TLDR Design

TLDR DESIGN 2024-04-15

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01GENERAL

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03OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

THE 7 BEST BOOKS FOR DESIGN IN THE REAL WORLD

"The User Experience Team of One" and "Communicating the UX Vision" offer solutions for designers, "Articulating Design Decisions" guides in explaining choices, "Orbiting the Giant Hairball" navigates organizational constraints, and "Getting to Yes" emphasizes negotiation. "Extra Bold" promotes inclusivity and anti-racism in graphic design.

whydesignishard.substack.com4 min read

EXECUTION BEATS STRATEGY EVERY TIME

This article emphasizes the importance of practical execution in achieving success, regardless of the initial strategy's quality, as seen in Meta's development of an ad network. Prioritizing execution, iterating towards success, establishing clear incentives, and maintaining a solid customer feedback loop are key strategies highlighted to drive effective execution.

amivora.substack.com3 min read

UNLOCKING ICON USABILITY: INSIGHTS FROM COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Understanding certain features of icons helps UX professionals improve their designs by making them easier to find and perceive. Designers can create more intuitive and efficient interfaces by learning how visual attention and object recognition work. Improving icon usability involves optimizing icon concreteness, balancing visual complexity, enhancing distinctiveness, and adapting them to different contexts and use cases.

uxpsychology.substack.com4 min read

04LAUNCHES & TOOLS

IN-PRODUCT GAMIFICATION

Build gamified experiences in minutes, personalize user journeys, and boost adoption.

milestoneflow.ioTool

APP STORE SCREENSHOT TOOL

Quickly create professional App Store screenshots using a dedicated powerful screenshot editor.

picassoapp.caTool

TURN FIGMA DESIGNS INTO TRACKING PLANS

Glazed is a visual tracking documentation tool that helps you collect better data, improve collaboration, and streamline event tracking from weeks to days.

glazedanalytics.comTool

05MISCELLANEOUS

LEGO'S VIBRANT NEW BRAND IDENTITY FEELS BOTH NOSTALGIC AND TIMELESS

Lego intends to facilitate a seamless brand experience across digital and physical products by launching a complete brand identity built in-house. This resulted in 23 guidelines and 110 principles that were boiled down to five fundamental design principles: design for the audience, build from the system-in-play, tell stories, be playful and optimistic, and keep it simple.

creativebloq.com2 min read

SMART TYPOGRAPHY TOOLS

Using typographic intelligence technologies optimizes font choices, line spacing, text rearrangement, and more. Its scope can seem overwhelming, but creating a product that considers several different flexible, multiscriptural, accessible points of view simultaneously is an effort that pays off, as designers can tailor compositions to fit the readers' needs. Innovative typography tools can let designers work on more critical tasks by providing sensitive, high-level controls for managing low-level details.

tbrown.org2 min read

HUMANE AI PIN REVIEW: NOT EVEN CLOSE

The Humane AI Pin, designed to replace smartphones, operates with an AI assistant and the CosmOS system. However, it lacks basic features and advanced AI. Despite its current limitations, the device shows promise for the future of AI technology. However, its reliability issues and lack of discretion in public settings currently hinder its recommendation for purchase.

theverge.com18 min read