common Region says that elements inside a defined boundary are perceived as belonging together.
By defining clear regions, users quickly understand structure, relationships, and context within an interface, reducing cognitive load and improving scan-ability.
By defining clear regions, users quickly understand structure, relationships, and context within an interface, reducing cognitive load and improving scan-ability.
C: Common Region - Grouping Related Elements Clearly
Grouping is one of design’s simplest, strongest tools
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December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The principle of Common Region says that elements inside a defined boundary are perceived as belonging together.
By defining clear regions, users quickly understand structure, relationships, and context within an interface, reducing cognitive load and improving scan-ability.
By defining clear regions, users quickly understand structure, relationships, and context within an interface, reducing cognitive load and improving scan-ability.
D: Doherty Threshold — Designing for Instant Response
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D: Doherty Threshold — Designing for Instant Response
Designing for Instantaneous Interaction
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December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
D: Doherty Threshold — Designing for Instant Response
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