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Matthew Ström
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Last updated 2 months ago
The history of album art
2 months ago
Album art didn’t always exist In the early 1900s, recorded music was...
UI Density
about 1 year ago
Interfaces are becoming less dense I’m usually one to be skeptical of...
The polish paradox
about 1 year ago
Polish is a word that gets thrown out in conversations about craft...
How to generate color palettes for design systems
about 1 year ago
It used to be easy to pick colors for design systems. Years...
Creating a positive workplace community
over 2 years ago
Your workplace community — the way you interact with your coworkers every...
What it means to design a platform
over 2 years ago
Editor’s note: This essay was adapted from a post I wrote on...
The micromanager's dilemma
over 2 years ago
Here’s a riddle: Nobody I’ve ever worked with likes micromanagement. Yet, on...
Ballet dancers and shot putters
over 2 years ago
Starting a career in design is like crash-landing on Mars. You may...
Generative art Open Graph preview images
over 2 years ago
I like writing and sharing essays on twitter. I especially like the...
Beauty in the machine: Post-industrial design
almost 3 years ago
Has design become boring A twitter thread by Sheehan Quirke (aka the...
How to pick the least wrong colors
about 3 years ago
I’m a self-taught designer.1 This has its upsides: I learn at my...