TLDR DESIGN 2025-01-24

INSTAGRAM IS ABOUT TO LOOK A LOT MORE LIKE TIKTOK

A FIRST LOOK AT CONFIG 2025: TWO CITIES, ONE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Config 2025 expands with a three-day summit in San Francisco (May 6-8) and a day-long London event (May 14). Featuring diverse speakers, practical workshops, and community-led activities, Config fosters creativity, collaboration, and innovation in product design. Virtual participation, language support, and localized events ensure inclusivity for a global audience.

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO NOW LETS YOU FIND VIDEO CLIPS BY DESCRIBING THEM

Premiere Pro has been updated with AI-powered visual search, enabling users to find clips by describing content. It has also introduced caption translations in 17 languages and enhanced metadata search. After Effects has been updated to support HDR monitoring and improved caching for smoother playback.

ELON'S OFFICIAL DOGE LOGO IS STALE MEME BRANDING AT ITS WORST

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) logo was briefly updated before being removed. The logo's design is a meme branding concept, similar to Elon Musk's Dogecoin cryptocurrency. It has sparked controversy due to its unoriginal creation and potential legal implications.

GRACE YEE, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ETHICAL INNOVATION (AI ETHICS AND ACCESSIBILITY) AT ADOBE – INTERVIEW SERIES

Adobe's Senior Director of Ethical Innovation, Grace Yee, leads AI ethics and accessibility initiatives to align Adobe's AI developments with accountability, responsibility, and transparency. Their AI Ethics framework mitigates biases, ensures inclusivity, and evolves with technology. Transparency, ethical data sourcing, and public policy engagement foster user trust and responsible innovation in AI advancements.

VISUAL DESIGN IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS

Many organizations prioritize visual design in portfolios, valuing aesthetics for usability and tangible outcomes. However, designers should emphasize problem-solving and business impact instead of relying solely on visuals. Defining clear problems, showcasing outcomes, and highlighting metrics or user feedback demonstrate a designer's value, even when projects lack visual appeal.

OPEN-SOURCE ANIMATED CURSOR COMPONENT

Cursify offers cursor animations, components, code blocks, and templates to help you create eye-catching landing pages and marketing interfaces easily.

COLLABORATIVE VISUAL WORKSPACE

Create and connect nodes for text-based mind maps, flowcharts, notes, to-do lists, and icons.

PINTEREST UNVEILS THE 2025 COLOR PALETTE

Pinterest's 2025 Color Palette introduces a vibrant mix of shades, including Butter Yellow, Cherry Red, and Dill Green, reflecting cultural trends and inspiring innovation across design fields. From branding and graphic design to interior spaces, this curated palette offers endless creative possibilities for designers.

D8 DEVELOPS NEW BRAND WORLD FOR EDINBURGH GIN

D8 design studio has developed a new brand world for Edinburgh Gin. Inspired by the architecture of its new home in Edinburgh's city center, The Arches, the new identity features 3D-rendered key visuals, showcasing the beauty of the bottles while conveying a sense of magic and occasionality.

THE USABILITY MYTH: USERS DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT (AND THAT'S TOTALLY OK!)

Users often struggle to articulate their needs, focusing instead on familiarity and comfort. Designers must go beyond feedback and observe behaviors, test innovative ideas, and balance usability with delight. Great design anticipates user needs, combining empathy with expertise to deliver solutions users may not initially envision but ultimately value and embrace.

DSKY MOONWATCH BRINGS MINI APOLLO SPACE COMPUTER TO PEOPLE'S WRISTS

The DSKY Moonwatch by Apollo Instruments, which features a micro-LED screen, mini annunciator panel, and functional keypad for simplified interactions, replicates the Apollo spacecraft's 1960s computer interface.

HOW TO AVOID BURNOUT AS A DESIGNER

Burnout affects mental health - it stems from overwork, perfectionism, poor work-life balance, and social media pressures.

NIKE DESIGNER YENNY ZHANG ON HOW SHE FOUND A PASSION FOR SPATIAL DESIGN

Yenny Zhang's passion for design began with childhood drawing and evolved through rigorous education, internships, and her journey from Nike intern to senior designer, balancing creativity, strategy, and collaboration.