TLDR Design

TLDR DESIGN 2024-03-14

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02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

TO DESIGN IS TO SEEK TRUTH

While products and technologies change, design continues to be about pursuing understanding and expressing underlying truths. Experienced designers do that by framing complex creative challenges to define what something is and how it works to achieve value while simultaneously testing both. A compelling product vision rooted in reality and a deep understanding of context can be powerful for designing truly innovative and impactful products, as shown by the iPod, Cybertruck, and ChatGPT.

uxdesign.cc6 min read

MASTERING SPATIAL USER INTERFACES

App icons should use layers and depth. “Glass material” should blur what’s behind them to make the UI easier to read and use and adapt to users' surroundings and lighting conditions.

medium.com7 min read

NIELSEN AND NORMAN SHOULD BE IGNORED

We were told to look up to Jakob Nielsen, Don Norman, and others whose best days appeared in the 1990s, so we looked up to them - but are they still relevant today? We must speak up more and pull everybody off their pedestals.

rbefored.com5 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

TRANGRAM

Trangram is a free platform for creating, animating, and sharing motion graphics without writing code.

trangram.comTool

GRADIENTOR

Gradientor is a simple but effective gradient generator. Designers can choose between vibrant, pastel, or monochromatic color palettes, scroll to change the size of the gradient, and press enter to change the main color.

gradientor.appTool

04MISCELLANEOUS

THE SOUL OF YOUR WORK

In a religious context, objects perceived as having a spiritual essence are cared for. You would never see a room that holds a shrine be messy, loud, or uncared for. The user interface is the equivalent of this in software.

proofofconcept.pub5 min read

WHY THE APPLE PENCIL COULD ACTUALLY BE THE VISION PRO'S BEST COMPANION

Although Apple designed its Vision Pro without VR controllers, a patent suggests an updated Apple Pencil that might fit right in. AirDraw is one Vision Pro app where an Apple Pencil would feel much more intuitive than using your fingers. Precision is essential in many other instances, like in the medical field, where a stylus tip can literally save lives.

inverse.com2 min read