Design Digest #35: AI and Design Systems, Why Bad Design is Good and How to Make a Great Case Study
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🦄 Product and UI/UX Design
Articles & Case Studies
A design reset (part Ⅰ) Design debt is real | Linear
The Three Capabilities Designers Need to Build for the AI Era | UX Collective
AI and Design Systems | Brad Frost
Sliders Degrade UX | Adam Silver
AI is Like a Lossy JPEG | Jim Nielsen
Stop Worrying. Love the AI bomb. But Make Sure You Know How it Works. | Dribbble
This Ridiculously Simple Trick Can Transform Your Good Designs Into Great Designs | Yanko Design
Kirby Apps and Regressive Enhancements | Christian Heilmann
POV: Is it the Designer’s Responsibility if an App is Addictive? | It's Nice That
We Need to Talk About Jakob Nielsen | Buttondown
Don’t Use Paracetamol to Fix Bad UX | Adam Silver
The Extremes Inform the Mean | Better by Design
The Essential Guide to Microcopy and Becoming a More Literate Designer | UX Magazine
A Letter to my Younger Self, as an Accessibility Advocate | Heather Buchel
Why “Embodiment” is More Important Than “Immersion” | Road to VR
How to Make a Great Case Study | Jonas Downey
Accessibility Myths | The most popular myths debunked
Projects
Meet Noon, the world's first autonomous sourcer | QCLAY Design
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e33b511782457917691e_image16.png)
Blue Yonder: Property Group - Austin, TX | The Graphic Standard
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e3693e0da7667933e152_image21.png)
Dead Simple Sites | The most minimal sites on the web without overly animated content, scroll jacking, or excessive storytelling
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e3831a4d4916874a9d97_image15.png)
Paper Triangles · AR agency for social platforms
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Page Not Found Gallery | 404-page designs, including lost pages, error pages, and pages not found
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e410428a10c84b1be031_image22.png)
Bezi | Design and Prototype on a Spatial Canvas Together
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e428fa558f9869ad850d_image28.png)
Lumni | Free Stock Photos Made and Curated by AI Artists
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Mapplic | Create Beautiful Maps from Static Images
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e466428a10c84b1c3193_image10.png)
Wondermind: The World's First Mental Fitness Ecosystem
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e483f8fb9b7151d64724_image7.png)
Wealthsimple: Your money’s worth more
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e4a9e5cd71ab137ebb89_image8.png)
Google's People + AI Guidebook | Methods, best practices, and examples for designing with AI
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e4b9aa14d5b7284570e9_image4.png)
🇺🇦 YULIA | obys agency
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👀 Visual Communication
Articles and case studies
Setting the stage: Should there be an Oscar for title design? | It’s Nice That
Five key projects by graphic designer and Dezeen Awards judge Ian Cartlidge | Dezeen
&Walsh's dynamic identity for Quality Experience allows it to adapt to any client | Creative Boom
Why Bad Design is Good | Print Mag
Creatives reveal when they made a fool of themselves, and the lessons they learned | Creative Boom
VR game Nock comes alive with Y2K-inspired graphics | Creative Review
Create interactive illustrations like a variable font | It’s Nice That
10 pieces of advice from famous authors to make you more creative | Creative Boom
Koto’s Vanessa Hopkins on figuring it out while leaving “a little space for the joy” | The Brand Identity
New IKEA campaign finds an original way to talk about its low prices | Creative Boom
The Best Redesigns of Winter 2024 | Dieline
Paula Scher’s Mind-Bending Maps | PRINT Magazine
Projects
Decathlon rebranding: A fresh chapter with new branding and campaign | by Wolff Olins
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e59b872ff445d9281260_image25.jpg)
Instagram Motion Design System | Studio Dumbar
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e5ab8aa421f9f0464ae3_image2.gif)
Official Posters for Paris 2024 Olympics | Ugo Gattoni
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LUPALU's Visual Identity | Ceramic Studio Branding
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EGDE Studio
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Donut Shop | by TwoPoints.Net
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Papara Card | by Artı Stüdyo
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🇺🇦Sweet Midland | by Andriy Hlavatskiy
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New Logo and Identity for Brand New | by Rob Clarke
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🔠 Typography
POV: Using the human body to create type taps into our deepest desires | It’s Nice That
OH no Type released Forevs.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e687bf119dffc999e37d_image30.png)
Lineto released LL Supremus.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e692c1f9a69c167b710f_image11.png)
Dalton Maag released Census designed by Ben Jones.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e6a367235c30d2a1ca8a_image19.png)
Fontwerk released Push designed by Christine Gertsch. It comes in 7 widths‚ each of which has 8 weights.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e6a963a6b0a2099f5eb4_image29.png)
March’s font of Font of the Month Club is Indoor Kid.
