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How to ask for — and give — design feedback
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How we conduct design reviews at Abstract
Facilitating participation, engagement, and feedback in remote design reviews
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How ClearScore built DesignOps from the ground up
What started as a labor of love resulted in saving thousands of hours of design and development time
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How Abstract helped Fifth Beat accelerate new project ramp times by 20%
Head of Design Francesco Vetica shares how Abstract helps the Fifth Beat team reduce costs, refine workflows, and mentor clients.
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How DocuSign uses Abstract to build a culture of thoughtful collaboration
A people-first approach helps the DocuSign team make design decisions together
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How Zendesk planted the Garden design system
The decisions and organization behind Zendesk’s design system.
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Andrea Burton
How to run a remote design sprint
Geographic differences don’t need to be an impediment to creativity and collaboration.
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How to design a remote-friendly documentation strategy
For documentation to be useful and used, it’s critical that everyone on the team commits to maintaining it.
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How to lead a 100% remote design team
Remote leadership requires good tools, good communication, good documentation, and plenty of empathy.
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How Cisco built an enterprise global design system
From scrappy to scale: What started as a labor of love resulted in saving thousands of hours of design and development time.
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How to avoid 5 of the most common design system mistakes
Leaders from Pinterest, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Clearleft, and more lay their best advice on the table.
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How to build and maintain an equitable design system in Abstract
You can afford a design system. Learn how to distribute the work of building a design system while gaining buy-in.
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How to get your DesignOps team up and running
Even if you’re a team of one, these essential principles will help you get to cruising altitude and bootstrap your way to automation.
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Scott Welliver
55 of the most actionable ways to scale design
So much incredible design advice, so little time to read it all. If you prefer bullet points to lengthy prose, you’ll enjoy this comprehensive summary.
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Embracing open design in 2019
Automation is killing the tedium in design, but our jobs are about to get more exciting
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