The Daily Index — Monday, March 11, 2024 · TLDR Index

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NYT GAMES DEBUTS REDESIGNED APP TO BOOST DISCOVERY AND SIMPLIFY NAVIGATION

The NYT Games app has launched a new design that features streamlined navigation and game card designs that facilitate game discovery and track players' progress. This update reflects the app's evolution from exclusively offering crosswords to providing a broad array of games. It aims to be both inviting for new users and functional for experienced players.

bit.ly · 1 min

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APPLE'S FIRST FOLDABLE SCREEN MIGHT NOT BE ON AN IPHONE OR IPAD

Apple is anticipated to revolutionize the MacBook lineup with a 20.3-inch foldable design expected for mass production in 2027. The potential of a foldable MacBook diverges from Apple's historical disregard for touchscreen laptops, creating intrigue for future hybrid device designs.

creativebloq.com · 2 min

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ADOBE ADDS FIREFLY GENERATIVE AI FEATURES TO NEW EXPRESS MOBILE APP

Adobe has launched the Adobe Express app for iOS and Android. It offers similar creative, editing, and AI capabilities, with additional features for Creative Cloud subscribers. The free beta includes access to premium tools like background removal during testing. AI features will require credits, with beta users receiving 25 monthly credits.

theverge.com · 2 min

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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT JAKOB

Nielsen's recent argument that accessibility is a hopeless industry and AI is the only viable solution for disabled people lacks data ignores the work of well-known and respected experts. The claim that accessibility is too expensive and inefficient provides more reasons for business leaders to ignore the issue. It fails to acknowledge that accessibility is not just about blindness and low vision but also about a wide range of user experiences.

buttondown.email · 8 min

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CHATGPT AND TONE: AVOID SOUNDING LIKE A ROBOT

To nail the tone in AI-generated text, designers should use prompts to rewrite existing content rather than generate new content, use multiple-tone words rather than one, and ask for alternative outputs. Sometimes, it takes ChatGPT multiple tries to write exactly what we want.

nngroup.com · 9 min

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AUTOFLOW (FIGMA FILE)

Autoflow enables designers to create flow arrows in Figma to illustrate user flows, diagrams, or graphics in a hand-drawn or minimalist style. It automatically detects obstacles and auto-updates arrows when connected objects are moved.

figma.com

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TEN WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE OUR BODIES

In a roundup of 10 innovative wearable technologies, Samsung debuts a smart ring with health tracking and AI, while products like a smart menstrual cup and an air-purifying collar expand the boundaries of health and digital integration. Among these wearables are devices for virtual reality, mobility assistance, worship, sexual health, voice synthesis, and spatial computing, all designed to enhance user well-being and experiences.

dezeen.com · 2 min

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&WALSH'S DYNAMIC IDENTITY FOR QUALITY EXPERIENCE ALLOWS IT TO ADAPT TO ANY CLIENT

QX is an independent full-service advertising agency on a mission to foster purposeful interactions between brands and their audiences. It needed a new branding that would make all clients and projects feel welcome, so &Walsh developed a dynamic range of logomarks that purposefully adapted to each client's unique personality.

creativeboom.com · 2 min

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KIRBY APPS AND REGRESSIVE ENHANCEMENTS

The Kirby effect is about sucking in features already available and delivering a worse experience. Keeping people in your app by controlling the whole experience is a dominant practice driven by business KPIs rather than the desire to improve the user experience. The path to valuable experiences is more about integrating mature solutions rather than creating your own (and worse) version of that feature.

christianheilmann.com · 4 min

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HOW IBM IS USING ADOBE FIREFLY TO RESHAPE DESIGN

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computerworld.com · 7 min

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VITRA "WILLING TO TAKE RISKS" OVER CHANGING PRODUCTS' APPEARANCE TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY, SAYS CEO NORA FEHLBAUM

Swiss furniture brand Vitra will reduce the impact of its existing lines on the environment by using recycled plastic, which produces a noticeably more speckled finish than virgin plastic, but the company says the change is necessary, even if it creates a different aesthetic from what customers are accustomed to.

dezeen.com · 7 min

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WHY ANTHONY HOBDAY’S SENTENCE-STYLE FORM IS BAD UX (AND WHAT TO DO INSTEAD)

This post explains why arranging form elements to reinforce a particular narrative in sentence-style forms isn't a good idea - it requires a bigger time investment, makes button labels confusing, eliminates inline errors, and introduces numerous other problems.

adamsilver.io · 2 min