TLDR DESIGN 2024-03-08

BEHIND THE FEATURE: THE MULTIPLE LIVES OF MULTI-EDIT

Figma has rolled out a transformative feature called multi-edit which significantly reduces the effort needed to edit across multiple designs by enabling simplified multiple-object editing in just a few clicks, aiming to blend seamlessly into the user's workflow. Developed by Sho Kuwamoto and Nikolas Klein, multi-edit diverges from conventional selection norms in design software. It is the result of an extensive process of ideation and refinement.

JOE BIDEN'S BIZARRE IPHONE DESIGN RAISES EYEBROWS

WIX’S NEW AI CHATBOT BUILDS WEBSITES IN SECONDS BASED ON PROMPTS

Wix's "Create with AI" button allows users to build entire AI-generated websites by answering a few questions from a chatbot. The process is completed in seconds, and you can edit the design, tweaking the theme and layouts. The website's content benefits from artificial intelligence. Wix offers prompts for creating images and text.

90% OF DESIGNERS ARE UNHIRABLE?

Most UX designer job applications get rejected by design-mature companies because they exhibit a linear design process in their portfolios, which are filled with cookie-cutter case studies where everything goes smoothly. To stand out, designers should include messy details and tell stories about how they adapted, grew, and became better designers because of the challenges they faced.

HOW TO GROW AS A DESIGNER IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING GOOD FEEDBACK

Although it can be uncomfortable for designers to seek feedback, it is often worse if they don’t seek it out at all and their career stalls. Asking many questions, trying to understand team members, and soliciting better feedback are critical for a designer’s growth.

COLOR PALETTE GENERATOR

A tool where designers can start generating color palettes by picking the basic colors and a style. Once generated, designers can edit the colors and preview them on multiple assets.

CONTROL GENERATIVE AI

Animate, generate, edit, and finish designs with an AI-powered visual creative platform.

FREE STOCK PHOTOS MADE AND CURATED BY AI ARTISTS

Lummi's collection comprises 13,000+ AI-crafted, highly curated images from global creators.

IKEA AND RAW COLOR INVITE YOU TO EMBRACE VIBRANT COLORS + PATTERNS

IKEA's collaboration with Dutch design duo Raw Color offers 18 pieces to bring vibrancy and joy to living spaces through the transformative power of color, patterns, and innovative design. The collection, embodying an experimental color philosophy, encourages self-expression and includes standout items like a color-blocked storage unit on castors, which creates an optical moiré effect and dynamic multicolored lampshades.

TEAMS SHOULD WORK WITH THE GARAGE DOOR UP

Embracing the concept of "working with the garage door up" enhances transparency and fosters a creative and efficient work culture by observing processes that unlock serendipity, create visibility, propagate ideas, enable early feedback, and develop shared knowledge. While teams often struggle with effectively managing transparent internal communication, tools like Campsite, designed for post-first team collaboration, aim to streamline the flow of information and idea discovery within organizations.

THIS RIDICULOUSLY SIMPLE TRICK CAN TRANSFORM YOUR GOOD DESIGNS INTO GREAT DESIGNS

The first step in making an impact is getting people to share and discuss your design. Designers tend to get engrossed in creating but must pay more attention to the next logical step of ensuring their work reaches as many people as possible. Getting attention requires design - creating a Press Kit is an effective and simple way of achieving that goal.

10 BRILLIANT ILLUSTRATORS YOU SHOULD HAVE ON YOUR RADAR

In this post, Caper, who represents some of China and Asia's most talented and innovative illustrators, recommends ten talents you should check out. These artists have many unique styles, from 8-bit video games and Chinese watercolors to architecture and emojis.

THE HISTORY OF THE GHOSTBUSTERS LOGO, FROM 1984 TO FROZEN EMPIRE

Featured in the original 1984 film and instantly becoming iconic, the Ghostbusters logo has been called one of the best logos of the 1980s. The Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire logo preserves the classic format and perfectly illustrates the idea of being frozen still.

THE TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECT OF AI IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Phil Maggs, the man behind Superside's AI-enhanced creative services, is well-positioned to understand how AI changes creative industries. Maggs explains why entry-level creatives have nothing to fear, why structuring information for AI is essential, and why AI should be relied upon with care.