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Business
The Precarious Position of In-House Design Systems Teams Amidst Corporate Cutbacks
Recent layoffs in the tech world, including design systems teams, reflect broader dilemmas about integrating and valuing specialized roles amid economic challenges.
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Development
Create Impressive Scroll-Based Animations with CSS scroll-timeline
Learn how to create immersive scroll-based animations based on user scrolling with no JavaScript required.
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Development
The Future-Proof Choice: Web Components First Over JavaScript Frameworks
Behold the transformative POWER of web components offering highly convenient flexibility and efficiency across diverse frameworks and code ecosystems.
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Business
The Highs and Lows of Running a Digital Design Agency: An Inside Look at Southleft
Navigating the terrain of agency ownership isn't for the faint of heart. Explore the highs and lows, innovations and setbacks, that define Southleft’s story.
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Design
Brad Frost’s Talk at FRONT ZURICH 2023 – Is Atomic Design Dead?
Brad Frost explores the future of design systems, touching on global collaboration and AI, at FRONT ZURICH 2023.
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Business
The Importance of Synchronizing Your Design System and Product Strategy
Learn how aligning your design system with your product strategy can create a consistent user experience and give you a competitive advantage
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Business
Partnering with Enterprise Clients in a Modern Approach to Web Development
Southleft utilizes a tailored Scrummerfall approach to provide a smooth workflow for web projects. Our proven process promotes collaboration, transparency, and quality assurance from start to finish.
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Development
Native Web Components in Design Systems: A Comprehensive Guide
Dive into native web components - their pros, cons, adoption by big tech, framework integration, design system use, and challenges like lack of SSR support
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Business
A Meeting of Minds: The Southleft Approach to Strategic Partnerships and In-House Augmentation
Explore our nuanced method of collaboration with fellow agencies and in-house teams, aiming to inspire creativity and strengthen connections in the digital sphere.
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Business
The Many Hats of PMs in Digital Agencies
Watch me ramble on and fumble through my words while having a delightful conversation with the hosts of the "Agencies That Build" podcast.