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YouTube is trialing a color filter feature on its mobile app that allows users to customize their video feeds by selecting red, blue, or green hues, enhancing visual cohesion and aesthetics. The feature, which is in an experimental phase and not widely available, presents color-coordinated video suggestions as a new feed option.
Pepsi has launched a provocative 'Tastes OK' campaign in Australia, directly challenging Coca-Cola by highlighting the word 'OK' subtly embedded in the Coca-Cola logo and suggesting that consumers should opt for Pepsi Max instead. The campaign is bold and humorous but carries the risk of giving too much visibility to Coca-Cola.
The Ikea AI assistant, designed to streamline the shopping experience by providing product details and visualizations, falls short of expectations. Users find it redirecting to the Ikea website rather than offering concrete design solutions or accurate stock information. The current iteration of the Ikea GPT AI assistant lacks practical utility, leading users to prefer traditional methods like browsing the website or consulting catalogs.
Migration to Figma is a multi-stage transformative journey, not just a tool switch. Essential steps include meticulous planning, creating a core advocacy team, and securing cross-functional support. Practical steps involve setting up foundational elements, crafting communication plans, and mapping migration timelines.
Type designers can now consider depth, rotation, and positioning as new properties when designing augmented or virtual reality typography. These new dimensions will require unique aspects to be considered, such as making typography adaptable to different backgrounds or able to be pinned to objects. Additionally, text must be adjusted for factors such as changing distance to avoid blurriness. Sharp sans serifs are likely the best choice for Apple's Vision Pro since they suggest the idea of digital innovation.
The default styles of web elements can significantly affect design as they dictate the basic appearance and behavior of form elements, such as checkboxes, radio buttons, and toggles. Developers often need to use specific techniques to customize these elements' style and behavior, such as hiding certain elements or using JavaScript, which can lead to potential issues in handoff processes.
Figr is a repository of editable Figma UI templates based on over 200 well-known apps.
Freefaces is a curated collection of typefaces that are available under a variety of free licenses.
Easometric uses SSR30⁰, a popular and flexible method of creating isometric artworks, to enable users to create top, left, and right isometric views in Figma.
Porto Rocha, a New York-based design agency, has released a public resolution, "No Free Pitches", against unpaid pitching in the design industry. Over 3,000 members of the design community, including representatives from Pentagram, Collins, Wolff Olins, and Spotify, have signed the resolution.
View of Ray and Charles Eames’ 40,000 artifacts, which range from mass-produced furniture designs and unique one-of-a-kind prototypes to personal ephemera and private correspondence. The Eames Institute’s internal teams collaborated with Brooklyn-based designers Standard Issue to create a unique display that enables visitors to experience this material intimately.
Torontonian branding studio newkid designed a bold and spirited identity, leading with a typographical approach chockablock with character. One of the key elements of the brand system is a series of diagrammatic breakdowns of each bed frame, reminiscent of classic instruction manuals in isometric style.
A library of books on technology, AI, society, and design, curated and recommended by members of the AIxDesign Community.
Vincent Connare says Comic Sans is the best font in the world, given how popular (and hated) it is. In "Comic Sans, Is it Really That Bad?", designer Thomas Steeles explores the history of the controversial font, telling how it was created and utilized during its early years.
Atlanta-based graphic designer and illustrator Broly Su brings both his skills together in work inspired by retro toys, hip-hop culture, and graffiti. Hear more about his creative journey, from growing up in Changsha to being commissioned by McDonald's and Tesla.