This week, among other things, we’re styling in Shopify and designing in Figma. Here are a few links we found interesting and helpful.

Design

A complete guide to Flexbox

css-tricks.com
As a Flexbox newb, this complete guide is handy and easy to follow.
Anne

Is redesigning your mobile app a bad idea?

smashingmagazine.com
If you’re thinking of redesigning your mobile app, here are some things you should consider first!
Anne

Tips to fasten Figma workflow

awesomefigmatips.com
As the caption says, this is a collection of tips for working faster in Figma. Particularly for those of us comparing Figma with other tools like Sketch, perhaps one of these will help make your decision easier.
Ian

User Onboarding: Is HEY Email Worth It?

growth.design
A great case study breaking down the pluses and minuses of the onboarding process for HEY, Basecamp’s new email service.
Ian

Tech

React Native Stripe payments

github.com
A new library for handling Stripe payments through React Native, to compete with the incumbent, https://github.com/tipsi/tipsi-stripe (which we’ve used). I’m hoping we’ll get a library compatible with React Native Web sometime soon!
Mark

Khan Engineering: our transition to React Native

engineering.khanacademy.org
Another company well-known for its engineering shares their experiences with Stripe. Always a good read for product owners weighing up their native app development options.
Mark