Daniel Schwarz Previously, design blog editor at Toptal and SitePoint. Now I advocate for better UX design alongside industry leaders such as Adobe, InVision, Marvel, Wix, Net Magazine, CreativeBloq, CSS-Tricks, and more.

Stories by Daniel Schwarz

11 Figma Widgets

11 Figma widgets to speed up your workflow

UX Design

Here are 11 Figma widgets you and your team might appreciate — they’re intended to help you save time and make your job easier.

Daniel Schwarz
Apr 14, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Figma Logo

8 Figma plugins for design system management

UX Design

Here’s a look at the best Figma plugins and integrations for design system management. These tools can help you design whatever you envision.

Daniel Schwarz
Apr 11, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read

How to transform product culture with paper prototyping

Product Management

Paper prototyping is really “just sketching,” but it can actually be an incredibly powerful process when used to its full potential.

Daniel Schwarz
Mar 24, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Comparing Traditional AI Design

AI in UX design: How to leverage AI and how far it’ll get you

UX Design

Let’s take a look at the AI tools out there, how they can be used in a UX design setting, and how effective they are.

Daniel Schwarz
Mar 15, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
A Guide To Design Concepts: Mockups, Wireframes, And More

A guide to design concepts: Mockups, wireframes, and more

Product Management

Design concepts are the first step in creating a great product. They enable product teams to discover and fix problems long before the development phase.

Daniel Schwarz
Mar 8, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Cancel Button

How to design nondestructive cancel buttons

UX Design

What can we do as UX designers to ensure users have an easy time canceling, deleting, clearing, returning to a previous state, etc.?

Daniel Schwarz
Feb 2, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Visual Hierarchy UX on Web and Mobile

A guide to visual hierarchy in UX design

UX Design

Visual hierarchy is incredibly powerful, and you can implement it just by applying some pretty common style properties.

Daniel Schwarz
Jan 24, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Understanding Sunk Costs In Product Management

Understanding sunk costs in product management

Product Management

Product managers must learn how to estimate the gravitas of their decisions and how to cut losses gracefully (with minimal damage) when they inevitably happen.

Daniel Schwarz
Jan 18, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
How to Style Scroll Snap Points With CSS

How to style scroll snap points with CSS

Dev

Scroll snapping is an interaction enhancement and is now a native CSS feature that helps users snap to certain scroll points.

Daniel Schwarz
Jan 12, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
What Makes a CTA Button Good?

How to design CTA buttons: UX best practices

UX Design

Learn to design a CTA button with affordance, accessibility, aesthetics, and visual hierarchy in mind for an improved CTR.

Daniel Schwarz
Dec 20, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read
A Guide To Creating And Sharing Public Product Roadmaps

A guide to creating and sharing public product roadmaps

Product Management

Sharing product roadmaps publicly garners transparency and support. Product roadmaps prove progression and that you as a team and product are worth the continued investment.

Daniel Schwarz
Dec 15, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read
What Should a CSS Boilerplate Look Like in 2022?

What should a modern CSS boilerplate look like?

Dev

We review the must-have features and characteristics of a modern CSS boilerplate to get your CSS running in seconds.

Daniel Schwarz
Nov 24, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read