The Daily Index — Monday, March 4, 2024

NEWS & TRENDS

TLDR Design

REDDIT KEEPS TESTING DESKTOP UI CHANGES AHEAD OF ITS IPO

Reddit's recent user interface tweaks and removal of certain features on desktop are causing frustration among users. These alterations, which mimic its mobile app and hint at the discontinuation of the old Reddit design, are unnecessary transformations that affect user navigation and experience.

androidpolice.com · 2 min

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ILLUSTRATOR GETS SUPER-USEFUL NEW TOOL FOR PACKAGING DESIGN

Adobe Illustrator's new Dimension tool simplifies the labeling of product dimensions. A handy tool for packaging, interior design, and fashion, Dimension allows you to plot distances, angles, and radii within your artwork, scaling dimensions as your artwork is resized.

creativebloq.com · 2 min

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WILD NEW GOOGLE SEARCH BUTTONS HAVE APPEARED IN BETA FOR SOME

Google is testing a new interface design for its core search app that targets increased visibility featuring a revamped search bar and colorful quick-action buttons. Detached from Google's standard monochrome design format and principles of Material You, this development offers insights into a future post-Material You design strategy.

androidpolice.com · 3 min

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HOW WE ENGINEER FEEDBACK AT FIGMA WITH ENG CRITS

Figma employs engineering critiques to encourage divergent perspectives and unlock team progress on new concepts. These sessions, inspired by the company's design team methods, offer a space for employees to brainstorm approaches to technical problems and provide feedback on ongoing work through a collaborative process that involves the entire organization.

figma.com · 2 min

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DON’T DESIGN FOR AI

When you have a large language model, everything looks like an opportunity for a chat-based assistant. Only some problems need to be solved with AI. Focusing on the problem first allows for the exploration of alternative solutions, benchmarking, and evaluation, leading to the most suitable solution.

uxdesign.cc · 10 min

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ACCESSIBILITY HAS FAILED: TRY GENERATIVE UI = INDIVIDUALIZED UX

The accessibility movement hasn't accomplished much despite three decades of effort. Users with disabilities still face many challenges due to user experiences that do not take their characteristics into account. Handcrafting optimized user experiences for each category of disabled users has failed as it is too costly and fragmented. However, a generative user interface could adapt to any user, regardless of context.

jakobnielsenphd.substack.com · 9 min

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CONVERT FIGMA DESIGNS TO SWIFTUI & PREVIEW LIVE APPS (FIGMA PLUGIN)

Trace lets you quickly prototype SwiftUI from your Figma designs. Preview, view code, edit, and export as you go.

figma.com

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HOW CREATIVITY POWERS PROFITS

Companies with innovation-focused cultures are three times more profitable. Despite its benefits, creativity is difficult to achieve and maintain. People matter, but it's also about creating an environment that encourages breakthrough thinking and spreading divergent ideas.

brandingstrategyinsider.com · 7 min

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DUNE: PART TWO – HANS ZIMMER DESIGNS THE SOUND OF SAND

Hans Zimmer, the genius behind The Dark Knight and Gladiator soundtracks, played a crucial role in setting the epic scenes in Dune: Part Two. The movie's score evokes an industrial, mechanical, and brutal audio landscape, a departure from the German composer's usual orchestral music. Zimmer's sonic world was designed through a collaboration across departments before the cameras started rolling involving conversations about the book that inspired the movie.

wallpaper.com · 6 min

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USABLE INTERNET

Despite its ability and usefulness as a tool, recent trends and standards have rendered the Internet into an unpredictable and frustrating user experience. The petition for a usable internet calls for the end of pop-ups, a reduction in notifications, a stop to the signaling of untrue importance, a reduction in UI complexity, and a reduction of visual stimulation.

alexbrady.org · 9 min

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INCORPORATING ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY INTO THE DESIGN PROCESS

French designer Clémence Valade incorporates anthropology and sociology into her designs and is firmly committed to sustainability. She aims to create functional and sustainable products and embody a frugal aesthetic through user-centric design, research, and collaboration with craftsmen.

designwanted.com · 7 min

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AN HTML SWITCH CONTROL

Safari 17.4 introduces a new HTML form control for Switches. Switches are a popular control on mobile platforms and in a large variety of UI frameworks, but until now, they haven't been built into the web platform.

webkit.org · 3 min