TLDR DesignNovember 10, 2023

TLDR DESIGN 2023-11-10

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01NEWS & TRENDS

SPOTIFY’S REDESIGNED TV APP WORKS MORE LIKE YOUR PHONE

Spotify is releasing a redesigned TV app that simplifies content discovery. The updated app features a new homepage resembling the mobile and desktop versions, displaying most-listened-to content, Made For You playlists, and recent albums or podcasts. It also includes a playback queue, dark mode, and the ability to switch between accounts. This update aims to improve the user experience on smart TVs, gaming consoles, and media streaming devices for both free and Premium users.

theverge.com2 min read

HUMANE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES THE AI PIN, ITS OPENAI-POWERED WEARABLE

Humane has unveiled its first device, the AI Pin, a $699 wearable with a square device and a magnetic battery pack. The AI Pin, powered by a Snapdragon processor, offers voice control, a camera, gestures, and a built-in projector, and it connects to AI models through Humane's AI Mic software. The device is designed to simplify technology interaction by allowing users to communicate with it naturally.

theverge.com3 min read

INVESTORS DOUBLE DOWN ON SNAPTRUDE IN CHALLENGING LEGACY BUILDING DESIGN PLATFORMS

Snaptrude, a startup that plans to compete with traditional platforms in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), including Autodesk, Trimble, and Nemetschek, has raised $14 million in a Series A round just ten months after raising seed money. Like Figma functions for designers, Snaptrude offers a modern, cloud-based software suite targeted at architects, designers, developers, and contractors.

techcrunch.com5 min read

02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

SCALABLE DESIGNS ARE A BUSINESS PROBLEM THAT DESIGNERS CAN HELP SOLVE

Designing for scale in specific fields, like Healthcare Technology, Financial Technology, and Enterprise UX, is critical. Often, these fields need to display hundreds of items on well-designed websites and do it in a way that's easy to understand. Simplifying your designs is the best place to start if you're designing for these situations. This article provides a solid foundation for that.

dataanddesign.substack.com8 min read

VISUAL DESIGN RULES YOU CAN SAFELY FOLLOW EVERY TIME

A practical set of visual design rules can significantly impact a design's overall aesthetics. Some things on the list include adopting near-black and near-white instead of pure black and white, saturation of neutrals, high contrast on critical elements, and opting for optical alignment instead of mathematical alignment.

anthonyhobday.com8 min read

50 FONTS THAT WILL BE POPULAR WITH DESIGNERS IN 2024

In 2024, we can expect even more bespoke personalized type, higher quality open-source fonts, crude and quirky sans serifs with lots of personality, and a general move away from typography perfection. The creative community has fully embraced variable fonts so we can expect even more dynamic and experimental types.

creativeboom.com23 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

YOUR AI-UX ASSISTANT

Using UX Pilot, you can gather requirements, extract user intelligence, run workshops with your team, analyze and ideate, and define your product's look and feel.

uxpilot.aiTool

PAPER WIREFRAME KIT (FIGMA PLUGIN)

This lofi wireframing kit allows designers to work more quickly and collaborate more efficiently by mimicking the analog process of paper prototyping.

figma.com

04MISCELLANEOUS

WHY YOU SHOULD USE PX UNITS FOR MARGIN, PADDING, AND OTHER SPACING TECHNIQUES

Content is most important to users when customizing their viewing experience. In many cases, spatial spacing is less important than the content for users to accomplish tasks. That's the logical use case for px units.

ashleemboyer.com8 min read

TRULY SEMANTIC

A token is semantic when it possesses certain qualities. Semantic tokens don't suggest values. They're always generic and don't depend on each other.

blog.damato.design7 min read

DO THE DESIGN DIGGING

A research and design team that forgets or fails to dig around what’s been learned before is doomed to repeat the learnings. How do we avoid this? A good design process starts by digging around and learning what’s been learned and done before.

grillopress.github.io2 min read