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The nonprofit Creating Restorative Opportunities and Programs (CROP) helps formerly incarcerated individuals reintegrate into society and the workforce through a year-long Ready 4 Life program. The program focuses on personal development, career training, employment services, and stable housing while equipping participants with UX design skills.
The web typography world enjoyed an explosion of creativity in 2023. Richer typefaces, 3D styles, bold fonts, and various other interesting typography trends have taken over the world of web design. So far, there have been a lot of bold fonts, brutalism, highlighted text, #d typography, animated typography, and monospaced fonts.
The iPadOS 17 update brings a redesigned lock screen for customizing wallpapers, fonts, and widgets. It also includes support for live activities to track things like Uber Eats orders, sports matches, and timers.
7 Books for Establishing a Solid Foundation + Some Handy Figma Plugins for Practical Application. These books cover essential design principles, typography, business aspects of design, universal design principles, grid-based design, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and UX.
90% of UX design content on LinkedIn/Twitter focuses on visuals, Figma, and design systems - the hard skills are just a fraction of what companies evaluate designers at. Hard skills account for less than 25% of the total designer evaluation formula at Twitter (the rest are: getting things done, creating strong relationships, and improving the team). Hard skills were just one of 4–10 competencies at other companies.
Unlike lawyers, doctors, or engineers, designers can practically slap any label on and roll with it. Ultimately, it’s not about the titles, it’s about the process and the craft. Designers should ditch the title obsession and embrace the versatility that comes with their role.
v0 is a generative user interface system powered by AI. It generates copy-and-paste friendly React code based on Shadcn UI and Tailwind CSS.
Whether it's a simple empathy map or a highly detailed visual narrative showing how multiple personas experience a particular flow, this article has you covered. This article analyzes the top 32 customer journey mapping tools with pros, cons, and pricing.
Typed CSS variables with @property can make design systems smarter and more stable.
An in-depth analysis and comparison of 5 monospaced fonts, their legibility, coding ligatures, and what they look like in action. The fonts examined are Fira Code, Commit Mono, Cascadia, Victor Mono, SF Mono, and Recursive.
The Steve Jobs Archive has introduced a part-time fellowship program to help a new generation of creative and technologically gifted people achieve their creative potential. Nine young creators will receive guidance, resources, and financial support over the coming year. The group comprises musicians, engineers, storytellers, and more.
Instacart Storefront platform will feature a conversational search feature powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, allowing customers to ask open-ended questions. Caper Carts, the company's AI-powered smart carts, will enable customers to order made-to-order items like deli sandwiches or custom cakes directly from their Caper Cart and get notifications when their order is ready. The speed and precision of camera and weight sensors are about to be improved with new AI models.
A repository with beautiful CSS hover effects that blur the background of grid tiles.
It's only a few decades late, but now it's possible to create, edit, and save transparent PNG images in MS Paint. The tool will also adopt layers, including a potentially new file format. The revamped Paint is available to Windows Insider testers in both the Dev and Canary channels, the two bleeding-edge and less-stable versions of Windows 11.
Providing feedback to creative teams takes practice. Feedback should be given when it makes the most sense. It's crucial to explain why the work is not hitting the bar. The format needs to be considered since it influences the message. Remember to consider that feedback is a conversation. Feedback is also about listening so both parties can benefit.