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Apple's VP of product design Tang Tan is set to leave the company in February, leading to a reorganization in the hardware engineering team. Tan's departure is seen as a significant loss to Apple's design team, as he played a crucial role in shaping products like AirPods and the Apple Watch into successful offerings.
Redfin Redesign, now available on Redfin and Bright MLS listings, enables users to customize walls, floors, and countertops. Powered by Roomvo, a home visualization platform, the new feature allows buyers to compare before and after images of listing photos by selecting flooring types, paint colors, and countertop finishes.
Based on an analysis of popular search terms on its platform, Pinterest has released its predictions for 2024 trends across various categories, including fashion, beauty, wellness, and design. Some notable trends include the "jellyfish haircut," blue eyeshadow and nail polish, the resurgence of bows and ribbons, the rise of the "Western Gothic" style, the popularity of "cafecore," and an increased focus on body skincare.
Early prototyping integration into the product development process streamlines workflows and saves engineering time. Embracing an experimentation culture leads to innovation, which impacts the entire product development process.
The success of an application may depend on how intuitive, efficient, and user-friendly its navigation is, so a designer must understand how it can function in every application to make the most suitable decisions for their specific situation. They can choose between tab bar, sidebars, search-based navigation, and top bar — each with their own advantages and disadvantages.
Good presentations need two things: a clear story and eye-catching visuals. When using Figma for presentations, designers should use one file for each presentation, structure pages within each file, use design slide variants for clarity, leverage the Figma presentation order, automate frame naming, use shared styles, and add a splash of interactivity.
Drag and drop a screenshot, edit with a few clicks, and download a beautiful mockup.
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The secret to giving good criticism is not taking the design at face value but asking questions to discover the problem the design is trying to solve. It’s also about being kind — criticism is a tool for building up, not tearing down, so respecting the people behind the scenes is non-negotiable.
How can it be that all products are designed, and designers want to create something good for the world, but so many products are total garbage? Most designers are just workers, not unlike the office assistants, support agents, and store clerks involved in getting products to people. They can’t be blamed as a group but only as individuals.
Emblem logos and badges evoke a sense of tradition, honor, and identity. In this gallery, you will discover the inspiration, creativity, and symbolism that make badges and emblem-like logos so profound and effective.
Infinite canvases marry the digital world's easy manipulation with the physical world's spatial strengths. Given these strengths, it’s no surprise that we often use infinite canvases for complex, unsorted, or exploratory tasks. How can we further push a concept that has been fairly static for a while?
A detailed case study of designing an icon/logo from sketches and concepts to a polished finished product for Mammoth.