News & Trends

Ebay's clean new interface is designed to court Gen Z and millennials (3 minute read)

Ebay's redesign, "Ebay Evo," introduces a cleaner, human-centered interface with modern UX, softer visuals, and a refreshed brand palette to appeal to Gen Z and millennials. Focused on growth, the update aims to enhance user experience and attract younger audiences while supporting sellers.

I wish the new WWE RAW logo was a knockout (4 minute read)

The new WWE RAW logo, unveiled during the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, has disappointed fans with its overcomplicated design. While aiming to honor past designs, it struggles with legibility. The release highlights the challenge of balancing heritage and simplicity in logo creation.

TikTok plugs Getty Images into its AI-generated Ads and Avatars (1 minute read)

TikTok's Symphony Creative Studio now integrates Getty Images by enabling advertisers to use licensed visuals for AI-generated ads. Features include AI avatars, multilingual dubbing, and ad remixing. Getty's collaboration ensures access to millions of commercial-use assets, enhancing creative possibilities.

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Opinions & Tutorials

Great products transcend the Usability vs. Utility debate (6 minute read)

The debate between usability and utility is a false dichotomy. Successful products balance both to maximize user outcomes. Prioritizing user-attained value through thoughtful design and features ensures powerful simplicity and lasting success.

How Venture Capital Firms are Shaping the Future of Product Design, and Why Design Leaders Need to Be Part of the Solution (8 minute read)

Venture capital firms shape product design by prioritizing speed and execution, often sidelining strategic innovation. This dynamic, which undervalues design's strategic potential and fosters output-focused teams, impacts hiring practices. Design leaders can counteract by partnering with VCs, redefining metrics, advocating for design's role as a strategic driver, and fostering meaningful user-centered innovation.

The root causes for the dev-design mismatch (11 minute read)

The handoff problem between designers and developers stems from unconstrained canvas tools creating misalignment and complexity. Solutions range from helper apps and low-code tools to unified platforms like Flash which bridge design freedom with robust, systematic, and parametric design rules.

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Inclusive Colors (Website)

This accessible color palette editor lets you customize whole swatches in a few clicks, quickly fix WCAG contrast problems, and export to Tailwind, Figma, and Adobe tools.

Design and Animate 3D Shapes and Vector (Website)

Explore, create, and animate professional 3D shapes.

Powerful Web Scraper (Website)

Effortlessly automate websites and extract data - no coding required. FlowScraper's flow builder and customizable AI actions make web automation easy, efficient, and flexible.

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Miscellaneous

How I used AI to design brand-aligned illustrations (5 minute read)

Moty Weiss used the AI tool Midjourney to create illustrations reflecting Lemonade's brand style, focusing on brand consistency with subtle details and iterative refinements. AI can help designers scale visual identities across platforms, enabling rapid prototyping and streamlined brand alignment.

Oh No, I Need to Design a Tinted iOS 18 App Icon (4 minute read)

Apple's iOS 18 introduced customizable app icons, challenging developers to create tinted designs. Sketch tackled this by adopting alternate brand marks for clarity and consistency and embracing glyph-based shapes for simplicity. Gradients and opacity adjustments ensured seamless transitions across light, dark, and tinted modes.

The Ancient Art of Calligraphy Just Got a High-tech Makeover (3 minute read)

Ink united dancers, robots, and calligraphy in a multimedia show inspired by Taiwanese calligrapher Tong Yang-Tze. The spectacle blended traditional art with cutting-edge technology and featured holographic brushstrokes, robot choreography, and abstract projections. Choreographer Huang Yi aimed to transform perceptions of calligraphy by presenting it as a timeless, dynamic form of expression.

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Design Studios Reveal What's Got Them Energised and Excited About 2025 (8 minute read)

The design industry in 2025 will focus on sustainability, AI, talent development, and motion design.

I'm Shocked that Coca-Cola Remade its Iconic Christmas Ad with AI (3 minute read)

Coca-Cola remade its iconic "Holidays are Coming" ad using AI for Christmas 2024, sparking mixed reactions.

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