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Setting a design team up for success

Tripling outputs while working remotely

UX designer and design leader Tom Greever shares the inspiration behind his new book.

Head of Design Francesco Vetica shares how Abstract helps the Fifth Beat team reduce costs, refine workflows, and mentor clients.

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“Balance the immediate with the far off” and other great advice for design leadership

A people-first approach helps the DocuSign team make design decisions together

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The decisions and organization behind Zendesk’s design system.

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Geographic differences don’t need to be an impediment to creativity and collaboration.

Hop to a symbol master from a symbol instance and always view the latest version

Bringing your customers and their thoughts to the table is a powerful way to shift the business.

How curiosity and compassion cultivates trust

Like Design Ops, Research Ops is all about creating repeatable systems and processes to support design.

For documentation to be useful and used, it’s critical that everyone on the team commits to maintaining it.

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Remote leadership requires good tools, good communication, good documentation, and plenty of empathy.

Design leaders from Ellevest, Varo Money, Xbox, and more share where the design discipline stands in proving the value of design in organizations.

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From scrappy to scale: What started as a labor of love resulted in saving thousands of hours of design and development time.

Leaders from Pinterest, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Clearleft, and more lay their best advice on the table.

Plus: Kelly Watkins, former Slack and GitHub marketing executive, joins Abstract board

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A strong design leader works side by side, not top-down, and pulls team players toward a deep belief in themselves.

You can afford a design system. Learn how to distribute the work of building a design system while gaining buy-in.

Even if you’re a team of one, these essential principles will help you get to cruising altitude and bootstrap your way to automation.

Design leaders from Facebook, Intercom, Dropbox, Animoodles, and more share predictions about the coming sea change that is product design.

So much incredible design advice, so little time to read it all. If you prefer bullet points to lengthy prose, you’ll enjoy this comprehensive summary.

One year ago, we publicly shared our philosophy on inclusion. Here’s how we did in 2019 and what we learned along the way.

With Abstract, you can now design and prototype within XD, simplify your workflow, and bring your team together in one place.

Abstract 87 is a giant leap into the future of open design.

If you design products, you have more power and influence than you realize. This is a call for awareness and change in a time when Everything is Design.

To build superior products at scale, combine a classic business toolset with a design-thinking mindset.

No one works in a future-proof field, designers included. But if you recognize that change is coming and help others along the way, you can future-proof yourself.

The future will be defined by those who bridge the gap between design and development. Here are actionable steps to get there without burning out.

Go behind the scenes with an Abstract brand designer to see how we collaborated on our blog design, across teams and timezones.

In an increasingly collaborative design world, hard and fast rules don't necessarily apply. But traits like emotional intelligence, future-obsession, and ability to trust rise to the top.

Keep calm with a bird’s-eye view of your team’s design work.

A great career shouldn’t come at the expense of your identity, but this is a tradeoff many of us have to make. This Latinx Heritage Month, we examine the role that remote work plays in preserving Latinx culture across the U.S.

September marks the beginning of Latinx Heritage Month. We’re honoring our teammates with a series of interviews to highlight their experiences.

Bring order to the chaos with a Branch-based workflow.

September marks the beginning of Latinx Heritage Month. We’re honoring our teammates with a series of interviews to highlight their experiences.

There’s a new, faster way to locate that Branch you’ve been looking for.

In an increasingly cross-disciplinary world, it’s high time we gave content strategists a seat at the table, alongside designers and developers.

An Abstract tech recruiter shares 7 tried-and-true strategies that helped her navigate a competitive job market while drawing energy and focus from her Latina identity.

Linzi Berry, Product Design Systems Manager at Lyft, shares the story and core principles of their design system.

An Abstract product designer shares her winding career path, discovering her love of problem-solving, and why more designers should talk about their struggles and triumphs.

Designers at the world's largest cloud CRM platform say they keep their cool thanks to "trust, teamwork, and tools like Abstract."

