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TLDR DESIGN 2025-06-11

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02OPINIONS & TUTORIALS

WHERE SHOULD AI SIT IN YOUR UI?

Large language models are driving a shift from simple chatbot interfaces to more deeply integrated, task-focused layouts such as inline prompts, infinite canvases, and intelligent spreadsheets. These spatial designs—whether side panels, chat widgets, or dynamic grids—not only affect usability but also shape how users understand the AI's role, capabilities, and trustworthiness within the experience.

uxdesign.cc8 min read

DO GRAPHIC DESIGNERS NEED NEW SKILLS TO BEAT AI? PROFESSIONALS WEIGH IN

Graphic designers are facing growing uncertainty about AI's impact on their careers, but many industry voices remain optimistic, emphasizing that creativity, vision, and adaptability still set human designers apart. While AI is becoming a valuable tool, success in the field will increasingly depend on evolving skillsets, strategic thinking, and the ability to integrate technology without losing the human touch.

creativebloq.com5 min read

COLLABORATION: THE MOST UNDERRATED UX SKILL NO ONE TALKS ABOUT

Collaboration is the most underrated skill in UX. It's different from mere cooperation, which emphasizes co-ownership of outcomes rather than just individual task completion. While AI tools can accelerate ideation and prototyping, they cannot replace human judgment and the need for validation from teammates who understand users, technical constraints, and business goals. Strengthening collaboration skills involves cultivating curiosity about teammates' challenges, facilitating structured conversations, sharing work early, practicing active listening, and co-owning outcomes rather than defending individual designs.

smashingmagazine.com10 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

OKLCH COLOR PICKER AND CONVERTER

The OKLCH color picker and converter is a tool that helps developers and designers work with colors. It allows users to convert between various color spaces, including OKLCH, RGB, HSL, and Hex.

oklch.comTool

FIGMA IMAGE EDITOR (FIGMA PLUGIN)

Manipulate an image directly in Figma with many different color adjustments and filters. Save and load your own presets and keep track of changes.

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04MISCELLANEOUS

AFTER 25 LOYAL YEARS, ADOBE'S PRICE HIKE HAS FORCED ME TO SAY GOODBYE

A 25-year Adobe user announces their departure from the software giant after the company eliminated the affordable Photography Plan, forcing a price jump from £82 to £249 for the same Photoshop and Lightroom access. They are transitioning to alternatives, including the Affinity creative suite and ON1 Photo Raw for photo organization and processing, although the switch will be challenging after decades of muscle memory with Adobe shortcuts.

creativebloq.com3 min read

FRONTIFY FUTURE'S BESPOKE TYPEFACE CHAMPIONS THE KINETIC FUTURE OF BRANDING

Frontify Futures has a new, fluid, experimental identity that embodies the platform's mission of exploring brand evolution through a living typographic system. Rather than fixed letterforms, the typefaces exist only momentarily as animated parameters generated on the fly, allowing the brand to evolve alongside the creative landscape continuously it studies.

itsnicethat.com3 min read