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Design tradeoffs, Figma tokens, WCAG 3.0, visual design strategy

UX Collective

How to make smarter design tradeoffs ? By Anyuan Wang The UX Collective is an independent ad-free design publication that elevates unheard design voices, reaching over 400k+ designers every week. Editors’ picks It’s not about your favorite color ? Moving from brand strategy to visual identity.

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The Design Process at New York City’s Central Park Conservancy

Creative Market

Additionally, we develop the creative for many types of events: public ones like the Central Park Conservancy Halloween Flotilla and Holiday Lighting, in addition to member events, fundraising lunches, and galas. . Who is your primary audience, and how does that impact your design strategy?

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Metaverse architects, how to dark mode, a study of micro-aesthetics

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They allow designers to bring the perspectives of non-human beings into the design process and to consider them when making design decisions. By Martin Tomitsch The UX Collective is an independent ad-free design publication that elevates unheard design voices, reaching over 500k+ designers every week.

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Bishan Hotel by Y.AD Studio

We And The Color

Traditional Chinese village architecture, with its disorderly yet vibrant condition, became the muse for a design that embraced the site’s irregular terrain. The project’s design strategy evolved, incorporating Hui-style architectural elements mandated by local authorities to preserve the ancient style of Bishan Village.

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Small Budgets, Tight Deadlines, Important Work

Eye on Design

Be it a logo and color palette or an entire campaign layout, “there’s an undeniable pragmatism to our work,” says Peraza. Since most of Hyperakt’s clients don’t have in-house design expertise to deploy a design system, the studio keeps it simple when it comes to guidelines and type systems built for their nonprofit clients.

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The Evolution of the Iconic IBM Logo Design

Inkbot Design

Author) English (Publication Language) 752 Pages – 03/05/2019 (Publication Date) – The MIT Press (Publisher) −$29.26 $15.74 This time, he went with an evenly-colored, solid blue logo. The original 8-bar IBM logo was designed in 1972 by legendary graphic designer Paul Rand.

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Figma updates, in defense of templates, ditch the design grid, stop using red and green together

UX Collective

Dear designer: Strategy doesn’t have to be stressful ? By Jon Upshaw The UX Collective is an independent ad-free design publication that elevates unheard design voices, reaching over 400k+ designers every week. Little gems this week From a colourblind designer: please stop using red and green together ?