The Daily Index — Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · TLDR Index

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FIGMA LAUNCHES ZOOM APP

Figma and Figjam users will soon be able to collaborate via Zoom, removing the need to share their screens or switch tabs. The new app will be available on October 16.

uctoday.com · 3 min

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VISION NEUE KLASSE OFFERS GLIMPSE OF BMW’S DESIGN FUTURE

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse concept is a retro-futuristic glimpse into BMW's electrified future, emphasizing technology, efficiency, and understated luxury. It pays homage to BMW's heritage while departing from recent bold stylings, featuring a minimalist design, a 3D-printed front grille, and a digital cabin.

design-milk.com · 4 min

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DAN MALL’S 10 PRINCIPLES FOR A WORTHY DESIGN CAREER

Identify worthy goals, place bets on unfair advantages, begin with the end in mind, know when to stop, stretch and warm up, embrace the mundane, keep moving, keep asking why, grieve the end, and always be ready for the next worthy bet.

figma.com · 13 min

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WHEN PLANNING A WORKSHOP START WITH THE STOPS

Don’t go more than an hour in a workshop without having a break. For a 90-minute workshop, have at least one 15-minute break. For a three-hour workshop, have a half-time stop for 20 minutes and at least a couple of 10-minute breaks. For a day-long workshop, start with lunch for at least 45 minutes, then have a 15-minute break in the morning and a couple of 15-minute stops through the afternoon.

uxdesign.cc · 4 min

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THE ULTIMATE LOW-QUALITY IMAGE PLACEHOLDER TECHNIQUE

99.9% of pages on the web include at least one image. The median image weight per page landed at 881 KB in 2022, which is more than HTML, CSS, JS, and fonts combined. Users should be given something to look at while they wait for the image to arrive. The solution? Show them a low-quality image placeholder, or LQIP.

csswizardry.com · 13 min

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HOW CREATIVITY CHANGES AS WE AGE

Aging affects creatives' outputs. But in what ways? This article charts the decades of an artist's life and how age changes creativity.

wepresent.wetransfer.com · 13 min

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THE FUTURE OF UX DESIGN: EMPOWERED BY AI AND ML

Artificial intelligence and machine learning dramatically transform UX design. As designers embrace both, they can create hyperpersonalized experiences, anticipate user needs, recognize emotions, and create sophisticated voice and gesture user interfaces.

uxmatters.com · 6 min

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WHERE DOES DREAMWEAVER FIT IN MODERN WEB DESIGN?

Dreamweaver has long been a staple for web designers. The trailblazing tool was first released in 1997 by Macromedia. Does it still have a future? Dreamweaver hasn’t released an update since June 2022, and the competition isn’t standing still. Other code editors have long since surpassed Dreamweaver — they do a better job of integrating with modern frameworks and they are typically more flexible.

speckyboy.com · 4 min

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HOW TO SEE BEAUTY

It can be hard to process true beauty and even harder to decide how to capture its essence. This article outlines a sequence of steps to draw the essential aspects of the things that inspire you.

ralphammer.com · 4 min

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OF THE BRANDS

The sbubby subreddit features cleverly modified logos, including those of well-known companies. The community’s top picks bring the funniest redesigns, mainly based on how people perceive them.

designyoutrust.com · 1 min