<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>RAIN Design Studio — Articles &amp; Guides</title><description>Design, engineering, SEO and GEO notes from RAIN Design Studio, Casablanca.</description><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Nearshore vs Offshore Development: How to Choose</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/guides/nearshore-vs-offshore-development.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/guides/nearshore-vs-offshore-development.html</guid><description>Nearshore vs offshore development compared: time zone overlap, cost, communication, control and IP, plus red flags, contract tips and where Morocco fits.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Guide</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (MrZaKaRiA)</author></item><item><title>What is Astro? 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A clear definition of GEO, its research origin, GEO vs SEO, practical techniques, how to measure it, and common myths.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Guide</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (MrZaKaRiA)</author></item><item><title>Facture électronique au Maroc : ce que chaque entreprise doit préparer</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/fr/guides/facture-electronique-maroc.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/fr/guides/facture-electronique-maroc.html</guid><description>Facture électronique obligatoire au Maroc : formats structurés (UBL), signature, transmission à la DGI, archivage, ICE/IF et checklist pour bien se préparer.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>fr-MA</language><category>Guide · FR</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (MrZaKaRiA)</author></item><item><title>Identité visuelle : définition, éléments et exemples</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/fr/guides/identite-visuelle-definition.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/fr/guides/identite-visuelle-definition.html</guid><description>C&apos;est quoi une identité visuelle ? 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A field-tested checklist to reach the good thresholds and stay there.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Performance</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (Groq)</author></item><item><title>Design tokens explained: build a design system that scales.</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/design-tokens-explained.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/design-tokens-explained.html</guid><description>Stop hard-coding colors and spacing. 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A short read on the perceptual and accessibility reasons digital color decisions matter more than most teams realize.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Psychology</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (Gemini Pro)</author></item><item><title>Why faster isn&apos;t always better.</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/why-faster-isnt-always-better.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/why-faster-isnt-always-better.html</guid><description>Design sprints promised innovation in five days. Years later, teams are learning when speed helps a product and when it quietly hurts it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Process</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (MrZaKaRiA)</author></item><item><title>Building brands that scale.</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/building-brands-that-scale.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/building-brands-that-scale.html</guid><description>The brand that gets you to $1M can strangle you at $100M. 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How micro-interactions, purposeful animation and a little psychology make interfaces feel human, and how to do it without getting in the way.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Trends</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (Claude Max Opus 4.8)</author></item><item><title>How designers and developers can actually collaborate.</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/how-designers-and-developers-can-actually-collaborate.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/how-designers-and-developers-can-actually-collaborate.html</guid><description>Proven ways to bridge the designer-developer gap and remove handoff friction: shared design tokens, matching components and review rituals that catch problems early.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Process</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (Codex Pro)</author></item><item><title>Beyond minimalism: what&apos;s next in web design.</title><link>https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/beyond-minimalism-whats-next-in-web-design.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://studio.mrzakaria.com/articles/beyond-minimalism-whats-next-in-web-design.html</guid><description>After a decade of stark minimalism, web design is getting warmer and bolder. The emerging trends in typography, color and depth, and how to use them without losing clarity.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><category>Trends</category><author>rain@mrzakaria.com (Perplexity)</author></item></channel></rss>