The Daily Index — Thursday, October 5, 2023 · TLDR Index

NEWS & TRENDS

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GMAIL IS GETTING EMOJI REACTIONS

Google is launching emoji reactions on its Gmail service. The feature can be accessed via a new button next to Reply, Reply All, and Forward. It will first be available to Android users and come to web and iOS users over the next few months.

theverge.com · 2 min

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Canva, as part of its 10th-anniversary celebration, has launched Magic Studio, an AI-powered design suite aiming to make content creation more accessible for everyone. The suite includes features like Magic Switch for effortless design format transformations, Magic Media for text-to-video conversion, and various photo editing tools.

theverge.com · 3 min

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HOW TO DESIGN CLIMATE-FRIENDLY EMAILS

It costs energy to capture and store every email we send. The way to climate-friendly emails is to send less of them, optimize static assets, use AI sparingly, design emails for dark mode, use content delivery networks (CDNs), and measure the carbon footprint of each email.

uxdesign.cc · 9 min

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FRAMING EFFECT

How information is presented shapes people's perceptions and decisions. Most pricing psychology principles rely on the Framing Effect and its related cognitive biases — anchoring, social proof, default bias, and loss aversion. The same price in a different context can lead to different purchase behaviors.

growth.design · 3 min

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MOBILE TEXT EDITING: THE INVISIBLE PROBLEM

Although it can be done, text editing on mobile isn't ok. The mobile user experience of manipulating text overloads the tap gesture with a wide range of actions, making it overly complicated and prone to errors. There are workarounds like text handles, magnifiers, text selectors, and popup menus, but none of them offers an equivalent desktop experience.

jenson.org · 19 min

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10 REASONS WHY UX MATURITY MATTERS

Higher UX maturity increases customer satisfaction. Loyalty drives higher ROI on digital products, enhances brand reputation, streamlines the decision-making process, attracts and retains talent, increases the time-to-market, improves collaboration, establishes a proactive approach to problem-solving, and future-proofs the organization.

uxmag.com · 10 min

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NINE THINGS AUTOMATED ACCESSIBILITY TESTS CAN’T TEST

Understanding where automated tests fall short is the first step for planning your efforts to truly cover accessibility. Some of the jobs that need to be handled by humans include focus states, autocomplete, tap target areas, zoomed-in interfaces, animations, and overall confusing UX.

daverupert.com · 4 min

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WHAT IS DESIGN OPERATIONS?

DesignOps lives in the intersection between creativity and scalability. Design operations strategically coordinate people and processes to improve design outcomes while providing the necessary tools, techniques, and collaboration frameworks.

blog.uxtweak.com · 13 min

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DRAWING COMFORTING CHARACTERS THAT INSPIRE CREATIVITY

Katie Smith is a master at bringing unique and bold characters to life. In this interview, she shares her process, how to find inspiration, and why illustration is the perfect medium for communicating joy and fun.

creativeboom.com · 4 min

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TO ITS ESSENCE

Robin Stummvoll, an industrial designer and luthier, just released his newest creation, a Cosmo electric guitar with an innovative, adaptable pickup system. These magnetic pickups effortlessly attach to the guitar's steel body, giving guitar players a whole universe of sonic options as they position them how they prefer.

designwanted.com · 3 min

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BUILDING MOTION FOR THE WEB: RECIPES FOR DESIGN SUCCESS

A practical guide to building sophisticated animations for the web and overcoming three main challenges when doing so.

viget.com · 13 min