Highlighted by Cliff Williams
From What Giants Can’t See by Paul Ford
…gine if it wasn’t. It would be like someone giving Microsoft in 1997 access to nuclear weapons. And there are tons of scenarios where Apple could decide it needs to treat your personal data the way that Google and Facebook treat it. Which is to say, not that well. Which is to say, rent a bunker.
From Designing a New Look for Instagram, Inspired by the Community by Ian
As we reduced color and noise in the UI, we saw interaction patterns that no longer felt native on iOS and Android devices. By paring down the new interactions and using standard iOS and Android components, fonts, and patterns, people will be navigating familiar terrain. We also redesigned our icons in a way that feels at home on Android and iOS.