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TLDR DESIGN 2023-11-06

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02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

AI FOR UX: GETTING STARTED

Designers can use AI to increase their productivity, improve the quality of their work, and enhance their skills. An essential element in getting full value from AI is to include a heavy dose of human judgment in the workflow. This is for three reasons: humans must select ideas suggested by AI, hallucinations can be convincing, and bias lurks in the training data. To get AI working, designers should provide ample context in their prompts, ask for multiple options, iterate on the output, and build a prompt library.

nngroup.com18 min read

5 TIPS FOR GIVING FEEDBACK TO YOUR DESIGNER… THE CORRECT WAY

Feedback in the design profession is crucial but often challenging due to the reliance on remote communication methods like email and messaging platforms. Constructive criticism requires clear, objective language and thoughtful expression that cannot rely on tone or body language, making it essential to choose words carefully.

uxplanet.org4 min read

BUILDING INTERACTIVE UX MAPS

Interactions can be applied to high-fidelity UX maps to showcase user research and further engage with stakeholders. To make the UX maps easier to consume and more engaging, start with consolidating findings and data into a low-fidelity map. Then establish a visual design system, group key elements of your map by theme or type (e.g., videos, photos), create a structure using auto layout, add the content, prototype the desired interactions, test, and troubleshoot.

nngroup.com7 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

DESIGN SYSTEM CHECKLIST

With this open-source checklist, you can plan, build, and grow your design system.

designsystemchecklist.comTool

UICONS

A growing icon library with a range of unusual styles. The icons can be filtered by round, straight, angled, or fluid pixel family, as well as by weight and category.

uicons.comTool

04MISCELLANEOUS

IN SEARCH OF THE IDEAL PRIVACY ICON

Icons are capable of enhancing the content that surrounds them, but they have to be self-explanatory for that to happen. We have icons for things we like (a thumbs up), things we can share (a box topped with an up arrow), and even for protection against malicious online attacks (a shield), but what are the options we have for representing “privacy?” A padlock, a detective, a Zorro mask, or a shield?

smashingmagazine.com14 min read

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF VISIONARY DESIGNERS

Among designers, a silent wave of standardization has been slowly but steadily engulfing the essence of our creativity, leading to what has been poignantly termed "The era of The Vanishing Designer." This phenomenon encapsulates the systemic shift towards a rigid, data-driven approach, overshadowing the whimsical charm of individual creativity that once was the hallmark of the design ethos.

skeuomorphic.design4 min read

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? DIGITAL DESIGN NOW HAS ITS OWN HISTORY

Art and design historian Stephen J. Eskilson is releasing Digital Design: A History, the first book to examine how computer-aided design has impacted culture and society. Eskilson takes a broad view of digital practice and outcomes, looking at games, UX/UI, digital typography, prototyping, and more.

printmag.com8 min read