CSS SPRING EASING GENERATOR
This tool lets you intuitively generate spring animations for CSS linear(). It includes presets and customizable inputs for perceptual duration and bounce.
2024.10.04
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11,719 matchesDEV ENCYCLOPEDIA
Discover concise explanations and samples for tech terms and concepts.
2024.10.04
FRAMER PLUGIN MARKETPLACE
Discover new canvas tools and seamlessly integrate Framer with your favorite apps.
2024.10.04
CHISEL & FLOW: GT PANTHEON IS A NEW CLASSIC
GT Pantheon, a new typeface from Grilli Type designed by Noël Leu, Tobias Rechsteiner, and Antonio D'Elisiis, features pointed serifs and sharp digital anatomy. It is available in 30 styles across five weights and italics. With optically adjusted faces for micro, text, and display use, it offers a contemporary calligraphic design inspired by Rome's Pantheon, supporting legibility at any size. A free trial version is available.
2024.10.04
PENTAGRAM UNVEILS ITS IDENTITY FOR MANCHESTER'S NEW INNOVATION DISTRICT, SISTER
Pentagram has designed a new visual identity for Sister, an innovation district in Manchester, inspired by the city's history in computer science and Alan Turing's legacy. The brand features Sister Mono, a custom typeface based on early code-breaking machines, and a logotype inspired by The Manchester Code to symbolize connectivity and movement.
2024.10.04
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF DESIGN SYSTEMS IN MODERN UI
A design system standardizes tools and resources, creating consistent and efficient UI and UX. It helps teams develop a shared language, optimize resources, and proactively address UI challenges. Design systems streamline testing and ensure long-term consistency, allowing companies to create user-friendly, innovative digital experiences across all products.
2024.10.04
HOW TO CONDUCT COGNITIVE WALKTHROUGHS TO IMPROVE YOUR SITE'S UX
Cognitive walkthroughs help evaluate website usability by simulating a new user's experience and highlighting issues that hinder navigation and understanding, guiding design improvements.
2024.10.04
AI-DRIVEN FILMMAKING: HOW RUNWAY IS TRANSFORMING VISUAL STORYTELLING AND CREATIVITY WITH GEN-3 ALPHA
Runway's Gen-3 Alpha model enables AI-driven filmmaking, transforming video styles and enhancing effects for innovative storytelling.
2024.10.04
DESIGN WHAT MAKES US HUMAN
UX design can evoke emotions beyond enjoyment, and as AI grows, more emotionally engaging, culturally aware designs may be needed.
2024.10.04
GMAIL'S NEW ‘SUMMARY CARDS' HELP YOU TAKE ACTION ON YOUR EMAILS, LIKE TRACKING PACKAGES AND CHECKING INTO FLIGHTS
Competition in the email market has intensified, with Apple and Google enhancing their email apps. Google's Gmail is introducing revamped "summary cards" designed to help users organize information from related emails. These dynamic cards will now update in real time and offer quick access to essential details, like bill due dates and event information.
2024.10.03
WHATSAPP VIDEO CALLS NOW HAVE BACKGROUNDS AND FILTERS
WhatsApp is introducing video call backgrounds and filters, including options like warm, cool, and fisheye, along with "Touch Up" and "Low Light" settings for better video quality. These features, set to roll out in the coming weeks, aim to make WhatsApp more competitive with platforms like Google Meet and Zoom.
2024.10.03
MICROSOFT PAINT IS GETTING PHOTOSHOP-LIKE GENERATIVE AI FILL AND ERASE FEATURES
New AI-powered features are coming to Microsoft's Paint and Photos on Copilot Plus PCs. Paint is gaining Generative Fill and Erase tools, inspired by Adobe Photoshop, for adding or removing objects. Photos is adding a Generative Erase tool and a Super-Resolution feature that will enable users to upscale images to 4k within seconds.
