The Daily Index — Monday, September 25, 2023 · TLDR Index

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MACOS SONOMA LAUNCHING THIS WEEK WITH THESE NEW FEATURES

macOS Sonoma is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 25 with new features and improvements. These include desktop widgets, game mode, web apps in the dock, new screen savers and wallpapers, Safari profiles, and many more.

macrumors.com · 5 min

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THE AI ERA OF COMPUTING IS STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE

Chat-based interfaces dominate the AI landscape, but text prompts don't cover the richness of human expression and communication. Tone of voice, posture, and gestures should be considered as inputs, improving the collaboration between algorithms and humans.

fastcompany.com · 6 min

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GET IT SHIPPED — BUILDING BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH DEVS

Establishing a good relationship with developers boils down to three essential things — collaboration, communication, and respect. Developers should be involved early in the design process and way before the handover. They should be involved in the design feedback sessions. Designers should be willing to compromise on their designs and ideas.

articles.redesigningdesign.systems · 6 min

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THE DESIGN SYSTEM ECOSYSTEM

Over the years, the digital product landscape has become vastly more complex, the responsibilities of design systems have grown substantially, tooling has evolved and matured, and processes & organizational structures for managing digital products have grown up. The design system ecosystem of a complex organization takes the form of a delicious yet dense layer cake.

bradfrost.com · 25 min

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NAVIGATING CHAOS: DESIGNING FOR A THREE-BODY PROBLEM

In the era of generative AI, UX designers must navigate complexity while ensuring user-friendliness. This article explores their role as guides through the chaos of generative responses, drawing inspiration from the enigmatic three-body problem analogy, where interactions can be as complex and unpredictable as celestial bodies.

uxdesign.cc · 6 min

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ANONYMOUS ART COLLECTIVE SHINES A LIGHT ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Luzinterruptus is an anonymous art collective that uses light to bring attention to environmental and social issues. Its most impactful projects include a representation of the plastic surplus infesting cities around the globe, a dystopian future of the moon, and an installation that invites visitors to visualize the pattern of a cracked and dried Earth.

printmag.com · 5 min

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THE FIVE MOST COMMON ARGUMENTS AGAINST USER TESTING

Designers can only design what users need through user testing. However, tight budgets and a lack of product culture present obstacles for many companies. There are usually five reasons why stakeholders and product leaders refuse to run user testing. This article outlines them and shows how to overcome each.

dataanddesign.substack.com · 12 min

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A MOBILE-ONLY GRID

Chris Coyier explores a slightly unusual way to rearrange the layout of a website. It’s not supported yet by the major browsers, but that will change soon with the release of Safari 17.

chriscoyier.net · 4 min

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SKETCHBATTLE: "THE FIGHT CLUB OF DESIGN"

Twice a year, Detroit hosts Middlecott Sketchbattle, a party with pumping music in a cavernous space where designers crank out automotive renderings. Known as the "The Fight Club of design," the event invites twenty designers to compete against the clock and each other. The sketching and rendering are old-school only, with no technological assistance.

core77.com · 2 min