TLDR Design

TLDR DESIGN 2024-01-03

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02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

THINGS I STARTED DOING DIFFERENTLY AS A SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER

Senior designers should improve their work with developers by not leaving anything to assumptions and using auto-layout to design like a developer. They need to learn to wear multiple hats, put more effort into detailed UI, explore using different fonts, and reduce things as much as possible.

chankarunaratne.medium.com5 min read

HOW AIRBNB DESIGNS PRODUCT

Design plays a vital role in Airbnb, promoting community and connection instead of isolation and separation. Charlie Aufmann shares his insights from his time at Airbnb, including the need to design for first impressions, the importance of reputation, and how to employ disclosure effectively.

adplist.substack.com7 min read

WHAT I LEARNED AS A PRODUCT DESIGNER AT APPLE

Andrea Pacheco joined Apple in 2021. She summarizes her life-changing experience with the company in this article. Through her work as a product designer, she learned to put passion into every collaborative effort, tell stories as part of any shared work, focus on big wins, and devote adequate time and attention to mastering her craft.

apach.work9 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

UX DICTIONARY

UX Dictionary is a community-built dictionary that helps you understand UX.

uxdictionary.ioTool

DESIGN BUDDY

Ensure your Figma designs are polished and stakeholder-ready every time, saving you from potential revisions and boosting your design confidence.

designbuddy.netTool

WORLD-CLASS ACCESSIBLE COMPONENTS WITH CUSTOM STYLES

React Aria is a collection of over 40 components with built-in behavior, adaptive interactions, top-tier accessibility, and internationalization out of the box, ready for your styles.

react-spectrum.adobe.comTool

04MISCELLANEOUS

THE DEEPER MEANING BEHIND JAPAN’S UNIQUE UX DESIGN CULTURE

One of the most significant differences between Western and Eastern societies is how people view things — Western nations focus more on individual objects, while Eastern ones look more holistically. The latter are faster in dealing with high amounts of information on information-rich pages.

uxdesign.cc15 min read

AMBIENT CO-PRESENCE

The synchronous, multiplayer web is brand new, and the design space around it still needs to be explored. Current solutions feel obtrusive. Ambient co-presence is sharing a space or context with others without directly interacting or continuously communicating with them.

maggieappleton.com8 min read

KEEPING UP WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN UX

Although many new technologies are coming out, UX won't change as much as you might think since most changes are surface-level. Keeping your skills up-to-date requires hands-on testing using new technologies so you can always stay current.

jakobnielsenphd.substack.com5 min read