A people-first approach helps the DocuSign team make design decisions together

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Geographic differences don’t need to be an impediment to creativity and collaboration.

How curiosity and compassion cultivates trust

Remote leadership requires good tools, good communication, good documentation, and plenty of empathy.

Plus: Kelly Watkins, former Slack and GitHub marketing executive, joins Abstract board

If you design products, you have more power and influence than you realize. This is a call for awareness and change in a time when Everything is Design.

To build superior products at scale, combine a classic business toolset with a design-thinking mindset.

No one works in a future-proof field, designers included. But if you recognize that change is coming and help others along the way, you can future-proof yourself.

Go behind the scenes with an Abstract brand designer to see how we collaborated on our blog design, across teams and timezones.

In an increasingly collaborative design world, hard and fast rules don't necessarily apply. But traits like emotional intelligence, future-obsession, and ability to trust rise to the top.

Bring order to the chaos with a Branch-based workflow.

There’s a new, faster way to locate that Branch you’ve been looking for.

From treating it like a product to defining principles and 'A.B.U.,' here are key things to remember along the way.

From ditching silos and workarounds to embracing purple squirrels and remote work, here's how to navigate the changing world of modern design.

Design Advocate Andrea Burton shares tips for using one of Abstract’s most versatile features.

No more Slack conversations to locate “that one Collection.”

Design Advocate Andrea Burton shares a few of her favorite ways to streamline your design workflow.

How to start the conversation with stakeholders and get a design system off the ground.

It’s never been easier to collaborate in Abstract.

Effective UX writing can turn a good user experience into a great one.

Intuit content designer Simon Alovisi's team is crafting bespoke, end-to-end experiences for the UK market.

The value of design ultimately hinges on process. If we can improve the workflow, we can improve the output and perceived ROI.

A more open approach to design helps build better products and demystifies the process for the rest of the company.

Feedback is key to making better products, when it's given in the right place, at the right time.

Version control is communication, transparency, and consensus

A scalable, lightweight workflow for collaborative design reviews.

Stop asking, "What’s in this file? Why is it different than the current file? Where’s the final version?”

No more exporting files, Inspect provides one place to access the information needed to implement any design with easy-to-access design specs!

Staying on top of conversations in Abstract just got a lot easier.

Abstract Collections allow you to organize, share, and present your design work.

How the fantasy sports tech company uses Abstract to manage a remote crew of designers and engineers