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Constraints! - Use jrumble js
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-13
Yes, it's a stupid card. But you can totally make it work. we believe in you ;). A key skill of the web designer is the ability to incorporate an arbitrary, unjustifiable, downright insane requirement with style, elegance and bucketloads of win. Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. You can view the whole deck here, play the 3D mashup. Version, or print the PDF. Thanks to the joker sponsors for deck one! I'd love to hear how you get on with Constraints cards. CC BY NC SA.
constraints.co
Constraints! - Delete your code
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-05
Borrowed from the wonderful coderetreat. This is the ultimate disruptive card. Having built something, delete it, and build it again. For small projects try making three or four passes at this card. Each time deleting all code and starting again. Not just for code. This card works equally well for concepts, wireframes, sketches, prototypes and style guides - work them up, delete them, and work them up again. By following the path again you'll notice new things. Get your daily reminder to level up.
constraints.co
Constraints! - More ideas
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-06
Stop working ON ideas, start working on NEW ideas. Creativity is a barely definable uncontrollable creature. One thing is for sure though, shifting mindsets can kickstart the creation of better work more effectively than anything else (for your humble author at least). Stepping away from your path, looking for new paths, lets you return to your mission with a fresh point of view (or even discover a better path). Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. Version, or print the PDF.
constraints.co
Constraints! - Make it brief
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-15
Over long copy, comprehensive mega-forms, endless navigation trees - they all need to go. Tell your story as quickly as you can. Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. You can view the whole deck here, play the 3D mashup. Version, or print the PDF. Thanks to the joker sponsors for deck one! Constraints is a project to help me explore the ways in which web designers get better at what they do. I'd love to hear how you get on with Constraints cards. You can find me on twitter.
constraints.co
Constraints! - Remove arbitrary styling
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-18
If it serves no purpose - remove it. If you can't point to the function a styling decision serves, remove it. Every line of your CSS should be justifiable. Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. You can view the whole deck here, play the 3D mashup. Version, or print the PDF. Thanks to the joker sponsors for deck one! Constraints is a project to help me explore the ways in which web designers get better at what they do. I'd love to hear how you get on with Constraints cards.
constraints.co
Constraints! - No words on homepage
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-11
No words on homepage. It's good to shut up sometimes. Sometimes the words just get in the way. Can you still achieve everything you need to on that homepage with no words. Is your iconography, photography, and illustration up to the challenge? What does a homepage do if it can't use words? Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. You can view the whole deck here, play the 3D mashup. Version, or print the PDF. Thanks to the joker sponsors for deck one! You can find me on twitter.
constraints.co
Constraints! - Users can't type
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-16
Physical or virtual - you can't assume we have a keyboard here. RWD is about more than screen size. Devices abound, and some have odd restrictions. Not to mention the varying needs of your users themselves. Without a keyboard, can they still say yes? Can they still ask for help? Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. You can view the whole deck here, play the 3D mashup. Version, or print the PDF. Thanks to the joker sponsors for deck one! You can find me on twitter. CC BY NC SA.
constraints.co
Constraints! - lo-fi
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-14
Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. You can view the whole deck here, play the 3D mashup. Version, or print the PDF. Thanks to the joker sponsors for deck one! Constraints is a project to help me explore the ways in which web designers get better at what they do. I'd love to hear how you get on with Constraints cards. You can find me on twitter. CC BY NC SA. Constraints is released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA. Licence, so you are free to share, remix and adapt Constraints.
constraints.co
Constraints! - No images
http://www.constraints.co/wd1-02
If an image is worth a thousand words, what do you do when you can't use any? What is an image these days? Are SVG files images? It's up to you. Get your daily reminder to level up. Pick a card. Any card. You can view the whole deck here, play the 3D mashup. Version, or print the PDF. Thanks to the joker sponsors for deck one! Constraints is a project to help me explore the ways in which web designers get better at what they do. I'd love to hear how you get on with Constraints cards. CC BY NC SA.
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