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    Spotify Design

    spotify.design · Company blog · on HN since 2018

    Spotify's design team writes about design systems, localization, Figma workflows and designer careers.

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    Design & UX
    What HN says

    HN commenters list it among design and UX blogs they follow, and cite its design systems post for Spotify's dark interface history.

    Stats for nerds
    17HN people shared it
    17linked in comments
    35story points
    Dec 2020last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Spotify Design
      3 people · 9 points · first shared 2018 · Discussion on HN
    2. 2
      How Spotify organises work in Figma to improve collaboration
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2020 · Discussion on HN
    3. 3
      Designing Data Science Tools at Spotify
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2020 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      The Paradox of Design Systems
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2018 · Discussion on HN
    5. 5
      Reimagining Design Systems at Spotify
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2019 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Designing for the World: An Introduction to Localization
      2 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      Finding Your T-Shape
      2 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      The Thoughtful Execution Framework
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2023 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      Designing for Belonging: Why Image Localization Matters
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2020 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      From Web Page to Web Player: How Spotify Designed a New Homepage Experience
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2024 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • sheldonapolisMay 2020

      Here is a handful of blogs I follow on Design/UX/Product:
      - https://spotify.design/
      - https://thedsgnblog.com/
      - https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/
      - https://www.creativereview.co.uk/
      - https://alistapart.com/ - One of the favs.

    • dehrmannDec 2020

      I think one of the older iOS apps wasn't light-on-dark, but for a very long time, yes.

      https://spotify.design/article/reimagining-design-systems-at-spotify

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