2024.10.03
FIGMA ON FIGMA: OUR APPROACH TO DESIGNING UI3
Figma's new UI3 interface aims to minimize distractions and enhance workflow. It incorporates user feedback by replacing floating panels with docked ones and introducing a Minimize UI feature. The redesign focused on improving the Properties Panel and unifying layout options. Ongoing community feedback will guide future updates.
2024.10.03
WHY CONCERNS ABOUT OPENAI'S NEW LOGO ARE ABOUT MORE THAN DESIGN
OpenAI is considering replacing its spiral logo with a simple black circle, sparking debate among employees who find it "lacking in creativity" and "ominous." The potential change, possibly influenced by intellectual property concerns and trends toward simpler logos, could signal significant shifts within the company.
2024.10.03
DESIGNING DESIGN SYSTEMS: SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION AND ADOPTION
Design systems require continuous support and guidance to be effective. Spectrum, Adobe's design system, serves over 600 designers and developers, offering detailed documentation, collaborative feedback, and ongoing updates. By acting as librarians and advisors, design system teams ensure proper implementation and promote consistency, scalability, and best practices across teams and products.
2024.10.03
LIL' PIXEL ICON (FIGMA PLUGIN)
Lil' Pixel Icon is a tool for creating pixel-perfect icons in a 16x16 grid, all in vector format. With an easy-to-use interface and a focus on simplicity, you'll be crafting icons with precision and style in no time.
2024.10.03
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FROM FIGMA TO WEBSITE
Make responsive websites just using Figma. Publish them to the web in one click.
2024.10.03
FIGMOJI (FIGMA PLUGIN)
Figmoji lets you easily add Twitter emojis as SVGs to your designs, with support for different skin tones and plans to include other emoji styles like Apple and Android.
2024.10.03
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DESIGN SYSTEM DILEMMAS: SIMILAR LOOKS, DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
Design systems often face challenges when components like badges and pills look similar but serve different purposes, leading to confusion among designers and developers. To maintain a scalable and clear system, it's essential to document the specific use cases for each component, involve both design and engineering in review processes, and provide thorough education on component usage, drawing from resources like The Component Gallery for best practices.
2024.10.03
BEYOND THE SURFACE: THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF ASKING "WHY?" IN UX
Asking "Why?" in UX research helps uncover motivations behind user behaviors, revealing emotional drivers and latent needs for more empathetic designs. However, answers may be limited as users may lack conscious access to their true reasons for actions.
2024.10.03
THE POWER OF MENTORSHIP: WHY EVERY CREATIVE NEEDS A MENTOR
Mentorship is vital for creative professionals, offering guidance, personalized feedback, and emotional support to overcome challenges and refine work. It can come from various sources, benefiting both mentor and mentee. Platforms like Behance provide opportunities for finding creative mentors.
2024.10.03
YOUR SPARKLES ARE FIZZLING
AI features should focus on seamless utility rather than flashy hype, blending naturally into the user experience without unnecessary labels or flair.
2024.10.03
HOW TO DESIGN FOR AI-FIRST PRODUCTS
AI-first design centers solutions entirely on AI, raising challenges like ethics and user complexity, requiring collaboration, human-centric focus, and transparency to address rapid advancements.
2024.10.03
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE "RIGHT"
Designers should base decisions on UX principles, research, and logic, balancing user needs with business goals while embracing imperfection and continuous learning as part of the iterative design process.
2024.10.03
THE ‘NEW YORK TIMES' JUST LAUNCHED ITS BIGGEST APP REDESIGN IN 16 YEARS
The New York Times has redesigned its app for the first time in 16 years, introducing a ribbon that organizes content into sections like News, Lifestyle, and Election 2024, with a thumb-friendly navigation similar to flipping through a newspaper. The update integrates NYT properties such as Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic, aiming for a more open and user-friendly experience.
2024.10.02
MICROSOFT COPILOT REDESIGN
The new Microsoft Copilot offers four natural-sounding voices, separate from Azure Speech Services, and can hum based on a sample, though voice mode isn't currently active. It allows sending images without text, blurs faces instantly, accepts one image at a time, and features updated fonts, including Cascadia Code for code blocks.
