A book by Niko Tsybulevsky

Thoughts on Design and Humanity

An eclectic, honest collection about how to think about problems, design, and the humans behind every interface.

• The Spine — The book, in order.
• Lion
• Meaning
• Every UI Element Has a Contract — Don't Break It
• Relationships
• Trust
• Character
• The Rest — Not placed yet.
• Before the First Pixel
• The Output Determines Everything
• Input Type Is a Contract — Choosing the Right Field for the Right Task
• Same Word, Different Toast
• Spacing Is a Grouping Tool — and You're Probably Using It Wrong
• The Payload Contract
• Every Visual Treatment Is a Promise — Make Sure You're Keeping It
• Navigation Is a Contract
• The URL Is the Honest One
• The Container Decision — Modal, Panel, Tab, or Route
• You're Not Designing a Menu
• The Feedback Contract — Every Action Deserves a Response
• Behavioral Consistency — Designing the Rules Before the Interactions
• When the Promise Breaks · in progress
• When Things Go Wrong
• We've Optimized the Soul Out
• How to Make Them Yearn
• Inheritance and Composition
• The Login Is a Gate
• The Feeling Is the Spec · in progress
• [Part 4 Reflection — PLACEHOLDER] · in progress
• The Form as System — Where Every Principle Converges
• 47 Documents
• The User Has a Face · in progress
• Return to Lion