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Figma has introduced a new export quality setting to give users greater control over file size and image quality when exporting frames and images as JPEGs or PDFs. The updated quality menu lets users choose between High, Medium, or Low quality for JPEG or PDF exports. Low-quality compresses images the most, resulting in the smallest file size, while High quality avoids any compression.
In its latest upgrade, Adobe Premiere Pro introduced a new color management system to simplify video editing for non-colorists. The system automatically transforms raw and log footage into HDR and SDR video without LUTs. Additional updates include a context-sensitive Properties panel, faster UI, and more intuitive tools.
The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design, recently launched in China, is making waves online with its dual-folding, triple-screen design. It ships in an unfolded state, boasting a thinness of 3.6mm at its slimmest point and a folded thickness of 12.8mm. Hands-on reviews have highlighted its ability to simultaneously display multiple app windows and its accompanying phone case, which doubles as a stand. Some videos reveal visible creases on the display hinges at certain angles, a common issue with current foldable screens.
Designers are facing an identity crisis as their roles and impact are becoming increasingly ambiguous. With shifting titles and evolving expectations, designers and companies need help to define value and success. The design industry is confronting an uncertain future, with rising confusion, economic shifts, and business acumen demands, showing a need for a reassessment of its purpose and strategy.
Scope creep often burdens design systems, causing them to become overloaded with components and accumulate debt. A less opinionated approach, combined with transparent governance, focused components, and decentralized responsibilities, enables teams to innovate while keeping the system lean and efficient. Comprehensive documentation and education maintain a balance between innovation and sustainable management.
This tale starts in the Button Factory, where Sam, an “OK” button, thrives on clicks and climbs the ranks. However, when a colleague vanishes, Sam embarks on a daring quest to uncover secrets deep within the factory. Confronted by obstacles and unexpected truths, she discovers freedom, purpose, and endless possibilities.
A collection of web design and website sections ready to use in Figma. The featured items can be filtered by website sections, dark or light color scheme, app components, or color palettes.
Figma's guide to colors, their meanings, complementary colors, conflicting colors, and more.
Gerstnerizer is an interactive tool for generating layouts based on Karl Gerstner's modular grid system. It allows designers to experiment with structured, grid-based designs.
FIFA has unveiled a new logo for the revamped FIFA Club World Cup featuring the initials "CWC" abstracted into a football shape, designed to highlight the crests of the 32 qualifying teams. Described as "contemporary" and "minimal," the rebrand aims to elevate the tournament's status. FIFA plans to use the logo and an audio signature featuring Gala's "Freed from Desire" to enhance its connection to football culture.
Responses to AI range widely. Some view AI as a way to produce ideas quickly, likened to fast fashion in web development. The argument centers on whether users value quality well-crafted web development over quickly produced low-quality alternatives, even within a capitalist market.
Minimum Viable Product User Experience focuses on designing core features to solve users' critical problems efficiently. This approach allows for quick idea validation, reduces waste, and speeds up time to market. Prioritizing UX ensures a smooth, intuitive experience that aligns with user needs while conserving resources and minimizing risk.
The original ‘Beetlejuice' used inventive practical effects rather than CGI, creating memorable visuals through in-camera tricks, limited budget creativity, and a unique filming environment.
Experts share 2020's top typography picks.
"To Cut," Tools Magazine's fourth issue, explores craftsmanship through artisans' perspectives on cutting techniques, blending contemporary graphic design with diverse narratives from gardeners to stone quarry workers.