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Weekly recap #50
Design and frontend links this week.
Highlights of the week ↘
Spotify's new homepage experience - Senior Product Designer Alexandria Goree walks us through the design process of making over Spotify's homepage. -
The state of UX in 2023 A vibe shift is coming - From design tools, to our design process, to the user behaviors that will change the way we design — a list of what to expect for User Experience (UX) Design in the next year. -
Product design ↘
UX mapping methods: Visual design guide - Visual-design principles can be applied consistently throughout the process of creating a polished UX map. -
The final Google Fonts Knowledge drop of 2022 - The year's almost at its end, but we've got one last Google Fonts Knowledge drop for you, and, although I'm biassed... it's a really good one. -
Design tools survey results 2022 - This year we can understand the industry more deeply as we ask new questions about remote work, leadership, and research. We also added two new categories: advanced prototyping and portfolio builders. -
Design engineering ↘
Design system canvas - The design system canvas is a tool to help designers champion the value of design systems in organisations. -
Three times is a pattern - “How do we know which components should be added to our design system?” I have a simple guideline I share with teams to prevent a lengthy debate. -
Tools and resources ↘
File thumbnail kit for Figma - I've seen a few designers ask about a thumbnail template for files in @figmadesign, so I wanted to create one for anyone to use and call their own. -
Inspiration and creativity ↘
Pantone color of the year 2023 - Viva Magenta 18-1750, vibrates with vim and vigor. It is a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family and expressive of a new signal of strength. -
Last but not least ↘
From type to logotype - From a sketch, to typeface selection, to incorporating a mark, to finalizing a full logo, let's look at every step in the process. -
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