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UX Collective

Interview with Ed Lea, former Head of Design at YouTube TV, Director of UX at Google

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UX Collective

Interview with Ed Lea, former Head of Design at YouTube TV, Director of UX at Google

UX Collective

Adult verification: an impossible design challenge?

Arbitrary censorship will drive internet traffic underground and pose a cyber-security threat Continue reading on UX Collective »

1 day ago

UX Collective

Adult verification: an impossible design challenge?

UX Collective

The vibe‑making illusion

2 days ago

UX Collective

The vibe‑making illusion

UX Collective

Should every country have a design minister?

Why national design policies and even design ministers could reshape our collective future Continue reading on UX Collective »

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UX Collective

Should every country have a design minister?

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 520

2 days ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 520

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 520

2 days ago

Muzli

Weekly Designers Update 520

FastCompany Design

‘I try to read 5 books a month’: How Cal Newport keeps his creative muscles strong

Much of author and Georgetown University computer science professor Cal Newport’s work is about preparation. His books Deep Work and Slow Productivity, among others, make the argument for intention around productivity, creativity, collaboration, innovation, rest, reflection, and recovery. In ...

3 hours ago

FastCompany Design

‘I try to read 5 books a month’: How Cal Newport keeps his creative muscles strong

FastCompany Design

Why Lacoste turned its iconic crocodile logo into a goat

The Lacoste crocodile logo was made in honor of founder René Lacoste's nickname as a tennis player, and the French apparel brand's codes prohibits it from being messed with. For the U.S. Open, though, Lacoste is making an exception. For a five-piece capsule collection for Novak Djokovic, the green ...

1 day ago

FastCompany Design

Why Lacoste turned its iconic crocodile logo into a goat

FastCompany Design

Claire’s went from millennial rite of passage to Gen Alpha washout. But don’t count out the mall icon yet

Just three years ago,Claire's was making a comeback. Gen Z and Gen Alpha seemed to be falling in love with the retailer, just like their parents had. After a 2018 bankruptcy, Claire's underwent a strategic restructuring that eliminated nearly $2 billion in debt and appeared to be headed toward ...

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FastCompany Design

Claire’s went from millennial rite of passage to Gen Alpha washout. But don’t count out the mall icon yet

FastCompany Design

The Milwaukee Public Library is bringing young readers back to the stacks with hilarious TikToks

If you visit your local library’s Instagram page, chances are good that you’ll find book drive announcements, event notices, and calls for volunteers—likely formatted akin to a pamphlet you’d find at the front desk. When residents of Milwaukee check out their library’s social media accounts, ...

1 day ago

FastCompany Design

The Milwaukee Public Library is bringing young readers back to the stacks with hilarious TikToks

FastCompany Design

How Book of the Month club survived 100 years of a turbulent publishing industry

A hundred years ago, it wasn't easy being a reader. Books were expensive and libraries weren't common, so it was hard to get your hands on your next read. In 1926, a magazine editor, professor, and book publisher tried to solve the problem with a mail order company called the Book of the Month ...

2 days ago

FastCompany Design

How Book of the Month club survived 100 years of a turbulent publishing industry

FastCompany Design

The typeface for Taylor Swift’s next album was designed by a heavy metal fan

Swifties have a new favorite font. Gazzetta is the tall, sans-serif type family by Nicaraguan type designer Edwin Moreira that Swift is using on her forthcoming The Life of a Showgirl album, out Oct. 3. The award-winning typeface spells out the album's name and tracklist across multiple variants. ...

2 days ago

FastCompany Design

The typeface for Taylor Swift’s next album was designed by a heavy metal fan

smashing magazine

Prompting Is A Design Act: How To Brief, Guide And Iterate With AI

Prompting is more than giving AI some instructions. You could think of it as a design act, part creative brief and part conversation design. This second article on AI augmenting design work introduces a designerly approach to prompting: one that blends creative briefing, interaction design, and structural ...

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smashing magazine

Prompting Is A Design Act: How To Brief, Guide And Iterate With AI

IxDF

Don Norman