Artemis 2, the first human moon mission in 50 years, will carry the iconic NASA “worm” logo upon the solid rocket boosters helping to heft the astronauts into space, agency officials stated on Thursday (Feb. 16). https://webdesignernews.com/nasa-brings-back-retro-worm-logo-for-upcoming-artemis-2-moon-mission-photos/
10-step guide on how to design information architecture https://webdesignernews.com/information-architecture-design-step-by-step/
Mind-bending videos. Divisive Images. Eye-straining visuals. This list of optical illusions has it all. Join us as we melt our brains with 20 of the greatest optical illusions of all time. https://webdesignernews.com/20-mind-bending-illusions-that-will-make-you-question-reality/
Now let’s have a look at physical buttons in product (or industrial) design and what’s happened to those in recent years. If you are strictly a UI/UX designer in the context of design for screens, you should still read this article. In my view, the importance of the experiences of the physical world should not be underestimated when designing for screens. We use the same brain to make sense of... https://webdesignernews.com/in-praise-of-buttons-part-two-the-cost-of-removing-physical-controls
Joining other reactions on the web to Steve Jobs’ sudden resignation as the CEO of Apple yesterday, Google’s vice president of engineering Vic Gundotra recalled on Google+ a particular Sunday in January 2008 when Apple’s boss asked him to call his home. The reason? The Google logo on the iPhone! https://webdesignernews.com/vic-gundotra-steve-jobs-asked-me-to-fix-the-yellow-gradient-of-the-google-icon-on-iphone/
Welcome to February’s roundup of the best new fonts for designers. This month’s compilation includes some innovative variable fonts, a handful of revivals, and some excellent options for logo designers. Enjoy! https://webdesignernews.com/15-best-new-fonts-february-2024/
Whilst the dream for most designers is to start a new project from scratch and have all of the creative licence and control that comes with that, this unfortunately isn’t always the case. Putting aside those fun projects that you may do when starting out (anyone else guilty of designing multiple travel and adventure apps just for fun?), a large proportion of projects will be some form of a redesign... https://webdesignernews.com/a-ux-design-dilemma-adapt-brand-guidelines-or-start-afresh/
A code editor for macOS built by the community, include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review, extensions, and more. https://webdesignernews.com/codeedit-elevate-your-code-editing-experience/
Learn how to find and delete unused images in WordPress without having to write code — simply by using the Image Source Control plugin. https://webdesignernews.com/deleting-unused-images-in-wordpress-a-guide-to-cleaner-faster-websites/
A trio of Google engineers recently came up with a futuristic way to help anyone who stumbles through presentations on video calls. They propose that when algorithms detect a speaker’s pulse racing or “umms” lengthening, a generative AI bot that mimics their voice could simply take over. https://webdesignernews.com/this-tiny-website-is-googles-first-line-of-defense-in-the-patent-wars/