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02STRATEGIES & TACTICS

THE AI ERA OF COMPUTING IS STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE

Chat-based interfaces dominate the AI landscape, but text prompts don't cover the richness of human expression and communication. Tone of voice, posture, and gestures should be considered as inputs, improving the collaboration between algorithms and humans.

fastcompany.com6 min read

GET IT SHIPPED — BUILDING BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH DEVS

Establishing a good relationship with developers boils down to three essential things — collaboration, communication, and respect. Developers should be involved early in the design process and way before the handover. They should be involved in the design feedback sessions. Designers should be willing to compromise on their designs and ideas.

articles.redesigningdesign.systems6 min read

THE DESIGN SYSTEM ECOSYSTEM

Over the years, the digital product landscape has become vastly more complex, the responsibilities of design systems have grown substantially, tooling has evolved and matured, and processes & organizational structures for managing digital products have grown up. The design system ecosystem of a complex organization takes the form of a delicious yet dense layer cake.

bradfrost.com25 min read

03RESOURCES & TOOLS

FREE BOOKS TO BUILD BETTER PRODUCTS

Six free books that reveal the best methods and techniques from the front lines of SaaS UI/UX design. Although not only written for designers, they include lessons on how to align design with business goals, UX research guidelines, remote work, and design processes.

eleken.coTool

GENERATE UI COMPONENTS

Clone UI uses Tailwind CSS to generate components with simple prompts.

clone-ui.designTool

04MISCELLANEOUS

NAVIGATING CHAOS: DESIGNING FOR A THREE-BODY PROBLEM

In the era of generative AI, UX designers must navigate complexity while ensuring user-friendliness. This article explores their role as guides through the chaos of generative responses, drawing inspiration from the enigmatic three-body problem analogy, where interactions can be as complex and unpredictable as celestial bodies.

uxdesign.cc6 min read

ANONYMOUS ART COLLECTIVE SHINES A LIGHT ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Luzinterruptus is an anonymous art collective that uses light to bring attention to environmental and social issues. Its most impactful projects include a representation of the plastic surplus infesting cities around the globe, a dystopian future of the moon, and an installation that invites visitors to visualize the pattern of a cracked and dried Earth.

printmag.com5 min read

THE FIVE MOST COMMON ARGUMENTS AGAINST USER TESTING

Designers can only design what users need through user testing. However, tight budgets and a lack of product culture present obstacles for many companies. There are usually five reasons why stakeholders and product leaders refuse to run user testing. This article outlines them and shows how to overcome each.

dataanddesign.substack.com12 min read