Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen (2 minute read)
Sonos has introduced a revamped mobile app and a new web app, enhancing the ease and speed of control over Sonos speakers from anywhere, not just limited to Wi-Fi networks at home. It is discontinuing its desktop apps for Windows and macOS. The updated app, available from May 7th, features a redesigned home screen with customizable layouts and a persistent search bar to provide a faster and more reliable user experience.
How the meaning of color varies per culture (12 minute read)
Humans are generally better at communicating and perceiving warm colors, as they are more prevalent in essential objects in nature. The color red can have positive and negative associations, depending on the culture. In China, it is often associated with opportunity and good luck. In the West, it can signify negativity or danger.
Data-Informed Design (8 minute read)
Designers transform observations into simulations of possible futures, bringing a fresh perspective to data and business analysis. Despite the prevalence of quantitative data, qualitative insights are still vital, and securing them remains challenging. When integrating data into their workflow, designers usually encounter five dilemmas, including needing more data or having too much of it, converting it into insights, and incorporating outlier data into the big picture.
Design is a Hungry Pandora's Box (5 minute read)
To learn to think like a designer, one needs to be willing to try things over and over and over again. Sometimes, changing all the variables, sometimes a few variables, and sometimes just changing one variable. The design process is organic and engaging, requiring constant feeding of the mind with diverse content.
The art of design system recipes (10 minute read)
Recipes are a critical — and often misunderstood — layer in the design system ecosystem. They combine ingredients to create complex, delicious, and nutritious UI experiences. The design system's core components are the ingredients stocked in the pantry. Other product designers then use those ingredients to create product-specific compositions that meet their needs.
Apple's Risky Bet on CarPlay (11 minute read)
Apple is developing CarPlay 2 to have deeper integration with vehicle software, enabling control of most infotainment functions and a consistent user experience. Some carmakers might hesitate to adopt CarPlay 2 because it may limit their ability to differentiate their brand through customized interiors and infotainment systems.