Adobe Adds AI to Express Mobile 🪄

Plus how IBM is using Adobe Firefly to reshape design; Geist, Vercel's design system; User Interviewing Techniques with Steve Portigal; For some reason I love seeing WatchOS designs; and more.

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Cole Derochie
March 08, 2024

🟡 TODAY WAS A SLOW NEWS DAY

Here’s what’s happening today in design: Express mobile app gets AI; How IBM is using Adobe Firefly to reshape design; Geist, Vercel's design system; User Interviewing Techniques with Steve Portigal; For some reason I love seeing WatchOS designs; and more.

TODAY IN DESIGN 1979

The Dawn of Digital Audio: Philips' Compact Disc Debut.

On March 8, 1979, Philips publicly demonstrated the compact disc for the first time, heralding a new era in audio technology and media storage, revolutionizing music consumption and data access worldwide.

NEWS

Adobe adds Firefly generative AI features to new Express mobile app

The new beta app is free and available for iOS and Android.

NYT Games debuts redesigned app to boost discovery and simplify navigation

The NYT Games app is debuting a new redesign to help users discover games and track their progress more easily.

Kuo: Apple Planning 20-Inch MacBook With Foldable Screen

Apple is planning to release a 20-inch MacBook with a foldable screen in around three years, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. ...

EVENTS

Navigating Key Growth Mistakes through the Lens of User Onboarding · March 14th

User onboarding is a key product experience and the base for your product growth. Not being approached well, it can cause problems and risks for the entire Growth system — Acquisition,...

Design Matters 24

A digital design conference. Copenhagen & Online. Oct 23-24-25, 2024.

ARTICLES

How IBM is using Adobe Firefly to reshape design

IBM Chief Design Officer Billy Seabrook talked about the company's use of Adobe's generative AI tool Firefly and how it boosted productivity for design staffers.

Everything to Know About Multi-editing in Figma

and all of the shortcuts available, too!

POV: Is it the designer’s responsibility if an app is addictive?

Habit-forming features on social media apps are sparking class-action lawsuits. But does moral responsibility lie with product designers?

RESOURCES

Geist, Vercel's design system

Vercel's design system called Geist. Made for building consistent and delightful web experiences.

Free SaaS Website UI Kit for Framer and Figma

Turn your ideas into a fully functional, responsive, no-code SaaS website in just minutes with the set of free components for Framer and Figma.

PODCASTS

User Interviewing Techniques with Steve Portigal

Ready to learn tricks of the trade from professional user researchers? Our guest today is Steve Portigal, user research consultant and author of Interviewing Users.

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