m_ott’s avatarm_ott’s Twitter Archive—№ 12,554

  1. …in reply to @argyleink
    argyleink Yes! A few months ago I wasn’t that optimistic that visual design tools will one day be able to reproduce the same flexibility. But tools like Adobe XD and Figma now have features that are really promising. XD‘s Responsive Resize, for example, feels quite “flexboxy” already.
    1. …in reply to @m_ott
      argyleink I guess the hardest part is to translate abstract Web/CSS concepts like alignment, positioning, fluid sizes, and constraints into a GUI that is usable and comprehensible. And in a way that also works for the majority of designers who are used to thinking of layout as …
      1. …in reply to @m_ott
        argyleink … distributing the space on primarily static canvases. But I also believe that machine learning will soon fundamentally and radically change how our tools interpret our actions and adapt to what we *intend* to design.