TLDR Design

TLDR DESIGN 2024-04-26

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02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: BUILDING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE

Grace Sunnell and Jeff Robke, professionals from Slack's product design and management teams, attribute their successful collaboration in expanding Slack Connect for Enterprise customers to building solid foundational relationships and setting clear expectations. They emphasize the importance of trust, adaptability, and frequent check-ins to align strategies, resulting in significant financial impact and momentum for the company's services.

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HOW TO AVOID DESIGNING FOR CURRENT USERS AT THE EXPENSE OF FUTURE ONES

Businesses often prioritize current customers, potentially neglecting future users. Sales teams may need to pay more attention to deeper user needs than UX teams. To design for present and future users, designers must focus on user-centric requirements, leverage sales demos, and collaborate with the product team to prioritize features effectively.

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03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

CSS-ONLY SHAPES

This collection is made of pure, optimized, modern CSS shapes using a single element.

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04MISCELLANEOUS

RABBIT R1: I SPENT 17 HOURS WITH IT — AND SOMETHING'S IFFY ABOUT IT

Mashable reviewed the new Rabbit R1 and found that the gestures were addictive. It can't browse the web, doesn't text or make calls, responds faster than expected, gets some answers wrong, can see and describe things, and has a good battery life. With a price tag of $199, it seems too good to be true, and the company will find a way to squeeze more money out of its user base.

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WHY WE MOVED AWAY FROM PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY BUTTONS

The hierarchical button style paradigm classifies buttons into primary, secondary, and tertiary importance in product design. However, there are better approaches for brands that use color playfully. This article shows how switching from hierarchy to emphasis enabled a better color system for brands that explore a broader color spectrum.

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THE LEGOISM OF DESIGN SYSTEMS

Jim Nielsen discusses the limitations of the "LEGO" analogy for design systems, arguing that prefabricated components have less value in the age of generative AI and open-source libraries. Even with prefabricated components, custom "one-off" designs are still necessary for each product, and a successful design system needs more than just prefabrication and composition.

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