Love it or hate it, we’re living in the subscription era. I’m not just talking about streaming platforms, which have been biting the wallet for years, or newspapers and magazines, which have simply migrated their long-term models to a new digital era. No, I’m talking about everything. Beer, insurance, cinema: just three of the crazy subscriptions that I’ve currently taken out. http://webdesignernews.com/the-end-of-the-subscription-era-is-coming/
CEO Elon Musk called LinkedIn ‘cringe,’ said X competitor will be ‘cool.’ http://webdesignernews.com/x-sets-its-sights-on-linkedin-with-a-job-listing-feature/
Google is finished rolling out its new SafeSearch feature that blurs explicit imagery, such as violent or sexual photos, by default. The company announced back in February that it would be rolling out the change later this year, and has now confirmed in a blog post that it is available to everyone. http://webdesignernews.com/google-now-blurs-explicit-imagery-in-search-results-by-default/
After pulling a variant at the start of this year, YouTube Music is rolling out the latest redesign of Now Playing on Android and iOS, adding a comments section. This follows the launch of real-time lyrics last week. http://webdesignernews.com/youtube-music-starts-rolling-out-now-playing-redesign-that-adds-comments/
The standard way that the tech industry typically evaluates whether someone knows their stuff is through the all-powerful Portfolio. There are many definitions of portfolio, but generally, it means “a collection of stuff.” http://webdesignernews.com/a-design-system-coachs-portfolio/
As part of its 2022 brand identity revamp by DesignStudio’s London office, Sofascore – the most powerful sports app for live scores, results and stats – was in need of a bespoke sans serif type family that would act as a recognisable, ownable asset, and tie the brand together. http://webdesignernews.com/hot-type-capture-the-benefits-of-a-bespoke-brand-typeface/
When I was looking at what looks like the “official” online personality test for Meyers-Briggs when I was spouting off about personality tests, I noticed that their radio button choices were actually kinda cool: http://webdesignernews.com/varying-sizes-of-radio-buttons/
There are new chat filters at the top that will make managing your chats easier http://webdesignernews.com/whatsapp-plans-a-big-ui-redesign-heres-what-it-looks-like/
The turn of the millennium was a major cultural shift, and the Y2Kaesthetic emerged as a visualization of what the future could hold, capturing the zeitgeist of an era eager to move forward while still valuing the colorful tapestry of past decades. http://webdesignernews.com/everything-you-need-to-know-to-embrace-the-y2k-design-trend/