The Daily Index — Monday, December 18, 2023 · TLDR Index

NEWS & TRENDS

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THE NEW ERA OF SIRIUSXM STARTS TODAY WITH A REVAMPED APP

SiriusXM’s app redesign is a crucial move for the company on its path to becoming a modern internet-based streaming music company. The updated app and website offer a simplified $10 price and many new channels, including Shaggy, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Podcast company Audiochuck.

digitaltrends.com · 2 min

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FTC INVESTIGATING ADOBE OVER MAKING IT TOO HARD TO CANCEL SUBSCRIPTIONS

After widespread complaints, the FTC is investigating Adobe for making it too difficult for consumers to cancel app subscriptions. Regulations about 'click to cancel' were proposed recently, defining a simple cancellation mechanism, limits to additional offers for customers, and annual reminders to consumers participating in negative option programs. Adobe charges a proportionate cancellation fee if you cancel more than two weeks into your subscription and does not remind users about their subscriptions annually - it simply auto-renews.

9to5mac.com · 3 min

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GOOGLE’S LATEST AI IMAGE GENERATOR DOES TEXT AND LOGOS TOO

Google’s Imagen 2 image generator can render text in multiple languages while generating high-quality, photorealistic, high-resolution, aesthetically pleasing images from natural language prompts. It also has a logo generation feature and inpainting, which can change elements inside an image, and outpainting, which can extend the borders of an image.

petapixel.com · 2 min

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MARGINS ARE OUTDATED

Indents, or gaps between blocks, came from typesetting. When applied to graphical user interfaces, they are obsolete. Indents should be included inside interactive blocks, so designers should use padding instead of margins.

medium.com · 3 min

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NORMAN DOORS: HOW DO WE STILL GET THIS WRONG?

The “Norman door” concept is a well-known and widely recognized principle among designers. Named after design guru Don Norman, it describes any door that proves confusing or difficult to use, highlighting a common design flaw. Tesla’s new Cybertruck is the latest and probably the best example of doors that fail in usability.

uxdesign.cc · 5 min

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THE ART OF GIVING EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL DESIGN FEEDBACK

Design feedback may only sometimes be actionable or even useful. So how can you provide impactful and beneficial feedback? This post details tips that can be applied when giving feedback within a project or a behavioral context.

uxplanet.org · 6 min

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DESIGNING A DATA-HEAVY ENTERPRISE APPLICATION — PART 1

Unlike consumer applications, enterprise applications primarily focus on efficiency, fault tolerance, and repetitive use. In other words, they aim to help employees get their (repetitive) tasks done as fast, cheap, and error-free as possible. Designers working on such applications need to give special care to loading data, error handling, and displaying data.

bootcamp.uxdesign.cc · 14 min

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STEP INSIDE GRUE, SCARBOROUGH'S FANTASTICAL IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE MADE FROM RECYCLED CARDBOARD

Grue is an immersive experience that takes visitors to a magical world made entirely out of recycled cardboard. With the help of over 500 volunteers, the family-friendly installation has become a well-established seasonal tradition in Scarborough, UK.

creativeboom.com · 3 min

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WHAT WE LEARNED FROM OUR FIRST 200 DESIGN PROJECTS COMPLETED WITH AI

The Superside team decided to quantify the impact of AI design after over 200 AI projects. The results were impressive. Using AI, design project time was reduced by 30-60%, saving customers 3,744 hours, equivalent to $299,525 worth of design time.

superside.com · 6 min

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THE 3-CLICK RULE: MYTH OR FACT?

To get to the relevant content with as few clicks as possible is not only misleading as a general web rule, but also impossible to apply to all websites. Recent testing shows no correlation between the number of user clicks and the success in finding the content the users sought.

medium.com · 2 min

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BEST PRODUCT DESIGN BOOKS

This list presents 20 product design books written and recommended by experts for product designers seeking to expand their knowledge and sharpen their skills. It delivers a mix of educational, engaging, and thought-provoking content.

blog.uxtweak.com · 15 min

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