📰 3 DESIGN ARTICLES
INVISION, UX TRAILBLAZER, SHUTTING DOWN IN THE ERA OF FIGMA
- InVision’s CEO Michael Shenkman announced the end of InVision’s design collaboration services, with all user accounts closing at the end of 2024.
- At its peak, InVision was one of the hottest UX tools on the market. However, a lack of growth and product development led to the program falling out of favor.
- In his remarks , Shenkman shares gratitude for users, stating: “Together we reimagined how designers collaborate, raised the importance of design thinking, and, in the process, helped revolutionize the design industry.”
SCALING THE DESIGN LADDER: SEEING LIKE A DESIGNER
- Designer Pavel Samsonov takes a look at how design thinking can be applied to all areas of a working environment, and examines how designers can leverage this as a skill to build maturity within their own career.
- Samsonov advocates for a holistic culture of design thinking. Within the proposed model, every decision made across a team, regardless of someone’s role, has both a clear explanation and tangible purpose.
- “The biggest value of design is not building better apps — it’s building better ways of working.”
DESIGNING FOR AI HALLUCINATION: CAN DESIGN HELP TACKLE MACHINE CHALLENGES?
- AI hallucinations happen when an AI provides an output that contains made-up information, or is not based on the prompt it receives. To the untrained eye, however, it can often be challenging to determine when these mistakes are being made.
- Through using icons, progress bars, or color coding, thoughtful design could help AI communicate its level of confidence around specific content.
- “As passengers on the road, we take cues from the traffic signals; as customers, we derive meanings from the packaging of products…design is an inexplicable part of our lives and we cannot underestimate its potential to guide human interactions with advanced technologies—AI is no exception.”
💜 PORTFOLIO INSPIRATION
Cece Cannick, a UX Academy grad, uses extensive research, both in terms of user testing and brand identity, to drive home strong case studies. She also uses a combination of clean lines and playful illustrations throughout her portfolio, creating a sense of cohesion and ease.
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