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OPENAI UNVEILS DALL-E 3 WITH SUPPORT FOR TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY

EFFECTS, AND MORE

COLOR FOR BRAND DESIGNERS WORKING WITH PRODUCT TEAMS

DESIGNING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA: 15 TIPS FOR EYE-CATCHING POSTS

UNDERSTANDING YOUR USERS WITH PSYCHOGRAPHICS

DESIGNING DIGITAL PRODUCTS FOR OLDER ADULTS

8 STYLISH EXAMPLES OF NEWS WEB DESIGN

SPIRAL ART GENERATOR

The Spiral Art Generator is an AI-powered tool that generates spiral art based on prompts.

ACCESSIBLE BUT NEVER BORING - PART 1

CRAFTING IDENTITY THROUGH TYPOGRAPHY

GET IT SHIPPED — BUILDING BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH DEVS

THE REDESIGNED GOOGLE WEATHER APP HAS STARTED TO ROLL OUT

THESE ARE THE COOL NEW FEATURES YOU’LL ACTUALLY USE IN IOS 17

UBER EATS TO USE AI FEATURES TO ENHANCE USER EXPERIENCE

This is the latest in a string of Paint renovations. On September 7, Windows introduced one-click background removal, which detects subjects and cuts them smoothly out of the canvas. The most recent update supports transparency too. You can open PNGs, use the background removal tool to create a transparent backdrop, and even use the eraser tool to reveal content in layers underneath.

BARD CAN NOW CONNECT TO YOUR GOOGLE APPS AND SERVICES

Bard can now find and show relevant information from the Google tools we use every day — Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, YouTube, Flights, and Hotels — even when the information needed is across multiple apps and services. Integration with other Google apps will make using Bard a more seamless experience, always at users’ fingertips, ready to help.

MEDIA APP

A new "Home" tab will improve content discoverability, helping users by providing entry to an exciting universe of stories, ideas, and people on Substack. The platform will also feature a swipeable queue of cards with posts from the user's subscriptions. The overall look and feel of Substack has also been changed, making it more similar to a social network app.

HOW TO BUILD INTENTIONAL UX IN AN ERA OF PERSUASIVE TECHNOLOGY

Where does persuasive UX end and manipulative UX begin? How do we achieve long-term user engagement without it being exploitative? Adding the pre-action step to the Hook model could enable critical thinking by informing and preparing users before they take an intended action.

THE MISSING LINK IN APPLE’S EVENT

Features without context or direct application to the problems they solve are useless. Though the features introduced at Apple’s latest event were accompanied by demonstrations, such as through promotional videos on Apple’s website and snazzy snippets during the release conference, their direct application to the problems we face in our daily lives is missing. Building systems that “just work” is good for sales and for a narrow set of universally shared, preexisting, shallow problem domains, but it won’t make us better problem solvers.

MIDJOURNEY FOR UI DESIGN: PROMPTS, TIPS, AND ETHICS

Midjourney is a game-changer for inspiration, allowing designers to explore an entirely new creative landscape. It's essential to understand the tool to make it behave more predictably. This article dives into prompt design, important parameters, how image generations fit into the design process, and how to iterate on the results.

SHADERGRADIENT GENERATOR

A new tool to create beautiful, moving gradients with customizable shapes, colors, speed, and more. There is a web version, and plugins are available for Framer and Figma.

ICONBUNDLER

Upload zipped SVG icons and get optimized and ready-to-use framework components. Iconbundler can convert SVG into React, Vue, or Svelte components. It also comes with a Figma plugin.

TRACK YOUR COMPONENTS

Luro allows you to connect and sync components from Figma and Storybook. After syncing, you add the pages related to those components and track their adoption and usage stats.

CERTAINTY

Data-driven decision-making gets people into trouble for two reasons. The first is that we tend to put data on a pedestal, but then fail to think critically about how the data was generated and jump to conclusions. The second is that we’re asking the wrong questions. A decision-driven mindset should be adopted instead to lead with questions not answers, opportunities not solutions, challenges not consensus, dialog not arguments, and “I don’t know” instead of “I know.”