Follow this guide to get your design files and your team into Abstract.

Abstract is an ‘open kitchen’ for the growing team that's hungry for transparency.

From treating it like a product to defining principles and 'A.B.U.,' here are key things to remember along the way.

Abstract is the 'paper trail of decisions' that anyone, on any team, in any part of the world, can tap into at any time

A 3-minute guide to preserving and reviving your designs.

Our Chief Product Officer shares why building a distributed workforce can be the key to diversifying companies and supporting local economies.

How to thoughtfully introduce Abstract into your design workflow.

Creating a better process requires intentional collaboration. Here’s how to think like a developer when you’re designing.

You know that Abstract can be a gamechanger for your team’s design workflow. How do you paint that same vision for everyone else?

We’re celebrating our LGBTQIA+ teammates this Pride Month with a series of interviews. Meet Abstract Software Engineer Evan Vaughn.

From ditching silos and workarounds to embracing purple squirrels and remote work, here's how to navigate the changing world of modern design.

We’re celebrating our LGBTQIA+ teammates this Pride Month with a series of interviews, starting with our Abstract Design Advocate.

The Abstract SDK is a JavaScript package that wraps both our web API and our desktop CLI in a unified interface.

UX Design Lead Eric Alberts shares how a design system enables more collaboration across Wolters Kluwer's global organization.

Design Advocate Andrea Burton shares tips for using one of Abstract’s most versatile features.

No more Slack conversations to locate “that one Collection.”

Design Advocate Andrea Burton shares a few of her favorite ways to streamline your design workflow.

How to start the conversation with stakeholders and get a design system off the ground.

It’s never been easier to collaborate in Abstract.

Effective UX writing can turn a good user experience into a great one.

Intuit content designer Simon Alovisi's team is crafting bespoke, end-to-end experiences for the UK market.

And why this underrepresented talent might just be the people your company needs most.

Learn more about Jessica, Support Specialist, in this week's Women's History Month Spotlight.

Our VP of Engineering, Rukmini Reddy, shares the pivotal events that helped shape her path and underpin her leadership philosophy.

To build more powerful products, no one function should play a supporting role.

The value of design ultimately hinges on process. If we can improve the workflow, we can improve the output and perceived ROI.

Learn more about Morgan, Senior Brand Designer, in this week's Women's History Month Spotlight.

We’re making big leaps to round out your design workflow.

Not a sight for sore eyes. We’re rolling out a system-wide Dark Mode for our MacOS and web apps.

Learn more about Natalie, Software Engineer, Front End, in this week's Women's History Month Spotlight.

Learn more about Dee, Engineering Manager, Back End Engineering, in this week's Women's History Month Spotlight.

Learn more about our teammate, LaShaun, in this week's Black History Month Spotlight.

How marrying design process and design instincts will set you apart.

Why we measure inclusion as part of our company performance.

Learn more about our teammate, Kimani, in this week's Black History Month Spotlight.

Learn more about our teammate, Sommer, in this week's Black History Month Spotlight.

A more open approach to design helps build better products and demystifies the process for the rest of the company.

Learn more about our Engineering teammate, Andrew, in this week's Black History Month Spotlight.

Chief People and Inclusion Officer Jabu Dayton shares her hiring philosophy.

How you build is just as important as what you’re building.

From blueprint to building, and the changing nature of developer handoff.

How does the growing company stay focused on its mission to deliver groceries across North America? By using new tools and collaborative ways of working.

Jonathan Snook shares what it means to design in a multi-stack world.

Automation is killing the tedium in design, but our jobs are about to get more exciting

A bi-directional workflow that takes designs into production, faster.

Giving you more control over your work.

Get organized and speed up your workflow.

Branches are an essential piece of the design workflow and the cornerstone of version control.

Feedback is key to making better products, when it's given in the right place, at the right time.

Manage the flow of feedback, enjoy better design reviews