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Audi is rebranding in China with a new logo and an electric Sportback concept, targeting tech-savvy customers seeking advanced connectivity and automation. It is partnering with SAIC Motors to create an Advanced Digitized Platform for models debuting in 2025, addressing competition from local brands like BYD.
The latest iOS 18.2 beta brings three major upgrades to Apple Notes: an "Image Wand" tool for transforming sketches, an AI-powered "Compose" button for text generation, and a "Describe Your Change" feature for clearer AI instructions. Other updates include the ability to create images from text and new features on Telegram and Instagram.
"Plastic: Remaking Our World" at Hyundai Motorstudio Busan, co-organized by Vitra Design Museum, explores plastic's history, challenges, and future innovations, inviting reflection on reducing environmental impact. The exhibition highlights Hyundai's eco-friendly initiatives, such as bio-leather and hydrogen technology, with interactive displays arguing for plastic's potential as a resource.
In today's collaborative work culture, engineering success relies on cross-functional collaboration, shared principles, and streamlined processes. Tools like VS Code help developers focus by minimizing context switching. Companies like Atlassian and Linear promote “developer joy” and efficient workflows with opinionated software.
Creating effective, user-friendly buttons involves several key design considerations. Keeping text on one line improves readability, and avoiding disabled buttons helps prevent confusion. Action verbs bring clarity to a button's purpose, and consistent alignment enhances usability. Standard layouts and highlighted primary buttons improve visual hierarchy, while limiting each button to a single icon maintains simplicity.
In this post, Miranda Slayter, Principal Designer at Booking.com, shares insights on her journey from front-end developer to designer, her strategic role at the company, and her approach to measuring success. She discusses the balance between creativity and technical understanding, the evolving role of AI in design, and the importance of UX maturity within organizations. Slayter also highlights industry challenges, emphasizing collaboration and strategy over visual design skills.
Principles.design is an open-source platform that provides tools and examples to help designers and organizations create effective design principles.
Easily transform screenshots into editable Figma UI designs. Upload an app or website snapshot and let Codia do the rest.
Create vector dotted maps with custom options and download them as SVG or PNG files.
L'eggs has reintroduced its iconic 1970s logo with a modern twist. The refreshed logo preserves the original's charm while adapting it for today's audiences, blending heritage with a contemporary look to captivate a new generation.
Web design is trending towards a focus on texture-rich visuals, distinct grids, and two-column layouts. Touchable textures bring a tactile feel to digital spaces, while structured grids and two-column designs enhance content organization, offering inspiration for interactive and visually engaging layouts.
Effective design goes beyond aesthetics - it creates intuitive, meaningful experiences by applying psychological principles. This article examines cognitive load, Gestalt principles, color psychology, typography, and persuasive and emotional design, illustrating how these elements enhance usability and user connection. It provides practical insights and real-world examples to showcase how to design for both function and emotional impact.
Typography in the 1980s blended bold design with emerging technology, leading to iconic, highly legible fonts.
Li Jiayue, a skilled illusion artist from Sichuan, China, creates intricate three-dimensional camouflage art, seamlessly blending ordinary objects into surroundings and captivating audiences on various Chinese television platforms.
Jo Barnard, founder of Morrama and leader of Design Declares, is urging designers to take actionable steps towards sustainability with an upcoming London event to inspire lasting change.