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The artistic side of game design, Principles of UI animation, Alternative iPhone app stores in EU...
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Product Design & UX
Disney’s 12 principles of animation, exemplified in UX design
Disney’s 12 Principles of Animation, originally a cornerstone for creating compelling traditional animations, serve as an invaluable guide beyond their initial intent. Though these principles were tailored for traditional animation, this article seeks not only to explore their adaptability and application within product design but also aims to offer a guide for designers to consider motion as an important element in crafting digital experiences.
How Linear redesigned their UI
Why Nielsen and Norman Should Be Ignored by Debbie Levitt
We were told to look up to them and others whose best days appear to have been in the 1990s. So we looked up to them. But I question who these people really are and their relevance today.
I question who didn’t get credit for terms, techniques, or studies while they got or took credit.
We are surprised or offended when we read what Norman messaged someone. Or what Nielsen said about AI or how everybody being laid off was a bottom performer, and it’s good for companies to get rid of those people. We were surprised and offended when Nielsen said all the wrong things about accessibility.
Digital Trust
How do the new EU laws impact the end-user experience?
This article invites UX professionals, both in the EU and around the world, to explore how the new rules on competition for Big Tech would influence the user experience
A first look at Europe’s alternative iPhone app stores
DMA is about to unleash a brave new world of game emulators, clipboard managers, and uncertainty.
Design
Level up: exploring the artistic side of video game design
Existing in parallel to a world of hyperrealistic CGI is a growing segment of gaming using illustration and painterly art to make mesmerising and charming visual experiences. Angelica Frey explores this world of video game design and speaks to designers at the creative forefront.
He’s got range: from designing typefaces to live visuals, Osvald Landmark has a lot going on
Branding
Warner Music Group rebrand by Pentagram
Warner Music Group (WMG) decided to reimagine and redesign its brand identity through a meaningful collaboration with Pentagram. This makeover aimed to unify WMG’s diverse business operations under a contemporary and cohesive visual identity.
UNSW Built Environment by Toko
UNSW Built Environment (BE) intends to develop global leaders in architecture, planning and construction, and help shape resilient, connected, smart and inclusive future cities through its undergraduate, postgraduate and postgraduate research courses. As part of this, the faculty also runs an annual programme of events for students, academics, industry professionals and the general public. These serve as a platform to find out more about the faculty and raise the awareness of and seek to address critical issues that concern the built environment.
Typography
Thibaut Derien Immortalizes the Aging Facades of France’s Shuttered Shops in Poignant Photographs