As electric and hybrid vehicles have become more ubiquitous, I have noticed the sounds coming from them. Walking around our neighborhood…

Sound in Motion

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/sounds-in-motion-0615f3b22ec5

Thursday, May 16, 2024, help us celebrate the 13th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.

GAAD

https://accessibility.day/#:~:text=Thursday%2C%20May%2016%2C%202024%2C,and%20people%20with%20different%20disabilities

I always cringe when I see a birth date (DOB) input using multiple dropdowns for day/month/year. It’s just lazy design and perpetuates…

UI Traps — Date Input

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ui-traps-date-input-494db6ee09a4

Variables set up for you to start playing with them in your design system.  I have created an example type ramp, and made variables for: Font familyFont sizeLine heightFont weight Let me know what you think!

Typography variables starter kit | Figma

https://www.figma.com/community/file/1362098125068472724/typography-variables-starter-kit

Is your design system focused on the artifacts and ignoring the people? Make collaboration part of every stage of your design process.

Fostering collaboration in design systems

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/fostering-collaboration-in-design-systems-cbbb18b72bea

Motion is a website that showcases the power of UI/UX animation in conveying the mood and character of a brand.

Motion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBnIyD5I8mM

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ui-traps-sliders-fe6f1ec054a8

User Experience/User Interface design is about making a system as usable for the user as possible. User is in the name!

UI Traps: Disabled Buttons and Inputs

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ui-traps-disabled-buttons-and-inputs-704d70e35bf5

https://paypal.eightfold.ai/careers/job/274896024094

So with my extra time after the layoff, I decided to try out the device everyone is talking about, the Apple Vision Pro. This new spatial…

Visions of the future

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/visions-of-the-future-c6c0f15f5d76

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you.

https://medium.com/nice-work-from-active-voice/hey-designers-theyre-gaslighting-you-e02e5a4d9cff

I had the opportunity to attend the Design Systems Leadership Summit by Knapsack in San Francisco. It was a great event with insightful…

DS Leadership Summit

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ds-leadership-summit-4fde4677f10a

There is a famous wooden roller coaster, The Giant Dipper, built-in 1924 at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk that still entertains visitors…

A roller coaster called Design Systems

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/a-roller-coaster-called-design-systems-4f17c48b0c4b

OUT: Pattern Police IN: Empathic Sherpas    OUT: An overstuffed design system libraryIN: A thoughtful, layer-cake design system ecosystem     OUT: Unnecessarily verbose documentationIN: Just enough, just-in-time documentation     OUT: Single discipline-focused design systemsIN: Cross-disciplinary de

2024 Design System Vibes

https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/2024-design-system-vibes/

How does someone get through the stack of candidates competing for the remaining fewer roles?

Speaking - Stand Out With Your Story · James Carleton

https://www.carletondesign.com/2023/09/20/stand-out/

Have you ever noticed the outside sounds EV's make? https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/sounds-in-motion-0615f3b22ec5

I’m hiring! Excited to share a new opportunity at PayPal, Senior Director of Content Design. I’m looking for an inspiring senior leader who is a master of craft to shape our content strategy, elevate our practice, and drive impact across the enterprise.

https://lnkd.in/gy5ktPuP

Happy GAAD everyone! 
What is your team doing to celebrate and raise awareness? 
https://accessibility.day/#:~:text=Thursday%2C%20May%2016%2C%202024%2C,and%20people%20with%20different%20disabilities

Help me end the horror of scrolling a dropdown for decades to find your year of birth. The older you get, the more you have to scroll. 😭 

Check out my new post: UI Traps - Date Inputs https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ui-traps-date-input-494db6ee09a4

Proud of my team!  🎉
Our eBay design system + brand team has been working on this collaboration for several years and I'm super excited it went public today.
Check it out: playbook.ebay.com

Variables for typography are live!

I've published a "starter kit" to the community, with examples 🙌

There are variables for:
1) Font family
2) Font weight
3) Line height
4) Font size

https://www.figma.com/community/file/1362098125068472724/typography-variables-starter-kit

Is your design system focused on artifacts and ignoring your people?  It's a common issue. Instead foster collaboration at each stage of a DS growth. https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/fostering-collaboration-in-design-systems-cbbb18b72bea

wish i could bake you something because of this reply

Incredible site that outlines motion and animation principles, a complete gem 💎 motion.zajno.com

Last week I gave a talk at Config on play and building !Boring software. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBnIyD5I8mM

How many tacos? 🌮

New post on Slider UIs 🎚️

https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ui-traps-sliders-fe6f1ec054a8

Today is a big day! Dev Mode launches in @figma.design

It's the culmination of an ~18-month journey, filled with countless riffs, prototypes, reviews, PRDs, and PM mocks. I’m so exited to finally share it with you all. 💚

Why do designers fall into this UI trap?
-Disabled buttons and inputs are bad for UX and accessibility
-This form on Posts*cv uses a disabled button if I type too much. Helpful or confusing?
https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ui-traps-disabled-buttons-and-inputs-704d70e35bf5

We’re hiring! Another great PayPal opportunity — Distinguished Designer, Workshop.
https://paypal.eightfold.ai/careers/job/274896024094

My hot takes on the Apple Vision Pro and its user experience: https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/visions-of-the-future-c6c0f15f5d76

I think this is the best article I've read on design in a long time. https://medium.com/nice-work-from-active-voice/hey-designers-theyre-gaslighting-you-e02e5a4d9cff

It's that time of year again for my clean water campaign. 🚰🚰🚰🚰🚰 Help me change lives for my birthday 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 carleton.design/water/2024

Hey new designers, recent design graduates, and career switchers.

I’ll be speaking about how to stand out from the crowd of applicants at adplist.org's BeMore Festival 2023 on Sept 20 & 21.
Details here: https://bit.ly/bemore_2023

Had a great time at the SF Design System Leadership Summit. See my notes here: https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/ds-leadership-summit-4fde4677f10a

🎢
All the ups and downs of our work reminded me of a roller coaster. Can you relate to this analogy? A roller coaster called Design Systems https://medium.com/@jamescarleton/a-roller-coaster-called-design-systems-4f17c48b0c4b

My new title should be Empathetic Sherpa, hahah. https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/2024-design-system-vibes/

Follow up to yesterday’s post about confusing UI’s, here’s a wonderfully weird but intuitive UI in a dive-y, Copenhagen bar men’s room

Can we stop hyping parallax sites like Amie?  The visuals are interesting, sure. Don't overlook the intentional exclusion of a wide range of humans.

It's not easy entering the UX world right now. I shared some lessons at BeMore Festival 2023 about setting yourself apart from the crowd.

See the video/slides/notes:
https://www.carletondesign.com/2023/09/20/stand-out/

Geocities was my whole world :) https://neal.fun/internet-artifacts/