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The Toptal Design Blog is a hub for advanced design studies by professional designers in the Toptal network on all facets of digital design, ranging from detailed design tutorials to in-depth coverage of new design trends, techniques, and technologies.

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Toptalauthors are vetted experts in their fields and write on topics in which they have demonstrated experience. All of our content is peer reviewed and validated by Toptal experts in the same field.

Lines of Communication: A Typeface History (With Infographic)

Typeface evolution has been slower than other areas of design but looking back over the past 500+ years shows staggering advancements, from the invention of the printing press to variable web fonts.

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Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman

Cameron is the former Head of Content at Uxcel, where she was an instructional designer of UX design courses, skill assessments, and other educational design content. She has more than 20 years experience in the design education space, contributing to Toptal’s Design blog, Smashing Magazine, Web Designer News, CodeVisually, and Webdesigner Depot.

How to Scale Internationally: Global Product Design

Companies rolling out international products tend to focus primarily on proper language translation. However, a host of other essential components should not be missed in order to make your product a global success.

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Adrienne Jan

Adrienne Jan

Adrienne has more than 15 years of experience in marketing and product roles across multiple countries.

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The Past Is Still Present: An Overview of Timeless Design

Will there ever be a digital equivalent to the ageless wonders of industrial design? We share examples of timeless design and detail how designers can ensure digital relevancy for decades to come.

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Damir Kotorić

Damir Kotorić

Damir is a multidisciplinary designer who brings digital products to life for startups and Fortune 500 giants all around the world.

How to Perfect and Leverage Remote UX Workshops

Conducting a remote UX workshop can be extremely challenging. To avoid disaster, it’s important that facilitators follow best practices, observe proven techniques and prepare thoroughly.

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Carlos Rosemberg

Carlos Rosemberg

Carlos is a user experience strategist, researcher, and strategist who creates useful, simple, and pleasurable digital products and services.

How to Make the Remote Work Transition With Ease

A sudden transition to remote work can be challenging. Adopting an iterative approach, maintaining strong communities, and setting up a home office that’s built for productivity are keys to success.

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Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman

Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.

COVID-19: The Ultimate Design Thinking Use Case

We are living in extraordinary times as COVID-19 continues to cause crises across the world. Could designers make use of design thinking to solve urgent problems and come up with innovative solutions?

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Miklos Philips

Miklos Philips

Miklos is a design leader, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.

The Importance of UX and Design Thinking

There’s significant overlap between UX and Design Thinking. Like UX, Design Thinking is an iterative process where ideas breathe life based on the needs, thoughts, and behaviors of real users.

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Igor Dinuzzi

Igor Dinuzzi

Igor leads brands like Facebook, L’Oréal, and Samsung to deliver integrated content across a wide range of customer-facing touchpoints.

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Paula Barcante

Paula is an award-winning UX/UI designer, advisor, and illustrator with more than six years of hands-on experience in making complex interfaces delightful and user friendly. She has made a significant impact in large corporations, such as Amazon, Zillow, Google, as well as startups. Her mission is to create efficient, beautiful, innovative, and high-quality experiences for the greater good of society.
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