2024.10.02
SQUARESPACE'S AI IMAGE GENERATION COULD BE A RISKY MOVE
Squarespace has integrated AI image and text generation into its platform, allowing websites to be automatically populated with AI-generated content. While AI tools offer innovative design solutions, some users may question the authenticity of AI-driven sites. Squarespace joins other website builders leveraging AI to streamline the design process for small businesses.
2024.10.02
JUSTIFYING DESIGN'S IMPACT
The role of UCD professionals is often questioned, especially when justifying their costs and impact in complex organizations. Success is hard to measure when more prominent cultural factors influence outcomes. To demonstrate value, teams should show smaller, measurable wins, maintain communication, and build relationships within the organization.
2024.10.02
THE ROADS NOT TAKEN
Design is an exploratory journey filled with choices, slips, and accidents. While feedback and reflection strengthen our decisions, design crits reveal the value of understanding the process. Embracing accidents fosters discovery and learning from these moments opens new creative pathways.
2024.10.02
DESIGN SYSTEM PRIMITIVES
Systems should prioritize core components, patterns, and tokens to maintain design consistency while allowing flexibility. This would empower teams to build local components using primitives like Box, Stack, and Grid. These flexible, token-connected primitives reduce cognitive overhead, improve productivity, and offer a type-safe alternative to inline styles for efficient development.
2024.10.02
DESIGN SYSTEMS MADE EASY
Zigma combines design and development, making creating, managing, and documenting design systems easy.
2024.10.02
COLOR PALETTE GRID GENERATOR
This tool quickly creates a grid of colors based on various parameters such as style, pattern, and dimensions.
2024.10.02
DOODLE WITH GENERATED PATTERNS
Tabbied lets you easily create timeless and beautifully generated patterns or artwork for wall art, websites, print materials, and more.
2024.10.02
DUTIES STUDIO'S ORGANIC IDENTITY FOR NEURAL CODEX COUNTERACTS THE “DAUNTING AND ROBOTIC” NATURE OF AI
Duties Studio, founded by Paul Conley and Erling Aarønæs, designed an organic visual identity for Neural Codex, aiming for a human-centric approach and avoiding typical tech aesthetics. Illustrator David Vanadia created illustrations on AI themes. The Latrik serif typeface and the logo, which has a black-and-white palette accented by soft orange and purple gradients inspired by brain grooves and an open book, convey a balance of academic rigor and accessibility.
2024.10.02
BONJOUR TO TOGETHER'S EMOTIVE IDENTITY FOR ARIA, A FINTECH STARTUP THAT WANTS TO “MAKE MONEY MOVE”
Paris-based fintech startup Aria unveiled a new brand identity created by London-based agency Together that features an electric green 'kinetic square' symbolizing secure digital payments. The redesign, which uses the F37 Lineca and STK Bureau Sans typefaces and 3D square-based illustrations, highlights Aria's fluid, user-friendly approach to B2B transactions and positions it as a leader in the payments space.
2024.10.02
ROBOT FOOD'S IDENTITY FOR BEAUTY BRAND POSTCARD INVITES US TO SLOW DOWN
Postcard, a sustainable beauty brand, refreshed its visual and verbal identity with UK agency Robot Food to encourage mindful consumption and self-care through simple joys. The rebrand, featuring 'Postcard'-inspired packaging and a tone that blends sensorial language with unexpected twists, positions Postcard as an aspirational, eco-conscious choice.
2024.10.02
ONSITE MONO & SEMIMONO: BLENDING TECHNICAL CHARM AND FLEXIBILITY IN TYPEFACE DESIGN
Onsite Mono & SemiMono are new typefaces inspired by iconic 20th-century designs like DIN 1451 and Eurostile that offer a balance of technical precision and stylistic flexibility.
2024.10.02
AN INTERESTING ANALYSIS OF FAIR USE AND GENERATIVE MODELS
As scholars analyze how generative AI exploits copyrighted works, courts may reject fair use claims, as copying for model training fails the transformative use criteria.
