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TLDR DESIGN 2024-05-29

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01GENERAL

03OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

ONLY 30 SECONDS TO REJECT YOUR PORTFOLIO?

Common mistakes designers should avoid making in their UX portfolios include using low-resolution images, making spelling mistakes, writing generic titles, failing to capture readers' attention, failing to establish context, presenting case studies that are too long, using “we” instead of “I,” and using a checklist template instead of telling a story.

links.tldrnewsletter.com13 min read

THE REASONS WHY YOUR TEAM IS NOT LISTENING TO YOU

A team might not listen to a designer's or researcher's ideas due to perceived managerial incompetence, communication issues, misaligned incentives, and prioritization of other factors over research. New ideas or people can be seen as disruptive and their benefits may not be immediately clear to the team.

links.tldrnewsletter.com8 min read

HOW ADOBE DESIGN CREATES EXPERIENCES FOR NASCENT TECHNOLOGIES

Adobe Design's MINT team explores new tech platforms, like Apple's Vision Pro, to innovate and disrupt new industries by leveraging Adobe's products when possible. The process involves understanding the technology's possibilities, brainstorming bold ideas, refining them within practical constraints, pitching to leadership, and building prototypes.

adobe.design10 min read

04LAUNCHES & TOOLS

FASTER RESEARCH, BETTER PRODUCTS

Ballpark enables rapid, high-quality feedback on product questions, marketing copy, designs, and Figma prototypes.

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THE DOCUMENTED COLLECTION OF UI COMPONENTS

UI Playbook is a collection of UI components along with a description of their functionality, best practices, insights on implementation, and examples.

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05MISCELLANEOUS

WHAT GPT-4O MEANS FOR DESIGNERS

OpenAI has announced GPT-4o, a new multimodal AI model that accepts and generates text, audio, and image inputs through a single neural network, enhancing efficiency and reducing information loss. GPT-4o offers faster feedback, detects and processes visual cues, and can be used in various design processes, potentially revolutionizing AI's role in design.

links.tldrnewsletter.com5 min read

DESIGN TOKENS AND VARIABLES

Design tokens and variables link names to specific values but differ in scope and purpose. While variables in programming can hold dynamic values and are specific to certain environments like CSS or Sass, design tokens represent design decisions applied consistently across platforms. This distinction ensures a uniform look and feel, with design tokens acting as a technology-agnostic source of truth, unlike tool-specific variables in Figma or Sketch.

designtokens.substack.com3 min read