Paul Wilshaw · Designed for Humans

Some ideas deserve to rest

A resting place for unhelpful habits, and what takes their place.

Here lies: Accessibility later

Build it into the foundations.

Contrast, keyboard access and clear language belong in shared components from the start. Retrofitting them creates work for everyone.

Here lies: The big-bang launch

Test the risky idea early.

Small working prototypes let teams learn before committing. An experiment that stops a poor investment has done its job.

Here lies: One more duplicate

Share the decision, not just the pixels.

A common component language and documentation help product, design and engineering stop solving the same interface problem again.