2024.10.02
WHY NET ZERO IS THE ULTIMATE CREATIVE BRIEF
Climate change paralysis affects individuals and businesses, hindering action.
2024.10.02
LEAKED GOOGLE PIXEL 9A RENDERS REVEAL A VISOR-FREE LOOK
Google's upcoming Pixel 9A has leaked, revealing a departure from the signature visor camera housing. The new design features a pill-shaped module with two cameras and a flash, resembling a larger iPhone 7 Plus. The Pixel 9A might ship with Android 15 and could be the last to use a Samsung-based Tensor chip, with future processors transitioning to TSMC by 2025.
2024.10.01
THE WORLD'S FIRST AI ART MUSEUM IS DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE OUR BRAINS
Dataland is the first museum dedicated to AI art. The museum aims to blend human creativity and machine intelligence, presenting AI-generated art as a permanent, evolving digital ecosystem. Sustainable and cutting-edge, Dataland distinguishes itself by integrating AI in real-time, creating a dynamic art experience. It is a transformative space that reshapes our engagement with art and technology.
2024.10.01
THE NEW PARIS BASKETBALL LOGO IS A LUMINOUS IMPROVEMENT
The new Paris Basketball logo, designed by Tyrsa and coordinated by the YARD agency, incorporates the Eiffel Tower into a basketball design, symbolizing the team's connection to the city of Paris. While some criticize the use of the iconic landmark as overly obvious, others appreciate the clear, recognizable identity and the reference to Paris as the ‘City of Light.' The rebranding also includes a custom typeface inspired by classic basketball fonts and Parisian influences.
2024.10.01
ADVICE FOR MAKING THE MOST OF AN INDIRECT CAREER PATH TO DESIGN
A career shift into design can uncover passion and unique skills. This designer built a successful career by embracing diverse experiences like publishing, customer service, and learning design tools. With a mix of persistence, curiosity, and adaptability, each new challenge contributed to their creative journey.
2024.10.01
YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH, THAT'S THE PROBLEM
Designers go through three career phases: The Good, The Good Enough, and The Great. Transitioning from The Good Enough to The Great requires continuous growth, passion, and a focus on craftsmanship over titles.
2024.10.01
YOUR CREATIVE SUCCESS IS A NUMBERS GAME
The more you create, the greater your chances of a breakthrough. Creative success depends on quantity, not just talent or inspiration. Icons like Picasso and Stephen King mastered this by producing consistently, allowing exceptional works to emerge from the many. Focus on volume to increase your odds of success.
2024.10.01
TURN HEATMAPS INTO REDESIGNS
Heatbot is a data-driven generative UI builder. Upload user analysis heatmaps and let AI generate code for an improved website in seconds.
2024.10.01
VISUAL WEBSITE BUILDER
Edit Tailwind and Shadcn UI components with a visual builder and see your changes in real time. Export a quality Next.js codebase and host it anywhere.
2024.10.01
SHAPE SHIFTER (FIGMA PLUGIN)
This Figma plugin simplifies vector workflow when working on illustrations. Drag and drop your favorite tools close to your work area and customize your Figma workflow.
2024.10.01
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20 DAYS OF EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL FROM DUOLINGO
Duolingo engages users with emotional messaging and frequent reminders featuring its owl mascot, Duo, in every email to evoke responses. Initially criticized for its harsh tone, the messaging has shifted to a more playful and entertaining approach while maintaining a consistent and simple email design.
2024.10.01
CITRUS BRAND JAFFA RIPENS ITS IDENTITY WITH EARTHLING STUDIO
Jaffa has refreshed its identity with Earthling Studio to reflect its expansion into other fruit categories. Featuring a revamped logo, bolder color palette, and playful Juice Crew characters, the new look, inspired by the brand's heritage, will be visible nationwide in Tesco stores across packaging, merchandise, and digital platforms.
2024.10.01