Peter Kaizer
Thoughts
Short thoughts on design craft
Compact explorations — a concept, a principle, or an observation worth sitting with.
The Platform Is Part of the System
A design system nobody can find is not a design system — it's a file.
PhilosophyMaterial Honesty
Digital materials have their own properties — designs that pretend otherwise often fail to be anything at all.
InteractionPeripheral Awareness
Good UI design accounts for what's not in direct focus.
PhilosophyRestraint as Craft
The hardest editorial decision is the thing you don't add.
LayoutInvisible Hierarchy
The best hierarchy is the kind you don't notice.
ColorSimultaneous Contrast
Place any color next to another and both change.
MotionTension and Release
Every animation has a promise and a payoff.
TypographyType Weight as Voice
Weight is the typographic equivalent of vocal emphasis.
LayoutRhythm and Grid
A grid without rhythm is just rows and columns.
InteractionThe Affordance Gradient
Affordances exist on a spectrum from hidden to obvious — the art is calibration.
ColorColor as Temperature
Before you choose a hue, choose a temperature.
TypographyOptical Correction
Making things feel right means they cannot look technically correct.
LayoutBreathing Room
The act of leaving space is as deliberate as filling it.