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> Modern CSS and your JS frontend of choice is a lot quicker and more powerful for component building and general design work. I'm a former designer turned pro

> Modern CSS and your JS frontend of choice is a lot quicker and more powerful for component building and general design work. I'm a former designer turned programmer, and I couldn't agree more. I was recently tasked with doing some mockup images (no official designer on the team), and at the end, I realized that I could do it so much faster with code. Ironically, while I was putting the images together (I used Affinity Photo), I remember thinking to myself "Does this thing have some sort of scripting language?". I still think a sketchpad and a pen is the best way to generate ideas. But, when it comes to mockups, good old HTML and CSS really can't be beat.

Bilal_io 2y ago
That's how I've always worked. I create everything in HTML and CSS and enhance the design iteratively, then I hook up the data fetched from the backend. It's way faster for me this way.
manuelmoreale 2y ago
> I still think a sketchpad and a pen is the best way to generate ideas. Couldn’t agree more. When I’m not working on a design that’s been passed to me by a designer I usually “design” on paper [0] and I still think it’s the fastest way to work through my ideas. I then jump from there straight to the browser. But this is obviously an unsustainable workflow if you work in a team. [0] https://manuelmoreale.com/how-to-make-a-blog https://manuelmoreale.com/how-to-make-a-blog