Welcome to the 19th edition of Designer’s Digest. Meta’s Threads app gained more than 100 million users just in the first week. Is that coincidence? Or is it because it’s by Meta and connected to Instagram? Do you enjoy this newsletter? Share it on Twitter, post it on LinkedIn, or tell your friends to subscribe here. I’ll be forever… Continue reading Why Meta’s Threads is growing so quickly
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Can AI really pick good font pairings?
Welcome to the 18th edition of Designer’s Digest. Today I take a look at AI’s capability to pair fonts and question whether it’s really AI or do they claim it’s AI because of the AI hype? Do you enjoy this newsletter? Share it on Twitter, post it on LinkedIn, or tell your friends to subscribe here. I’ll be forever… Continue reading Can AI really pick good font pairings?
Is the UX industry a bullshit industry?
Welcome to the 17th edition of Designer’s Digest. Let me ask you something: do you sometimes feel that your design job is a bit of a bullshit job? You want to do what’s good for the users and you’re truly empathetic towards them but then your manager asks you to design something that goes against that?… Continue reading Is the UX industry a bullshit industry?
The Neo Brutalism UI design trend is becoming popular
Welcome to the 16th edition of Designer’s Digest. Today I want to discuss a relatively new UI design trend that is becoming popular. Recycled, like all design trends (we learned that in the 14th edition of this newsletter), it has its origins in the 1950s. Interestingly I found a quirky sans-serif font to go along nicely with this… Continue reading The Neo Brutalism UI design trend is becoming popular
It’s not just your fault if your design work sucks
Welcome to the 15th edition of Designer’s Digest. I’m supposed to be on a break this week so I’ll try to keep it short and sweet. Do you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or tell them to subscribe here. I’ll be forever grateful! 🙏 In this edition: 🅰 General Sans (a beautiful variable sans serif font)✅ Your design… Continue reading It’s not just your fault if your design work sucks
The cycle of design trends
Welcome to the 14th edition of Designer’s Digest. There’s a lot to unpack, exciting and really cool stuff, so I’ll get right to it! Do you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or tell them to subscribe here. I’ll be forever grateful! 🙏 In this edition: 🅰 Frank Ruhl Libre (a modern transitional style serif font♻️ Design trends and… Continue reading The cycle of design trends
How far should a designer go when it comes to accessibility?
This is the 13th edition of Designer’s Digest. I have to admit, it’s been a hard few months for me. I haven’t taken any significant time off since Christmas. I haven’t been on holiday (actually going somewhere nice) since September 2020. I start to feel down every now and then because of that. I want to… Continue reading How far should a designer go when it comes to accessibility?
The newest iteration of the open-plan office still sucks
Welcome to the 12th edition of Designer’s Digest. It’s been three months already since I started this newsletter, I can’t believe how time flies. Today I want to talk to you about doubting yourself. You know those times when you do your best but the results aren’t clear immediately? It’s easy to panic at such times… Continue reading The newest iteration of the open-plan office still sucks
Is W3C an enabler of poor web typography?
Welcome to the 11th edition of Designer’s Digest. Today we have a typography-focused newsletter. Not by design, just a coincidence. We take a look at another cool variable font and the W3C’s new website and how disappointing its typography still is. Do you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend or tell them to subscribe here. I’ll… Continue reading Is W3C an enabler of poor web typography?
Design systems are killing creativity in design
Welcome to the 10th edition of Designer’s Digest. This week we have another cool variable font which is a part of a workhorse font family and a topic that has been on my mind for a while: do design systems kill creativity in design? Last week 123 people joined DESIGNR — my new Slack community for designers. You can… Continue reading Design systems are killing creativity in design