The Daily Index — Wednesday, November 29, 2023 · TLDR Index

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3 ESSENTIAL DESIGN TRENDS, DECEMBER 2023

Holiday-themed websites today emphasize plenty of colors that aren’t typical holiday red and green – including hints of glitter, dark mode designs, and bold pops of color. The other two trends emerging are neon green accents and homepage sidebars that are sometimes functional and other times decorative.

webdesignerdepot.com · 4 min

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STEP INTO BMW GROUP'S INNOVATION HUB AT DESIGNWORKS' NEW SHANGHAI STUDIO

Founded in 1972 and fully acquired by BMW in 1995, Designworks' Shanghai studio has expanded. The move is part of BMW's attempt to tailor designs to the specific needs of Chinese and Asian customers.

designboom.com · 5 min

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“AN ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE WON’T BE BEAUTIFUL”… REALLY?!

An accessible website is not better only for people with some form of disability, but it is also beneficial for anyone using the site, considering both users’ temporary disabilities and unfavorable situations. When designing accessible and beautiful websites, designers should focus on the correct use of color, typography, headings, images, focus, position, and proximity.

medium.com · 10 min

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THE UX SYSTEM OF THREE CONCEPTS

Designers need to focus on three vertices that are complementary and timeless to thrive in their careers: they should take control of their work, occasionally break the rules to find creative solutions for tough challenges, and become more strategic to generate an impact, achieve a goal, or make a difference.

uxdesign.cc · 9 min

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FROM GENERATORS TO CURATORS

A designer's primary role must change in a world where machines can create anything and everything. GenAI can generate more ideas faster, so deciding what to choose and why becomes crucial.

designingwithai.substack.com · 3 min

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ATLAS ICONS (FIGMA PLUGIN)

With over 2,000 icons, Atlas features three weights and multiple scales for different design needs.

figma.com

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DESIGNER LAYOFF STORIES

This post contains stories from laid-off designers. Most of them were either senior or lead designers, had been with their companies for 2 years or more, and were high performers. One-fifth of them thought that getting laid off was retaliation against them and 72% believe that overhiring was not the real reason for the layoffs.

matejlatin.com · 12 min

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CRAFTING A KILLER BRAND IDENTITY FOR A DIGITAL PRODUCT

The seamless integration of all the components of a digital product enhances the user experience and customer loyalty. However, platforms' frequent rises and falls make maintaining a consistent brand across multiple channels challenging.

smashingmagazine.com · 20 min

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DESIGN SYSTEM WISDOM 2023

Design systems lessons learned from the lead developer of the Astro UX Design system.

cianfrani.dev · 5 min

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USING THE ICEBERG MODEL TO UNDERSTAND COMPLEX SITUATIONS

The behavior of many systems, including companies, is becoming increasingly complex. The Iceberg Model helps you navigate through the noise by describing the different levels at which you can understand such a system based on its events, patterns, structures, and mental models.

jarango.com · 9 min

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HAVE AN ADDRESS VALIDATOR – 47% DON’T

47% of websites do not use browser autofill and address lookup to verify and confirm addresses. Such aids can especially benefit mobile users due to keyboard autocorrect and the difficulty of typing on small touch keyboards, which causes errors far more frequently when entering this type of information.

feeds.baymard.com · 7 min