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TLDR DESIGN 2024-02-22

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02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

5 UX DEVELOPMENT PHASES TO CREATE YOUR BRAND’S VOICE

Whether you are developing a personal brand, start-up, or refining an already existing brand, the following 5 UX phases help to structure a methodology that sets a clear path to defining your brand voice with measurable outcomes: Know and recognize your audience, state your business values, define your brand’s tone, gather feedback, and trust and entitle your team to ensure brand voice adherence.

uxmag.com5 min read

F-SHAPE PATTERN AND HOW USERS READ

Users rarely read on the web - they usually scan instead, which could be more efficient for them, but very detrimental to your business. This article explores how users consume text online and how to prevent harmful patterns. To mitigate scanning, designers can use headings and subheadings, visually group small chunks of content, and alternate sizes, spacing, and patterns.

linkedin.com5 min read

HOW TO PLAN AN ICON PROJECT

Planning, research, and conceptualization are essential to creating an icon, but they must be done before crafting to ensure the right design decisions occur. Establishing clear goals, setting the tone, and organizing icons are essential steps in an icon project.

blog.streamlinehq.com5 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

GALILEO AI

Galileo AI is a UI generation platform that allows designers to explore prompts and designs from other designers and generate UI from text prompts or uploaded images.

usegalileo.aiTool

AI COLORS

Generate color palettes from text prompts, apply and preview them on UI, and explore and switch between the palettes to find the right one.

aicolors.coTool

QUALITATIVE SAMPLE SIZE CALCULATOR

Calculate how many people you need for your next research round based on your project's scope, participant characteristics, researcher expertise, and methodology.

userinterviews.comTool

04MISCELLANEOUS

MY DESIGN SYSTEM JOURNEY: BUILDING THE PLANE WHILE FLYING

When it comes to building and maintaining design systems, each organization presents its own set of challenges and opportunities. Rather than sticking to a rigid playbook, designers should embrace the fluidity of the process and tailor their methods to suit the unique dynamics of their team and organizational structure.

anaselgendy.medium.com5 min read

WHY YOU NEED TO TRUST YOUR GUT IN CREATIVE PROJECTS

Gut instincts are essential in creativity, even though they are difficult to quantify. You can use data to evaluate intuition, but trusting your gut is critical because it encourages you to look beyond established patterns based on data, helps you connect with your emotions, navigates ambiguity, and enables you to move quickly.

creativebloq.com5 min read

USABILITY HEURISTICS APPLIED TO BOARD GAMES

The board game industry is worth $13 billion. A great deal of design goes into it. A good game is fun, but it also needs to be accessible. This post discusses factors in board game design through the lens of the ten usability heuristics.

nngroup.com16 min read