Design Brief #133: Dark theme in the Material System, UX design for a public library, PlayDate
Welcome to the 133rd edition of Design Brief. This week, you can read about:
- The release of the dark theme in the Material System,
- Dribbble’s Hang Time in NYC,
- A library for product designers with more than 300 resources,
- User experience design for a public library,
- PlayDate — a brand new Game-Boy like console,
- Design leadership,
- And much more!
Continue reading below. You are also more than welcome to check out the past issues.
In the news
- Developers will now have more control over Google Fonts web font loading behaviour thanks to font-display. Read more
- A long-awaited premiere in the design community: the dark theme in the Material System. Check it out
- On June 6, 2019, Dribbble is hosting Hang Time NYC — a conference for designers at The Hammerstein Ballroom at The Manhattan Center. View the line-up.
Case study of our choice
UX design for a public library
People tend to think of UX design as digital solutions, but improving user experience goes far beyond digital screens of applications. Carlota Antón, UX/UI designer, took the challenge of improving the user experience of Iván de Vargas Library in Madrid, Spain. How did it go? Read more
The designer of the issue
Jason Yuan for MacOS concept design and a completely new approach to interacting with an OS.
Check out his work:
- Twitter: twitter.com/jasonyuandesign
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/jasonyuandesign
- Website: jasonyuan.design
- Behance: behance.net/Jason-Yuan
- Dribbble: dribbble.com/JasonYuanDesign
Design of the issue
Playdate — a brand new handheld gaming system
Playdate is a handheld video game console developed by Panic. Games will be released in 12-game “seasons” and each game’s contents will be kept secret until the week it’s launch date. We’re looking forward to seeing how it will be received by the public after the commercial release in 2020. Read more
Tips and tricks
Check out some of our hand-picked tips useful in every designer’s daily work.
- Designing filters with users in mind. Check out these 5 tips
- Learn how to identify the best metrics for your business. Read more
- The average online shopping cart abandonment rate is 69.89%. See the tips on cart design that will help you combat this metric
- The recipe for developing your career as a product designer. See all the ingredients
- Understanding Sketch’s Data feature. Read more
Open discussion
Stéphane Martin, Principal UX designer at Riot Games, on design leadership: “If you’re interested in advancing in a leadership role, you don’t need to wait for permission or an invitation to be a leader, regardless of your current position.”
The number of the week
- 308 resources for product designers can be found in this fresh library. Check out Design notes
Hope you enjoyed this issue — the next one will appear in two weeks’ time. To get updates straight to your inbox, sign up here. Meanwhile, hit me up on Twitter, LinkedIn, or leave a comment. I’ll be happy to see what you think.
Until next time,
Dawid Woźniak
