TLDR Design 2024-04-12

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News & Trends

YouTube has a new design on desktop and everyone is mad about it (2 minute read)

The latest UI redesign of YouTube's video player, which shifts video details to a narrow right-aligned column, has been criticized by users who find it congested and detracting from community engagement. Despite YouTube's claim that the change aims to facilitate reading comments while watching, the adverse reaction may prompt a reconsideration of the design.
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Opinions & Tutorials

“AI” won't solve accessibility (6 minute read)

The notion that "AI" will negate the importance of accessibility is wrong. Instead, addressing accessibility demands human-centric solutions tailored to real-world scenarios. While current technology offers tools to foster accessibility, adhering to established guidelines can effectively address user needs without significant alteration.

Choosing the Perfect Icons for Your Typeface (11 minute read)

Choosing suitable typefaces and icons can improve brand recognition, enhance the overall user experience, and maintain visual consistency in a project. Pair icons with a typeface after considering the project's audience, message, and overall tone, as well as its visual style and context. Typeface and icon are so interdependent that sometimes it's worth creating an icon set from scratch based on the typeface.
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Launches & Tools

OKLCH Color Format Generator (Website)

Generate a perceptually uniform full-spectrum color palette that ensures that color values correspond to equal changes in perceived luminosity and contrast.

Lorem Ipsum for Logos (Figma plugin)

Insert dummy logos of famous companies and country flags into your Figma or Figjam file quickly.

The Component Gallery (Website)

Designed to be a reference for anyone building component-based user interfaces, The Component Gallery is an up-to-date repository of interface components based on examples from design systems.
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Miscellaneous

Design Engineering at Vercel (4 minute read)

Vercel's Design Engineers combine aesthetic sensibility with technical skills. They spend time deep-diving into a problem before designing, building, and shipping a solution autonomously. In this article, you'll learn how they integrate into Vercel's product team, explore their toolbox, and see examples of their contributions.

Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest Non-Destructive Teardown (6 minute read)

This non-destructive teardown of the Apple Vision Pro exposes its unique design, with canted internal components, dual 3,680 x 3,140-pixel micro-OLED displays, custom M2 and R1 chips, and micro blowers for active cooling.

Planning Research with Generative AI (8 minute read)

AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can help UX researchers plan their research by outlining its objectives and how it will be conducted. They can create helpful research questions, tasks, interview questions, and other study collateral quickly and efficiently. This practical guide teaches how to use AI as a copartner in research.
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Quick Links

A Bite of History: Apple Logo Evolution Since 1976 (7 minute read)

Throughout its history, Apple's logo has reflected its commitment to innovation and elegant, iconic design, from its quirky beginnings in 1976 to its clean, iconic design today.

Why Mymind is the Visual Inspiration Tool Designers Have Been Crying Out For (6 minute read)

Mymind uses clever AI to automatically name, tag, and categorize images, even creating folders, saving you significant time and effort.

Bookshelf Essential: Universal Principles of Typography (3 minute read)

In "Universal Principles of Typography," Elliot Jay Stocks provides a helpful illustration guide for professionals and enthusiasts interested in improving their typographic skills.
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