Design Brief #136: Uber’s New Interface, 3 New Adobe Apps, and Apple’s New Anti-tracking Policy
Welcome to the 136th edition of Design Brief. This week, you can read about:
- Uber’s new interface,
- 3 new Adobe apps,
- Apple’s new anti-tracking policy in Safari,
- SoundCloud redesign case study,
- Inspiring talk by Brandy Poter , Mailchimp’s Director of Brand Design,
- And more!
Continue reading below. You are also more than welcome to check out the past issues.
On the news
After expanding into Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, Uber discovered that its interface isn’t effective enough in their new markets. The only solution to keep their new customers was to redesign the interface. Read more about the whole process.
Until the end of the year, designers will have a chance to use three new Adobe apps — Aero, Fresco and Photoshop on the iPad. The company is also working on something truly innovative called Project Glasswing. Read more
Online privacy is a priority for Apple. That is why the company plans to roll out a new anti-tracking policy in Safari. Read more about the new “WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy”.
SoundCloud redesign Case Study
Dang Nguyen is a dedicated SoundCloud user since 2011. As not so many of his friends appreciate SoundCloud’s content and features as much as he does, he decided to work on its design so it can get “the recognition it deserves”. How did it go? Read more
Video of the issue
During the Awwwards Conference in San Francisco, Brandy Poter, Mailchimp’s Director of Brand Design, talked about the company’s rebranding while staying true to its ethos. Check it out to hear why “being weird is important”.
Designer of the issue
Alexander Laguta for absolute perfection in using grids and typography.
Design of the issue
Lena Vargas created a surrealistic design called “Fruity loops”. See her work on Behance.
Tips and tricks
- Are you working on your UX-Design Portfolio? If yes, read about the 5 steps to do it properly.
- If you are unsure where in your UI you should put certain controls, read about the 3 laws of locality.
- Voice devices are getting more and more popular. Have you ever wondered how to design a voice experience? Read about it here.
- Take a look at the great article on style guides, design systems, and component libraries. It’s definitely worth reading.
- These 8 really valuable real-world lessons will give you a hint on how to build your design system.
Open discussion
The Case Study Factory on How the formulaic approach to UX case studies is numbing our critical thinking as designers, and how to bring a unique point of view to our work.
Number of the week
9500 people have joined the Tales from designers community on Reddit.
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Until next time,
Dawid Woźniak
