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5 things you can do in Abstract that you didn’t realize
As a Design Advocate, one of my favorite things is helping our customers discover new ways to use Abstract to streamline their design workflow. You’re here reading our blog, so you might already know a...
View ArticleMake the case: How to get buy-in for building a design system
We’ve all talked about design systems enough that it seems like by now, the benefits of having one would be clear. A design system helps us build products faster, enables teams to understand shared...
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Big Little Updates: The Project Collection Gallery
Collections are one of the most versatile features in Abstract. You can use them to organize Artboards and share user flows during design reviews, telling the story of your work to a range of...
View Article5 things you didn’t realize you could do with Collections
If you aren’t using Collections, you’re missing out on one of Abstract’s most useful features for design collaboration. Collections are curated groups of Artboards that you intentionally put together...
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7 ways to lean into an open design process
To achieve better outputs and survive organizational change and scale, design needs to be more collaborative. So what do we mean when we say “open design”? Rooted in the open-source tech movement, open...
View ArticleBuild your design system with these 8 real-world lessons
Hearing all the hype about design systems can give you the impression that you just create a design system and *poof* everything comes together. Maybe you write a blog post about it and then you never...
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Introducing the Quick Jump and inline editing for Collections
There’s a new, faster way to locate that Branch you’ve been looking for. Before today, resurrecting an archived exploration meant manually digging through projects and Branches and updating the titles...
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Why version history is not version control
This post was co-written by Abstract co-founders Josh Brewer and Kevin Smith. We launched Abstract with a lofty mission to redesign the design process. We started by supporting Sketch, one of the...
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8 critical skills of effective design leaders
Inspiring, confident, and creative are all traits you’d likely expect of strong design leaders, and these qualities are absolutely necessary. But how do they inspire with confidence and creativity?...
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How we redesigned the Abstract blog with Abstract
Over the last year, we’ve put a lot of energy into creating content on our blog. We’ve tried to make our blog a destination for useful and inspiring education, storytelling, product, and company news....
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Expect change in your design career. Choose growth.
When designers consider a new job, one of their biggest concerns is the size of the company. Should I work at a small company or a large one? What’s better: start-ups or enterprise? Maybe something...
View ArticleGenerous design is the way forward: 3 keys to transparency
It takes a lot of effort, coordination, and skill to deliver superior products. The product design industry is maturing at an incredible pace, and our customers’ expectations are so high. Very...
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How to understand your impact in the brave new world of product design
It’s time to change a lot of the dialog we have in the design industry. It’s time for us to start thinking about the impact our designs have on the world. We’ve spent far too long thinking about how...
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Flawless App joins Abstract
Illustration by Daina Lightfoot We ended 2019 by bringing Adobe XD file support to Abstract, furthering our mission to make design more open. Over the past few months, we’ve been reflecting on what it...
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How to lead a 100% remote design team
Illustration by Daina Lightfoot As more and more workers around the world are being sent home to work amidst a global pandemic, some design leaders are struggling to navigate uncharted territory:...
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How to build and re-build trust in a remote environment
Design Dept.’s Mia Blume joined Abstract’s Scott Welliver for a conversation and Q&A about building trust in a remote environment. This post is based on the actionable advice Mia shared about how...
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A new normal for design
As remote design sprints, AMAs and webinars have become the norm, we’re getting more under-the-hood peeks at folks’ remote work setups, virtual brainstorms, design systems, and more. While not...
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How to run a remote design sprint
Design sprint is a new-ish term for something the industry has been doing for over a decade. You put a group of engineers, designers, and product people in a room and tell them not to come out until...
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