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👩🚀 Productivity, Career Growth, and Design Management
Figma Tips that Can Increase Your Workflow 10 Times | Minimalist UX
Google's People + AI Guidebook | Google
Your User Experience AI Companion | QoQo
How to Free Up Hours of Work with the New Figma Feature | UX Planet
Portfolio Presentations & Design Work | LukeW
Here’s a few things to remember when considering a job change | The Brand Identity
A Letter to my Younger Self, as an Accessibility Advocate | Heather Buchel
How to Make a Great Case Study | Jonas Downey
The Three Capabilities Designers Need to Build for the AI Era | Big Medium
Ten Core Product Design Principles | UX Planet
Interview: Julie Zhuo On Embracing Insecurity, Learning Everything You Can, and Building Employee Culture | Helena Price
Creating a UX Strategy | Anton Sten
Crafting Experiences: Uniting Rikyu’s Wisdom With Brand Experience Principles | Smashing Magazine
Why Boeing Needs Experience Custodians More than Ever | UX Collective
🚀 Products and Tools
Figma
How AI Will Influence Creative Tools: A Conversation With Replit’s David Hoang | Figma
Gradient Generator | Learn UI Design
Color Code Spacing Specs | Outline
Generate beautiful color palettes | Spectrum
Connect a JSON data source and quickly populate text and images | Data Populator
Simulate user behavior | Clueify
3D Design Assets | glyf
Improved Usability with AI Assistance | AIdentic
Also
Welcome to Canva, Affinity! | Canva
Introducing Character References | Midjourney
Sora: First Impressions | OpenAI
Elevate Your Photo Editing | Luminar
Real-Time Device Simulator & Tester | Vercel
The Easiest Way to Get Feedback at Scale | Voicepanel
Create random, unique, and organic-looking SVG shapes | Blobmaker
Research into Journeys in Minutes | Theydo
AI Color Combination Generator | Muzli
Real-Time Device Simulator & Tester | by Vercel
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🤪 Memes
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🦄 Product and UI/UX Design
Articles & Case Studies
A design reset (part Ⅰ) Design debt is real | Linear
The Three Capabilities Designers Need to Build for the AI Era | UX Collective
AI and Design Systems | Brad Frost
Sliders Degrade UX | Adam Silver
AI is Like a Lossy JPEG | Jim Nielsen
Stop Worrying. Love the AI bomb. But Make Sure You Know How it Works. | Dribbble
This Ridiculously Simple Trick Can Transform Your Good Designs Into Great Designs | Yanko Design
Kirby Apps and Regressive Enhancements | Christian Heilmann
POV: Is it the Designer’s Responsibility if an App is Addictive? | It's Nice That
We Need to Talk About Jakob Nielsen | Buttondown
Don’t Use Paracetamol to Fix Bad UX | Adam Silver
The Extremes Inform the Mean | Better by Design
The Essential Guide to Microcopy and Becoming a More Literate Designer | UX Magazine
A Letter to my Younger Self, as an Accessibility Advocate | Heather Buchel
Why “Embodiment” is More Important Than “Immersion” | Road to VR
How to Make a Great Case Study | Jonas Downey
Accessibility Myths | The most popular myths debunked
Projects
Meet Noon, the world's first autonomous sourcer | QCLAY Design
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e33b511782457917691e_image16.png)
Blue Yonder: Property Group - Austin, TX | The Graphic Standard
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e3693e0da7667933e152_image21.png)
Dead Simple Sites | The most minimal sites on the web without overly animated content, scroll jacking, or excessive storytelling
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e3831a4d4916874a9d97_image15.png)
Paper Triangles · AR agency for social platforms
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e3ec41cfa6070f1927c5_image14.png)
Page Not Found Gallery | 404-page designs, including lost pages, error pages, and pages not found
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e410428a10c84b1be031_image22.png)
Bezi | Design and Prototype on a Spatial Canvas Together
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e428fa558f9869ad850d_image28.png)
Lumni | Free Stock Photos Made and Curated by AI Artists
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e44c39a0cbcf860be97f_image1.png)
Mapplic | Create Beautiful Maps from Static Images
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e466428a10c84b1c3193_image10.png)
Wondermind: The World's First Mental Fitness Ecosystem
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e483f8fb9b7151d64724_image7.png)
Wealthsimple: Your money’s worth more
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e4a9e5cd71ab137ebb89_image8.png)
Google's People + AI Guidebook | Methods, best practices, and examples for designing with AI
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e4b9aa14d5b7284570e9_image4.png)
🇺🇦 YULIA | obys agency
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👀 Visual Communication
Articles and case studies
Setting the stage: Should there be an Oscar for title design? | It’s Nice That
Five key projects by graphic designer and Dezeen Awards judge Ian Cartlidge | Dezeen
