The Daily Index — Wednesday, October 4, 2023 · TLDR Index

NEWS & TRENDS

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JONY IVE INVESTS IN BLENDER COMPANY

Jony Ive, Apple's former design chief, has invested in Cruz, a company known for its USB-C-powered bottle cap with integrated blades that turn drink bottles into portable blenders. The $129 BlenderCap, which Cruz launched at CES, comes with a 32-ounce vacuum-insulated bottle and is designed to fit other wide-mouth bottles.

theverge.com · 2 min

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LIVING COLOR: DESIGNING THROUGH SYNESTHESIA

Annice Jumani has a unique condition called synesthesia where she associates colors with letters and numbers. Despite feeling isolated and different due to her condition, she found solace in sports and later embraced her synesthesia as a valuable tool in her career as a design director. Through her journey, she learned to celebrate her differences and encourage others to do the same, recognizing that what sets us apart can be our greatest strengths.

medium.com · 4 min

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WHY CREATIVES SHOULD TREAT THEIR WORK LIKE ATHLETIC TRAINING

The 4-hour work week, tailored for the industrial age, misses the mark for today’s creative and knowledge-based jobs. It presumes a linear relationship between the hours put in and the output that results; that one more hour of “work” will create one more output of similar value. However, the truth is that quality creative work doesn't behave like an assembly line. Sound judgment is far more important than the mere capacity to create output.

betterbydesign.cc · 2 min

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WHY EVERY UX DESIGNER SHOULD STUDY CONVERSATION DESIGN

For the first time in history, users of technology can now talk in natural language to a computer and simply get stuff done. The technology of today and tomorrow is going to be increasingly conversational. Language is deeply multifaceted and therefore requires a multidisciplinary design approach that combines knowledge of language, technology, and human psychology.

uxmag.com · 5 min

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COMPONENT DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT AND THE QA PROCESS

Components are built and presented in isolation, which simplifies the QA process by enabling focus on specific parts of the UI. Well-structured design systems will also facilitate testing activities by featuring various states and variations, comprehensive documentation, and clear visual guidelines.

viget.com · 3 min

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HOW A FONT WEBSITE DISHONESTLY EARNS MONEY

On August 29th of this year, Xiaoyuan Gao from Not Your Type Foundry posted a statement on her Instagram addressing the unauthorized use of her font files by a font distribution website. The website in question is Fontesk.com, a platform where users can access and download numerous “high-quality free fonts for commercial use” and “open-source fonts.” When confronted, Fontesk.com refused to remove the font in question and even went so far as to block Gao’s IP address from accessing its website.

uxdesign.cc · 10 min

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Two massive A-brands, both with legacy design systems in place with over 150 touchpoints including web, app, and TV, and over 7 million users. The challenge was to merge these two brands into one design system with zero actual customers to test on. Here’s what challenges the merger of T-Mobile and Tele2 into Odido presented to their design teams and a look at how the design systems were merged.

medium.com · 10 min

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THE CONSTANT TENSION BETWEEN DESIGN TOOLS AND SOFT SKILLS

Design tools are constantly evolving, with new features being added all the time. It can be tempting to want to learn all of the latest features, but it’s important to be strategic about how designers invest their time. Whether they should focus on learning new design tool features or honing their soft skills depends on their current skill level, their career goals, and the company they work for.

uxdesign.cc · 7 min

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DEFINITION OF DONE

For designers, done means "quality" or "delight." For engineers, it's mainly related to objective measures of done (unit tests, performance benchmarks, etc.), while PMs tend to look for speed and usage data. Although the definition of done differs, product teams need common ground, preferably before any real work starts.

jonlax.framer.ai · 2 min

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ANSWERS TO COMMON DESIGN QUESTIONS

Design System expert Dan Mall answers the most common design questions, including queries about grid systems, color palettes, how-to-start design systems, and portfolio tips.

danmall.com · 2 min

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THEM SO THEY’RE CLEAR

Well-designed buttons are also about labels. There are three common traps you should avoid: prefer "Continue" instead of "Next", be careful with "Done", and avoid "OK".

adamsilver.io · 1 min