With President Trump taking control of the White House, there have been tremendous changes to the American policies. One such policy is the very irrational ban on visas to Muslim major countries, a policy which has been openly condemned by everyone in various intensities. Interestingly, Uber took a controversial approach and invited criticism from all around the globe to the fact that #DeleteUber has been trending on Twitter today. Check the coverage on Mashable. A lesson on how a jab on ethics and humanitarian values cause irreparable harm to anyone.

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Graphic Design

Constantinе Konovalov writes about how on his first visited Paris, it took hima while to get oriented and put together a route using the official map of the Paris metro. That’s all it took to spark the flame inside himto redraw it according to an entirely different set of principles in Redesigning The Paris Metro Map. Virtual reality is a brand new frontier, but there are already tools that cover almost all the steps of creating a new experience but sketching is still done on good old paper with pencils. Volodymyr Kurbatov shares his process in Draw Sketches For Virtual Reality Like A Pro. Meg Robichaud tells us that when she hiring to my team of illustrators, she wants to see that the candidate understands how to use metaphors to deliver complicated ideas in a delightful and easy to understand way in Using Metaphor In Product Illustration.

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UI Design

The way a developer builds our design is fundamentally different from the way we, as designers, create it in Sketch. It sounds kind of stupid when you put it into perspective but Chris Basha describes a design approach which comes a little bit closer to what a developer goes through when they build the design in Design Like A Developer. The idea of a post-screen world is nothing new. Siri has been around since 2011. Only in the past couple of years, though, has post-screen tech finally started to be adopted by the mainstream. And in the light of the same, Paul Woods talks about How Visual Designers Can Stay Relevant In A Post-Screen World.

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UX Design

Alvin Hsia discusses that neuroscience researchers have shown that cognitive bias is deeply rooted in the structure of our brains; unlikely to go away for a very, very long time. So whether we consider it a bug or a feature, Cognitive Bias is part of what makes us human. When working with different clients and teams, its evident that everyone may use the same terms for the tasks they complete and document like–writing content scripts, creating wireframes, and designing prototypes–everyone also pictured deliverables with varying levels of depth and detail. Jennifer Leigh Brown tells that a shared document does not equal shared understanding and How to Annotate and Document UX Deliverables. Truly user-centred design needs to start with the journeys our users are taking and the flows they follow to complete their objectives. In other words, Mobile-First Is Just Not Good Enough: Meet Journey-Driven Design.

News

There’s now a new way to use FullStory: For Free. And the reason is they want as many businesses as possible to have the tools to make software that is intuitive and empowering to people. They’re eager to do their part to help evangelise customer experience culture because it’s good for everybody. Mozilla came up with a new branding identity saying they want to be known as the champions for a healthy Internet. An Internet where we are all free to explore and discover and create and innovate without barriers or limitations. Where power is in the hands of many, not held by few. An Internet where our safety, security and identity are respected. Read more in Mozilla Open Design: Branding Without Walls.

Life and Beyond

The merging of machine capability and human consciousness is already happening. Arati Prabhkar, director of DARPA, outlines the potential rewards and the risks we face in the future in The Merging Of Humans And Machines Is Happening Now. Ben Sauer Questions The use of digital media for everything and asks himself if embracing paper to share information in a team is a better idea in Thinking With Paper. Anton Badashov tells us the significance of principles of a rational design process in Design Principles Behind Great Products. It’s a set of concepts that makes you a true professional who’s able to provide an excellent design with great efficiency. Applying these principles to the whole team sets a bar of standards that new employees should match or reach in the short term.

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