Just Creative

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Buy on Amazon Dot Grid Sketchbook This Dot Grid Sketchbook integrated with a dot grid pattern is super handy for logo designs and UI work. Please refer to the size chart in the product image area for. Buy on Amazon Designer T-Shirt Designers love unique tees, and you can find a ton on Amazon.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

50+ Best Gifts for Designers on Every Budget Designers are creative professionals who use their artistic talents to communicate ideas visually. Whether in graphic design , industrial design, interior design, or other specialities, designers rely on inspiration, software, tools, and technology to bring their visions to life.

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Shillington

APRIL 7, 2020

This is what all creatives have in common—a shared ability to recognize the impact of design all around us. Designers take inspiration from many references and then use their designs to either effectively communicate the message of a brand or to solve a problem. Prose Hair Product Design by Red Antler.

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Graphic Mama

AUGUST 16, 2021

They have great use in the creative process of illustrators, graphic designers, interior and industrial designers, photographers, and other creatives. In many cases, the mood boards include images and references for elements that aren’t in the final product. MOODBOARDS by Joosje Bosch.

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Inkbot Design

JULY 22, 2023

The enchanting allure of Art Deco also found its way into interior design. Lavish furnishings, sumptuous materials, and bold patterns adorned homes and establishments. This concept laid the groundwork for the modern field of industrial design, wherein functional objects were infused with artistic sensibilities.

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Design Beep

MAY 15, 2025

Gravity Sketch Gravity Sketch has pioneered VR-based 3D design with its intuitive spatial interface. Its collaboration features and export capabilities have made it increasingly relevant for industrial design and concept development workflows. Its client portal functionality facilitates external collaboration on design projects.

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Eye on Design

MAY 27, 2022

The unusual show-stopper was made by a woman named Marguerita Mergentime, a self-trained New York City designer whose known work consisted mainly of table linens, and yet here she was, alongside tapestries and textiles by the world’s foremost designers. Who was the designer behind this extraordinary hanging?

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 26, 2024

Always ask about previous designer experiences during the vetting process. If they complain bitterly or seem to have burned through multiple creatives , there's probably a reason for the “it's not me, it's them” pattern. It sets the boundaries so you can refer back to the agreed terms if (when) they start pushing.

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UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2021

And now, he was on the verge of sending his daughter into an unfamiliar and expensive industry. DAAP is one the best design schools in the world,” they said, referring to the public University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. I didn’t expect to go to SCAD.

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Shillington

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Across two volumes and 960 pages, Jens Muller’s History of Graphic Design covers graphic design from 1890 to today. That’s 131 years of the finest that graphic design has and has had to offer. But this lovingly conceived reference is organised and laid out in a way that’s easy to digest. Buy the book.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Signum Vase by Rosenthal for Swarovski $225 Swarovski partnered with the esteemed porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal in an exclusive collaboration to marry this signature octagon pattern with utility for more tabletop play. The vase delightfully subverts expectations from the crystal brand while serving as more than just a collectible item.

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Design Milk

JUNE 10, 2024

Founded by Chinese-Swedish entrepreneur Carl Pei in 2020, the brand’s see-through industrial design language – spearheaded by music device darlings Teenage Engineering – quickly allowed the startup to find a niche within the competitive mobile device category. It’s designed to provide a new way to interact with your device.

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UX Collective

APRIL 24, 2022

Yet, to think that the atomic design created in 2013 is the definite canon is wrong because even the creator himself is updating his metaphor and understanding with new knowledge. His 2019 article revealed an expansion of the chemistry metaphor to include subatomic particles as a reference to design tokenization.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Critical Role of Cognitive Biases Cognitive biases – systematic thinking patterns that can deviate from rationality or logic – represent another vital area where psychology shapes design decisions and user behaviour. Designers aim to reduce unnecessary cognitive load to create more seamless experiences.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In Unsettling by Tanay Kandpal is a series of sculptures designed to celebrate the material culture of Jugaad – a Hindi term that refers to quick and improvised solutions – and explore the practice as a critique of Western industrial design’s failure to accommodate the unexpected.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

2022 marks the Future Fair’s first venture into exhibiting collectible design. Curated by Julia Haney Montanez , the in-show design exhibition Alien Days makes reference to the present nature of what collectible design looks like. Stool from Crushed series (2022) by Hannah Vaughan Studio.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 6, 2024

Growth Design and the big shift happening in our industry. I expect to see that pattern, how we react, and tackle the challenge. And, after conducting this sort of challenge with more than 10 designers, that pattern reveals. Design Dive into the design phase! Looking forward to engaging with you! ??

