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NEW MAPS UPDATES: IMMERSIVE VIEW FOR ROUTES AND OTHER AI FEATURES

A significant update to Google Maps added features that make the app even more powerful. The new Immersive View for Routes now uses AI to provide detailed previews of planned journeys. You can also get directions to a new destination with Lens in Maps, which uses AI and augmented reality. There are now more detailed navigation maps for a smoother ride and additional charging station info for drivers of electric vehicles.

2023.10.30
blog.google6 min readTLDR Design

A NEW VISUAL LANGUAGE FOR SLACK

Designers at Slack initiated a major evolution of its user interface, aiming to make the platform more personal, approachable, and easier to use without sacrificing its iconic look or information density. This included a two-week design sprint where a team proposed updates to the visual language, customization options, and new information preview paradigms.

2023.10.30
slack.design7 min readTLDR Design

APPLE’S JOURNAL APP IS KIND OF SMART — AND KIND OF BASIC

The Apple Journal app is a simple one-screen journaling tool with basic features. It allows users to create entries with text, photos, videos, voice memos, and location data. The app uses machine learning to recognize and suggest essential moments in a user's life.

2023.10.30
theverge.com3 min readTLDR Design

DESIGN TOOLS — THE ART OF MAKING APPS FOR THE SMALL SCREEN

Various genres of movies and TV shows have been featuring imaginary interfaces for fake apps for quite some time now. Five pioneers in the industry reveal how these fictional products operate as part of the plot and what they say about our technological habits.

2023.10.30
wepresent.wetransfer.com33 min readTLDR Design

AI AS A UX ASSISTANT

The Nielsen Norman Group conducted a large-scale survey with more than 800 respondents to understand how UX professionals use generative AI in their day-to-day work. 92% of the respondents claimed they had used at least one generative AI tool. Among those who used these bots for work, 63% used them at least several times per week (if not daily). The most common type of activity is text content generation and editing.

2023.10.30
nngroup.com21 min readTLDR Design

STATE OF BRAND REPORT 2023

The majority (50%) of branding projects fall between the $500 and $5,000 range and 80% of branders price their projects based on the time and effort it takes. The primary methods for acquiring clients are referrals and word of mouth (86.1%). 70.4% of branding professionals believe AI will make their work easier and are open to integrating AI tools like ChatGPT, Adobe Software, and Midjourney into their branding processes.

2023.10.30
justcreative.comToolTLDR Design

MIDJOURNEY WINS BATTLE OF THE IMAGE UPSCALERS, BUT WITH A CATCH

German stock photographer Robert Kneschke wanted to put Midjourney’s new upscaler to the test so he generated an AI picture on Midjourney in the standard 1024x1024 resolution and then ran it through Midjourney’s 4x upscaler. He was impressed with the results. However, the problem with Midjourney’s upscaler is that the user can only run AI images generated on Midjourney through it so users can’t upload their low-resolution photos to the platform. There are other drawbacks too: Namely, the price.

2023.10.30
petapixel.com3 min readTLDR Design

BURN YOUR TOAST

Toast components are easy to miss, stay near the end of the DOM, and make users anxious. Does it make sense to use them?

2023.10.30
erikkroes.nl3 min readTLDR Design

WINDOWS 11 NOW LETS YOU WRITE ANYWHERE YOU CAN TYPE

Microsoft is introducing new changes to Windows Ink in Windows 11, allowing users to write anywhere they can type. This includes handwriting-to-text conversion in search boxes and other input fields. The update is currently available as a preview through Windows Update, with improved handwriting recognition and new gestures for editing text.

2023.10.30
theverge.com2 min readTLDR Design

SELECT ELEMENT: NOW WITH HORIZONTAL RULES

The select element gets a small upgrade in Chrome 119, with a feature that also landed in Safari 17. Now, you can add horizontal rule elements to the list of select options. They will appear as separators to help visually break up the options for a better user experience.

2023.10.30
developer.chrome.com1 min readTLDR Design

COLOR SPECTRUM

The Spectrum color palette generator applies colors to your design and allows you to edit color properties such as palette caps and hues.

2023.10.27
colorspectrum.designToolTLDR Design

FLAT EMOJI ICONS

The Flat Emoji 1.0 app features 200 popular signature emoji in a simplified design, as well as two bordered versions (black, and pearl).

2023.10.27
joypixels.comToolTLDR Design

INTERNET ARTIFACTS

The first Amazon order, the first smiley, the first website, the first emoji set, and many more internet artifacts.

2023.10.27
neal.funToolTLDR Design

CONSISTENT ANIMATED ICONS IN LOTTIE FRAMEWORK

useAnimations is a responsive and multi-platform library of micro-animations. Based on a 32px grid and editable Lottie .json files, the animated icons follow a consistent style, making it ideal for product design.

2023.10.26
useanimations.comToolTLDR Design

WORKFLOW PLATFORM DESIGNED FOR UXERS

With Flux, you can integrate your research and testing activities directly into your UX tasks. Among its features are the ability to streamline the writing of product documents, support for mood boards and team collaboration, and a project management tool.

2023.10.26
fluxitup.comToolTLDR Design

Sponsored

What if you had the opportunity to invest in the biggest electronics products before they launched into big box retail, would you?

2023.10.25
invest.helloryse.comSponsorTLDR Design