The Daily Index — Thursday, September 28, 2023 · TLDR Index

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CENTERS

Google is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the most fun and exciting facts about its offices and data centers across over 200 cities worldwide. The list includes Google's desert office, the company's sticky-note art gallery, and its first office on the moon (!).

blog.google · 13 min

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DESIGN SYSTEMS: AVOIDING COMMON PITFALLS

Problems like reduced creativity and exploration can be solved by starting designs in lower fidelity. Rigid ruling can be solved by shifting the nature of the design system from “rule-based” to “principle-based.” A lack of context on when a component should be used and how can be solved by starting with basics and getting those right first.

viget.com · 7 min

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HOW TO MAKE THE CASE FOR DESIGN SYSTEMS

The benefits designers get from a design system include a flexible tool that facilitates their focus on solving user problems, a useful set of constraints when starting new, nebulous work, freedom from designing the same things over and over again, and a higher likelihood of consistent execution of their designs. Engineers get a UI that's DRY, waste less time on specific one-off UI bugs, and spend more time building meaningful features and quality UI with less effort.

betterbydesign.cc · 5 min

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HOW TO CHOOSE FONTS FOR RESPONSIVE WEB INTERFACES

When choosing a font for responsive web interfaces, consider the platform needs, the languages that need to be supported, how the design system might grow, and how its needs might change. When it comes to font personality, evaluate font legibility and readability, how they look when set at a small size, the fonts’ numbers, and lean towards functionality instead of expression.

medium.com · 9 min

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FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM MY MICROSOFT DESIGN INTERNSHIP

Every task must have a purpose, and more importantly, an understanding of how it will evolve. The only thing stopping you from doing a better job is yourself. Don’t ask for permission but be proactive and ask for forgiveness if things go wrong. Encourage stakeholder's expertise and involvement and let them drive the initiative.

uxplanet.org · 7 min

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The tactile experience of flipping through a beautifully designed magazine remains unmatched. For graphic designers especially, print magazines offer a source of inspiration that's tangible and immersive and presents content in a completely different visual way to digital. This article features the best magazines for graphic design inspiration, including Eye Magazine, Communication Arts, Idea, Creative Review, Slanted, Typeone, and Wallpaper.

creativeboom.com · 6 min

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INTERFACE QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS

Small user interface adjustments can significantly improve user experiences. This simple but effective list teaches or reminds you about these low-hanging fruits.

anthonyhobday.com · 1 min

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THE 10 HEURISTICS OF CONTENT DESIGN: UNLEASHING ITS POWER

Jakob Nielsen's 10 usability heuristics for user interface design are well-known in the design community. However, there's no equivalent in content design. Jas Deogan wants to change that by proposing 10 heuristics to guide how designers deal with content.

uxplanet.org · 3 min