The Daily Index — Thursday, March 14, 2024 · TLDR Index

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DODGE FOCUSES ON USER EXPERIENCE TECHNOLOGY ON ITS NEW CHARGER

Dodge's all-new, all-electric Charger Daytona is a significant shift for the next generation of muscle cars, with a clear focus on the whole user experience. In 2024, you can access your vehicle with a traditional key fob, a smartphone app, or an NFC card. The 2024 Charger Daytona has a new 12.3-inch Uconnect five screen with a ten times better contrast ratio, richer colors, and truer blacks than the previous iteration. Scat Pack models use the Drive Experience Recorder (DxR) to capture and analyze drag and circuit races.

moparinsiders.com · 4 min

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GOOGLE'S UPDATED SIGN-IN PAGE APPEARS TO BE ROLLING OUT WIDELY

Google is rolling out a new design for its login page worldwide. The page features a simplified 'G' logo, left-aligned elements, and a landscape orientation, aiming for a more modern look across its apps and services. The change is only visual and does not affect any functionality. It signifies Google's dedication to consistent design aesthetics.

androidpolice.com · 2 min

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TO DESIGN IS TO SEEK TRUTH

While products and technologies change, design continues to be about pursuing understanding and expressing underlying truths. Experienced designers do that by framing complex creative challenges to define what something is and how it works to achieve value while simultaneously testing both. A compelling product vision rooted in reality and a deep understanding of context can be powerful for designing truly innovative and impactful products, as shown by the iPod, Cybertruck, and ChatGPT.

uxdesign.cc · 6 min

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MASTERING SPATIAL USER INTERFACES

App icons should use layers and depth. “Glass material” should blur what’s behind them to make the UI easier to read and use and adapt to users' surroundings and lighting conditions.

medium.com · 7 min

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NIELSEN AND NORMAN SHOULD BE IGNORED

We were told to look up to Jakob Nielsen, Don Norman, and others whose best days appeared in the 1990s, so we looked up to them - but are they still relevant today? We must speak up more and pull everybody off their pedestals.

rbefored.com · 5 min

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THE SOUL OF YOUR WORK

In a religious context, objects perceived as having a spiritual essence are cared for. You would never see a room that holds a shrine be messy, loud, or uncared for. The user interface is the equivalent of this in software.

proofofconcept.pub · 5 min

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WHY THE APPLE PENCIL COULD ACTUALLY BE THE VISION PRO'S BEST COMPANION

Although Apple designed its Vision Pro without VR controllers, a patent suggests an updated Apple Pencil that might fit right in. AirDraw is one Vision Pro app where an Apple Pencil would feel much more intuitive than using your fingers. Precision is essential in many other instances, like in the medical field, where a stylus tip can literally save lives.

inverse.com · 2 min

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THIS BOOK IS A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CREATING STUNNING ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS LIKE A PRO

Demi Lang, an artist, illustrator, and popular instructor at My Modern Met Academy shares her expertise in her book, 'Drawing and Illustrating Architecture'. With over 200 pages, the step-by-step guide outlines techniques for using realistic tone, value, texture, shadow, and much more to create projects with exciting dimensionality and life.

mymodernmet.com · 2 min

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SETTING THE STAGE: SHOULD THERE BE AN OSCAR FOR TITLE DESIGN?

The outstanding title designs by Vasilis Marmatakis for Poor Things and Katie Buckley for Saltburn illustrate the importance and impact of title sequences on viewers, setting the stage for everything that follows.

itsnicethat.com · 12 min

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SAMSUNG MAY BE WORKING ON AN INCREDIBLE NEW SMARTWATCH DESIGN

Samsung is reportedly moving away from round screens on its current Galaxy smartwatches and returning to rectangular ones.

digitaltrends.com · 3 min

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PINBALL USER INTERFACE

The redesign of Google’s login form is the latest example of Pinball UI, which is when various user interface elements on an application screen could be arranged meaningfully but are not - a simple redesign would make it much easier to use.

lukew.com · 2 min