The journal
Long-form thinking on the parts of the job that don't fit in a portfolio grid.
When everything is emphasised, nothing is. A case for designing with exactly one accent colour and letting restraint do the talking.
When everything is emphasised, nothing is. A case for designing with exactly one accent colour and letting restraint do the talking.
No facilitation team, no whiteboard wall. Here is the compressed version of the sprint I run for almost every project.
Naming variables so a developer can guess the right token without opening Figma. A practical convention.
Warm darks, contrast ratios, and why pure black is usually a mistake.
Spoiler: it is not pixels. It is confidence in a decision they could not make alone.
Field design is UX too. How to model content so editors succeed on day one.
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Mariana Nightflower
I'm currently open for new projects
I'm currently open for new projects. Let's build something impactful and beautiful together.