THE 20 MOST CONTROVERSIAL LOGOS OF ALL TIME

Hidden political messages. A logo that is loading forever. Body parts that should be hidden. Poor branding can be damaging... and funny.

THE MORNING ROUTINE OF THE OPTIMIZED CREATIVE

Sleep tracking is just the beginning. Check out this peculiar view of the near future, which shows how technology might empower the creatives of tomorrow.

WHY DESIGNERS QUIT

Survey for the 2023 “Why designers quit” report. Designer mass layoffs, AI disruption of the UX industry, high inflation worldwide… how did these factors impact designers and their careers?

THE CRAFT OF THE WEB

Craftsmanship seems to be forgotten in the age of templates and frameworks. Good craftspeople understand the medium they work with and how people use the thing that was built. This is a prerequisite for creating things that are functional and resilient.

THE POWER OF BRAND ARCHETYPES

Branding is not only about its visual representation. Defining a brand's identity is critical to giving it a soul, engaging its audience, and multiplying its message. The principles of brand archetype provide an effective way for achieving that and more.

APPLE'S JOYFUL IOS 17 ANIMATIONS MESMERIZE IPHONE FANS

EXPERIENCE

LIFT-TO-WAKE CONTROLLER

WHY ARE CNN, FOX, AND US WEBSITES VISUALLY SO AGGRESSIVE?

THE 7 DEADLY SNARES OF STRATEGY

RULE OF THIRDS: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE & EXAMPLES

TURN YOUR SCREENSHOT CHAOS INTO GOLD

Take a screenshot, upload it, and receive insightful AI-generated summaries. Easily retrieve and interact with your saved screenshots and instruct the AI to provide extra insights.

LEARN VARIABLES - 50+ RESOURCES

DEVTOOLS FOR DESIGNERS

Open a website, click on any element, and change it on the fly. Grab the result as code and use it as you want. CSS Pro is a browser extension that runs on top of any page.

USER INTERVIEWS 101

THE SURPRISING ORIGINS OF OUR OBSESSION WITH CREATIVITY

ADOBE HIKES CREATIVE CLOUD PRICES AS IT RAKES IN RECORD REVENUE

WE'RE STILL NOT INNOVATING WITH AI-GENERATED UI

CLIENTS

IN UX DESIGN

The nonprofit Creating Restorative Opportunities and Programs (CROP) helps formerly incarcerated individuals reintegrate into society and the workforce through a year-long Ready 4 Life program. The program focuses on personal development, career training, employment services, and stable housing while equipping participants with UX design skills.

TYPOGRAPHY TRENDS IN WEB DESIGN 2023

The web typography world enjoyed an explosion of creativity in 2023. Richer typefaces, 3D styles, bold fonts, and various other interesting typography trends have taken over the world of web design. So far, there have been a lot of bold fonts, brutalism, highlighted text, #d typography, animated typography, and monospaced fonts.

REDESIGNED LOCK SCREEN

The iPadOS 17 update brings a redesigned lock screen for customizing wallpapers, fonts, and widgets. It also includes support for live activities to track things like Uber Eats orders, sports matches, and timers.

MUST-READS FOR THE GENUINE UX DESIGNER

7 Books for Establishing a Solid Foundation + Some Handy Figma Plugins for Practical Application. These books cover essential design principles, typography, business aspects of design, universal design principles, grid-based design, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and UX.

DESIGNERS, WE HAVE A “FIGMAISM” PROBLEM

90% of UX design content on LinkedIn/Twitter focuses on visuals, Figma, and design systems - the hard skills are just a fraction of what companies evaluate designers at. Hard skills account for less than 25% of the total designer evaluation formula at Twitter (the rest are: getting things done, creating strong relationships, and improving the team). Hard skills were just one of 4–10 competencies at other companies.