The Daily Index — Friday, April 5, 2024 · TLDR Index

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SURF THE WEB LIKE IT’S 1999 WITH THESE OLD-SCHOOL CURSORS

Figma celebrated digital design history by introducing retro cursors themed from iconic eras such as 8-bit, Y2K, Skeuomorphic, and Aero for its April Fun Day. Users can experience nostalgia and personal expression through these cursors in Figma and FigJam, which reflect the evolution and playfulness of interface design over the decades.

figma.com · 4 min

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JOIN US FOR FRAMEWORK BY FIGMA: OUR GLOBAL DESIGN SYSTEMS EVENT

Figma is hosting Framework, a global design systems virtual event, on April 16. The event will explore Figma's approach to building tools and features that support today's and tomorrow's design systems challenges. Various sessions will cover new features, insights from industry leaders on their design systems journeys, and expert Q&As. In addition, there will be product sessions about structuring and maintaining your system.

figma.com · 3 min

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DISNEY’S 12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION, EXEMPLIFIED IN UX DESIGN

Motion design enhances digital products by engaging users, simplifying complex information, and guiding interactions effectively. Disney's 12 Principles of Animation, including "Squash and Stretch" and "Anticipation," are techniques for creating dynamic and intuitive digital experiences by incorporating elasticity, fluidity, visual cues, and transitional staging.

uxdesign.cc · 12 min

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PROTOTYPES, PRODUCTION & FIDELITY LAYERS

Production code can adopt elements of the prototype mindset, blurring the distinction between the two. Stewart Brand's pace layers concept delineates components of civilization with varying change rates and scales. This concept aids in decision-making regarding project fidelity and challenges traditional development approaches by slicing features into distinct deliverable layers.

trysmudford.com · 5 min

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SIMPLE STEPS TO TURN ICONS INTO MINI ILLUSTRATIONS

Although icons can be used as illustrations, their simple and minimalistic nature often makes them easy to overlook. However, they can be transformed into mini illustrations that make them stand out. A few tricks, such as introducing gaps, adding fancy ornaments, and using colorful backgrounds, can make a huge difference.

blog.streamlinehq.com · 4 min

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THE HARDWARE INTERACTION DESIGNER: AN OVERLOOKED ROLE

Hardware interaction designers (HIDs) are crucial throughout the technology industry. They contribute to all stages of product development by refining form, materials, gestures, and animations. They pioneer new technologies like the "virtual wearable" concept, utilizing LIDARs and projection systems while ensuring user-centered elements like haptics and sensor requirements enhance the physical product's user experience.

uxdesign.cc · 10 min

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MISE EN MODE

The mise en mode approach allows creativity and expression while maintaining a structured system for user experience design. Its premise is to think of elements like rounded corners, purple gradients, and typography as modes on top of an underlying familiar structure. A system like this provides user expectation guardrails, while tokens provide a style-by-name interface to convey a form of expression.

mode.place · 10 min

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WHY I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WEB ACCESSIBILITY AND YOU SHOULD TOO

Observing accessibility barriers personally and their impact on others helps you see how technology can help bridge divides. We need to make digital accessibility a fundamental right and a prerequisite for technology to better humanity. Only when AI, the web, and technology are available to benefit all humankind will they become truly powerful.

dev.to · 10 min

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ALLEGED IOS 18 DESIGN RESOURCE REVEALS VISIONOS-LIKE REDESIGN

A leaked iPhone frame template, received from an anonymous source who claims to have obtained it from an iOS engineer, appears to be influenced by Apple's visionOS, supporting previous rumors that iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will integrate visionOS elements.

macrumors.com · 2 min

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SAM RODRIGUEZ'S GRAFFITI-INSPIRED PORTRAITS DEPICT PEOPLE IN THEIR UNSEEN ENTIRETY

Illustrator, artist, and letterer Sam Rodriguez specializes in capturing the unseen aspects of people through his portraits, inspired by various artists, including Prince, Frida Khalo, Barry McGee, and Norman Rockwell, which combine graffiti, surrealism, depth, and storytelling.

creativeboom.com · 5 min