&Walsh's dynamic identity for Quality Experience allows it to adapt to any client | Creative Boom
Why Bad Design is Good | Print Mag
Creatives reveal when they made a fool of themselves, and the lessons they learned | Creative Boom
VR game Nock comes alive with Y2K-inspired graphics | Creative Review
Create interactive illustrations like a variable font | It’s Nice That
10 pieces of advice from famous authors to make you more creative | Creative Boom
Koto’s Vanessa Hopkins on figuring it out while leaving “a little space for the joy” | The Brand Identity
New IKEA campaign finds an original way to talk about its low prices | Creative Boom
The Best Redesigns of Winter 2024 | Dieline
Paula Scher’s Mind-Bending Maps | PRINT Magazine
Projects
Decathlon rebranding: A fresh chapter with new branding and campaign | by Wolff Olins
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e59b872ff445d9281260_image25.jpg)
Instagram Motion Design System | Studio Dumbar
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e5ab8aa421f9f0464ae3_image2.gif)
Official Posters for Paris 2024 Olympics | Ugo Gattoni
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e5bdba40a136688400f5_image6.png)
LUPALU's Visual Identity | Ceramic Studio Branding
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e5ccfe7e39fe44573974_image31.png)
EGDE Studio
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e61463a6b0a2099ecd80_image13.png)
Donut Shop | by TwoPoints.Net
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Papara Card | by Artı Stüdyo
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🇺🇦Sweet Midland | by Andriy Hlavatskiy
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e62bbf119dffc999950b_image33.png)
New Logo and Identity for Brand New | by Rob Clarke
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e63a9ac0000995a63500_image20.png)
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e513db2ab3193171089c_image12.png)
🔠 Typography
POV: Using the human body to create type taps into our deepest desires | It’s Nice That
OH no Type released Forevs.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e687bf119dffc999e37d_image30.png)
Lineto released LL Supremus.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e692c1f9a69c167b710f_image11.png)
Dalton Maag released Census designed by Ben Jones.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e6a367235c30d2a1ca8a_image19.png)
Fontwerk released Push designed by Christine Gertsch. It comes in 7 widths‚ each of which has 8 weights.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e6a963a6b0a2099f5eb4_image29.png)
March’s font of Font of the Month Club is Indoor Kid.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e6b451f304aae0165a02_image24.png)
👩🚀 Productivity, Career Growth, and Design Management
Figma Tips that Can Increase Your Workflow 10 Times | Minimalist UX
Google's People + AI Guidebook | Google
Your User Experience AI Companion | QoQo
How to Free Up Hours of Work with the New Figma Feature | UX Planet
Portfolio Presentations & Design Work | LukeW
Here’s a few things to remember when considering a job change | The Brand Identity
A Letter to my Younger Self, as an Accessibility Advocate | Heather Buchel
How to Make a Great Case Study | Jonas Downey
The Three Capabilities Designers Need to Build for the AI Era | Big Medium
Ten Core Product Design Principles | UX Planet
Interview: Julie Zhuo On Embracing Insecurity, Learning Everything You Can, and Building Employee Culture | Helena Price
Creating a UX Strategy | Anton Sten
Crafting Experiences: Uniting Rikyu’s Wisdom With Brand Experience Principles | Smashing Magazine
Why Boeing Needs Experience Custodians More than Ever | UX Collective
🚀 Products and Tools
Figma
How AI Will Influence Creative Tools: A Conversation With Replit’s David Hoang | Figma
Gradient Generator | Learn UI Design
Color Code Spacing Specs | Outline
Generate beautiful color palettes | Spectrum
Connect a JSON data source and quickly populate text and images | Data Populator
Simulate user behavior | Clueify
3D Design Assets | glyf
Improved Usability with AI Assistance | AIdentic
Also
Welcome to Canva, Affinity! | Canva
Introducing Character References | Midjourney
Sora: First Impressions | OpenAI
Elevate Your Photo Editing | Luminar
Real-Time Device Simulator & Tester | Vercel
The Easiest Way to Get Feedback at Scale | Voicepanel
Create random, unique, and organic-looking SVG shapes | Blobmaker
Research into Journeys in Minutes | Theydo
AI Color Combination Generator | Muzli
Real-Time Device Simulator & Tester | by Vercel
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/610120a234a2042929e68a02/6617e513db2ab3193171089c_image12.png)
🤪 Memes
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Awesomic is an open-minded team of people who are changing the way of getting design done. It’s the right place for professional design growth and a great spot for motivated individuals. And for humor, of course!
Join if you feel the same – we have various open positions.
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