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Leah Jacobs-Gordon on the artistry of book cover design

Creative Boom

That means the talented individuals who bring the best covers to life are definitely worth talking to. Alongside these endeavours, she's carved out a niche as a freelance book designer, creating covers for a range of international publishers across various genres. Her foray into book cover design began somewhat serendipitously.

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Is problem definition the stepchild of UX design?

UX Collective

Introduction: the basic problem definition In Medium you find 58K stories for UX design, 10.5K for prototyping and 13 for problem definition, 51 for statement and 51 for framingĀ¹. You might think because the problem definition is simple. This is not always the case. I try to describe.

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Blending digital and physical: Designing for spatial passthrough experience

UX Collective

This recurring term manifests Appleā€™s design philosophy of crafting an integrated hybrid environment that blends digital content into the physical space, underlining the desire to connect rather than isolate through the use of the headset. Passthrough carries varying definitions across multiple contexts. The vision of ā€œMagic Roomā€.

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Digital literacy and standard design patterns

UX Collective

Are our standard design patterns good enough for the entire spectrum of digital literacy or are we just designing for ourselves? Back then our departmentā€™s adage was ā€œto provide support for all B2C and B2B digital channelsā€. Weā€™re responsible for all customer facing digital channels.ā€ So my own digital literacy also has a limit.

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Digital risks in the Metaverse

UX Collective

The report concludes that: ā€œWith highly persistent attackers and high stakes, companies investing in the metaverse must put a premium value on trust & safety at login, registration, and in-platform actions to protect digital identities in their virtual worlds.ā€ We may not be quite there yet, but we are certainly heading in that direction.

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ā€œBooks Arenā€™t Going Anywhereā€: A Roundtable Discussion on Publishing and Branding in the Age of Bookstagram

Eye on Design

Continually outliving the narratives about the demise of publishing, how people donā€™t read, and the end of print, books are more popular than ever. For high-profile releases, publishers release complex marketing plans, complete with merchandise and fashion drops to create interest. Of all media, the book is perhaps the most enduring.

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Ndumiso Nyoni uses his illustrations to share authentic African experiences with the rest of the world

Creative Boom

But after graduation, Ndumiso found work as a motion designer and digital composite artist in a 3D animation and VFX studio. At the time, I didn't understand or have the vocabulary to explain why these characters felt wrong or weren't a true representation of me, but it definitely felt wrong. "In