Jeremy Keith
Design Principles For The Web
#1about 3 minutes
Understanding the Double Diamond design process
The Double Diamond model helps teams collaborate by making it explicit whether they are in a divergent or convergent phase of work.
#2about 3 minutes
Connecting purpose, principles, and patterns
Your organization's purpose (the "why") should inform your principles (the "how"), which in turn guide the final patterns you build (the "what").
#3about 5 minutes
How to create effective design principles
A good design principle forces prioritization and passes the reversibility test, meaning its opposite could be valid in a different context.
#4about 2 minutes
Exploring universal principles and eponymous laws
Eponymous laws like Hofstetter's Law and Murphy's Law act as universal truths that can inform project planning and risk management.
#5about 6 minutes
The web's foundational principle of tolerance
Postel's Law, or the robustness principle, advises being conservative in what you send and liberal in what you accept, a core tenet of the web.
#6about 3 minutes
Applying the principle of least power
Choose the least powerful language suitable for a task, such as using HTML or CSS before resorting to JavaScript, to build more resilient solutions.
#7about 4 minutes
Choosing between native elements and custom components
Deciding between native HTML elements and custom-built components involves a trade-off between user access and developer control.
#8about 2 minutes
Why the web values ubiquity over consistency
Unlike native platforms that prioritize consistency, the web's core value is ubiquity, ensuring content remains accessible across devices and time.
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