Design Digest #33: Design system myths, No-code websites 101 & UX Research in the Age of AI
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đŚ Product and UI/UX Design
Articles & Case Studies
Intranet Usability Guidelines: New Findings From 57 Intranets | NN/group
What should we ship? New Vercel landing pageâââcase study | Rauno Freiberg
Designing Zenly: Part II. 2018â2020 Era | Julien Martin, UX Collective
Ambient Co-presenceâââCreating a subtle, peripheral, and synchronous sense of shared space and context on the web | Maggie Appleton
Key takeaways from Airbnbâs winter redesignâââWhen Airbnb announces something new, itâs the result of months of hard work, thinking, and testing | Daniel de Mello, UX Collective
Indicators, Validations, and Notifications: Pick the Correct Communication Option | NN/group
Grids and key shapesâââExploring the importance of grids and key shapes in icon design | Streamline Blog
58 rules for beautiful UI designâââThe right UI can elevate an application from functional to unforgettable, making the difference between a user who engages once and one who returns time and again | Taras Bakusevych, UX Collective
Redesigning Design SystemsâââA practical guide to Design System components
Designing better target sizesâââAn interactive guide on designing better target sizes on the web | Ahmaad Shadeed
Design system myths. How to finish an idea after blurting⌠| Nathan Curtis
Memory Recognition and Recall in User Interfaces | NN/group
Case Study: AI-Powered Spatial Banking for Apple Vision Pro | UXDA
Data vs. Findings vs. InsightsâââData refers to unanalyzed user observations, findings capture patterns among data points, and insights are the actionable opportunities based on research and business goals | NN/group
Projects
đ Amieâââthe joyful productivity app. Calendar, todos and email all in one place.
đ Rabbitâââa new AI pocket companion
đ Superlistâââa new to-do list app from the creators of Wunderlist
đ Superpower HealthâââBecome the best version of yourself with the worldâs most advanced health platform.
đ TrunkâââThe fast lane for your PRs
đ LoviâââScience-backed AI Cosmetologist you can trust
đ KnobâââThe low-profile mechanical keyboard of your dreams.
đ Dueâââa global payment platform powered by open, decentralised and interoperable networks.
đ Visual Communication
Articles and case studies
âWe work as a gas and a brake pedal. No-code websites 101 with Maryan Ivasyk and Emil Tybura | The Brand Identity
Elizabeth Goodspeed on Juergen Teller and how we understand âflawedâ images | Itâs Nice That
AI Art is The New Stock Image | iA Writer
Thomas Steeles unearths the origins of the worldâs most hated font, Comic Sans | Itâs Nice That
PJ Harveyâs deceptively simple album cover wins Best Art Vinyl 2023 Award | Creative Boom
Album Cover Bank traces over 70 years of Nigeriaâs album design and visual culture | Itâs Nice That
A little more of, a little less of: five designers share their goals for work and life in 2024 | The Brand Identity
The creativeâs guide to resolutions: how to set and keep your goals for 2024 | Creative Boom
Do We Still Collectively Care About the Pantone COY? Color Experts Weigh In | Dieline
Why I was wrong about sparkles ⨠UI for AI: sparkles revisited | by Daley Wilhelm, UX Collective
The cost of obsessing over design perfection | Michael F. Buckley, UX Collective
Leaked File Shows the Thousands of Artists Midjourney Has Allegedly Used to Train Its AI Models | Hypebeast
Samar Maakaroun on designing multilingual scripts and avoiding lazy visual stereotypes | Itâs Nice That
Projects
đ Aerotech | brand identity by Obrazur Verchetti
đ Esper Bionics | rebrand by dimadima
đ Tresi | branding by Carla Palette
đ Feeld | rebrand by Made Thought
đ Begrowth | brand identity by Berriel Brands
đ Dante | brand identity by Bedow Studio
đ Holcomb | brand identity by Parker Studio
đ Ventura Foreman | brand identity by Studio Blackburn
đ The Shaw Prize | brand identity by Toby Ng Design
đ Be Equitable | brand identity by For The People Agency
đ Sanctuary | visual identity by Grapheine
đ Letscook | brand identity by Roser Padres
đ Google DeepMind | branding by someform Studio
đ The Dielineâs Best of January 2024
đ Typography
The 2024 Typography Report: A Circus of Type | PRINT Magazine
Type in Motion | Collection of type animations by DM2 Graphics
Turf + Made Up Studio | Series of monochromatic type works
Michaux | typeface by Plain Form
Jun Mincho | typeface by Type Project
Lofi Forest | concept font by Kilotype
Lavishe | Typeface by Duong Tran
đŠâđ Productivity, Career Growth, and Design Management
The Business of Creativity: How We Can Transform the Future of our Industry | PRINT Magazine
Whatâs the unit of impact? | Ryan Singer
PMs often prioritize work by something called âimpact.â But too often what a PM considered âhigh impactâ doesnât get a green light from leadership. Why?
If you want to be creative, you canât be certain | Ida Persson, UX Collective
41 Years in UX: A Career Retrospective | Jakob Nielsen
What does a design systems program manager do? | Adobe Design
On Starting the New Year and Every Day Thereafter | PRINT Magazine
đ Products and Tools
Figma
Whatâs next for Dev Mode: Annotations, Compare Changes, Plugins, and More | Figma Blog
How Razorpay Sharpened Developer Workflows | Figma Blog
Sketch
Sketch v99.5: Automatic saves for Workspace documents, New prototype player and more
Adobe
Adobe Gives Up on Web-Design Product to Rival Figma After Deal Collapse | Bloomberg
AI tools
Take teamwork to new heights with Mural and AI | Mural
Sycophancy in Generative-AI Chatbots | NN/group
UX Research in the Age of AI Will we lose our jobs? | UXinsight
Generative AIâs Act Two | Sequoia Capital
A new age of UX: Evolving your design approach for AI products | Intercom
Using AI for 3D renderingâââa practical guide for designers | by Antoine Vidal, UX Collective
Commercially Safe AI Image Generator | iStock
Stuff we figured out about AI in 2023 | Simon Willison
Also
InVision design collaboration services shutdown | Inside Design Blog
Dispatch from the Future: The Must-Have Gadgets and Gear of 2053 | WIRED
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