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Photo by Deva Darshan on Unsplash To meet expanding needs, designers turn to design systems to streamline design with the hopes of providing value at lower cost and effort. In essence, a design system is a complete set of standards intended to handle design at scale using reusable components and patterns.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 24, 2022

Illustrating Apple’s commitment to contextual UX design, they also offer a Smart Stack widget that “automatically rotates widgets to show the most relevant information throughout the day,” as well as a Siri Suggestions widget that suggests apps based on your usage patterns. Inc.com ² Hick, W. 1 March 1952). “On

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Inkbot Design

JULY 12, 2023

Users can refer to the provided list of compatible devices to verify compatibility. The keyboard's battery life can last approximately a month or even longer, depending on usage patterns. The Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad is compatible with any Mac device equipped with Apple silicon. Harman Kardon HK SoundSticks 4-2.1

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UX Collective

JANUARY 25, 2022

Physical security, safety, and beauty are inherent characteristics of the thing that gets built—the building or, more generically, the noun as I often refer to it. Central to the reframing of design by Rittel & Webber is a shift from focusing on solutions to focusing on problems. Have plate, need decoration,” if you will.

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This narrative juxtaposes what’s historically been referred to as the Extended Designer (one who leverages AI) against the Non-extended Designer. Further, Nielsen and Moran have described how to get started with AI in the UX Designer’s workflow , and how the “ UX field needs to urgently engage with AI. New York: Wiley.

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Design Milk

JUNE 24, 2021

As the technology editor here at Design Milk, that’s offered both a nostalgic pleasure and also a challenging task, as my main focus upon the intersection of design and tech tends to evolve at a jarringly fast pace, a confluence that has become increasingly inseparable as tech seeps into every facet of modern life.

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UX Collective

MARCH 1, 2022

Fast forward to today, modern 3D Printing is becoming an accessible technology used to design parts quickly, with incredible detail and intricate design patterns. Each line of plastic forms a pattern that’s deposited on the forum. This is referred to as a layer. Dual extrusion is precisely how it sounds.

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UX Collective

AUGUST 23, 2023

While senior designers tend to internalize these principles through years of practice, for everyone else, it’s helpful to have a quick reference you can open up when it’s time to review. This post is meant to provide that reference. How I use them I reference Gestalt principles when I need to get specific about visual design.

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UX Collective

DECEMBER 24, 2022

In the Google UX community, there’s an effort called “human-centered machine learning” (HCML), which emphasizes the importance of understanding how ML works, how algorithms can be used to create meaningful user experiences, and how to design for trust and transparency.

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 7, 2025

They dont tend to give me visual references. Instead, its more about exchanging emotional references. D o you still try to keep Boyds more traditional roots in mind during the design process? Earlier, you mentioned the idea of emotional references. Is there an emotional reference behind Nest? Is that a coincidence?

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Whether its automating tasks, discovering hidden patterns, enhancing user experiences, generating new content, or optimising decisions, AIs existence is driven by its ability to learn from data and improve over time without explicit programming. What examples do you know of ethical and inclusive design solutions?

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Tracing the journey of Indian design: from ancient traditions to contemporary innovations. I noticed something: each banners color pattern was different, and every banner represented a religion. Housing for All: Low-cost housing projects were developed to address the needs of a growing population, showcasing utilitarian designs.

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UX Collective

JUNE 3, 2025

These systems arent just responding to userstheyre learning from them, identifying patterns, and proactively shaping interactions to feel more seamless and relevant. Ethical design is now a core expectation, not just in theory but in practice. Concept & illustration by Trina MoorePervall Inclusive design goes beyond compliance.

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UX Collective

MAY 20, 2025

Or take industrial design: for some time, Apple devices did not have as many ports/interfaces as their competitors devices. Alan Wake 2 VinylRecords Tactile Aesthetics These refer to the sensations related to physical perception during the gamefrom how we interact with peripheral devices. The best rest is a change of activity.

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