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Google’s Lookout app is designed to help blind and low-vision users understand their surroundings. People can now also ask follow-up questions for more information about an image.
Miro has adopted a less playful typeface but is still quite friendly. Its illustrations are now less abstract and more dimensional. Miro’s signature yellow has also been tweaked.
New findings from Mozilla’s *Privacy Not Included project revealed that major car brands fail to meet essential privacy and security standards. The latest models from BMW, Ford, Toyota, Tesla, and Subaru collect data about drivers, including race, facial expressions, weight, health information, and where they drive.
Digital products took to the extreme the need for constant improvement. A particular orchestration is needed between design, engineering, and strategy to continuously evolve a product in the right direction.
People who find ways to combine their knowledge and experience with AI-enabled tools will always have work waiting for them. Traditional design skills like attention to detail and expertise with layout and composition will always be valuable, but technical training won’t be a barrier to entry.
Tyrus started a survey with 250 illustrators worldwide to understand their pain points, which range from dealing with tricky feedback to managing client expectations. Most of the findings were related to client relationships and the collaborative process. The Airbnb Design team aimed precisely at that, providing guides, templates, and tools for mundane work so illustrators can focus on their craft.
Sometimes, design can be a matter of good vs. evil. Learn about the deceptive tactics used in websites and apps that make users do things they didn't mean.
This collection features subtle and delightful interactions from top products. Each example has a thoughtful explanation of the technique for rebuilding it and its code.
The Psychology of Design is an ever-evolving guide to crucial principles of human behavior related to user experience. A cheat sheet is also provided, covering critical aspects of the most relevant biases and heuristics involved in product usage.
Banking apps have a notoriously bad reputation when it comes to UX design. This article showcases 10 examples of banking apps before and after a redesign. Each example has a link to a detailed case study.
Typeform 2 was announced more than a year ago. The team behind the product to create beautiful and easy-to-use forms is finally ready to release the new version. It will replace Typeform 1, which is based on UX designs that are five years old.
Asimov, Jobs, Seinfeld, Oprah, Buffett, Newton, and many other greats have a common trait. Infinite devotion is about finding your passion and devoting yourself to it beyond mere discipline.
A mind-blowing guide that covers even the physiology of the eye. Explore and learn about the theory, science, and perception of color and contrast.
A tool that randomly picks accessible color combinations on every page load. Randoma11y picks two contrasting colors and shows a preview of basic UI and text, each as background and foreground.
A library of free vector and 3D illustrations that can be searched, browsed by styles, or explored by categories.
Creative work doesn't translate itself into products. You need builders excited to work with you and share the goal of providing a fantastic user experience. The key to that might be to start thinking about the developer experience.