Mindful UX and Google’s app logos

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Welcome to Issue #184! Last week, all the talk was about the new Apple M1 Chip, and the shiny macOS Big Sur. If you’ve updated, and your app icons are looking out of place, check out this macOS Big Sur Icons pack by Elias Ruiz Monserrat – there’s icons for most popular apps.

And today, Sketch 70 dropped too, with a redesign… unsurprisingly, to fit in with the Big Sur design language. In all, everything seems to be going Big Sur.

Check out what else is new this week 👇

1. From the Blog

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By Markus Hofmann

Why Google’s new app logos are pretty (&) bad

Markus explores the new Google app icons, analysing the shape, proportions, and visual style to see where they really fell short.

By Clo

6 ways to apply Mindful UX to your Daily Life

Mindful UX protects users’ mental health, privacy, and mental state. It’s inclusive and accessible. See how to apply it to your day-to-day.

2. In the Toolbox

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Projects we loved this week:

3. From the Web

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Design to Save People from Themselves →

Brian Lovin

How software can prevent people from making mistakes, causing permanent damage, or bringing about the collapse of democracy.

The Complete Guide to Usability Testing →

Maze PROMOTED

Usability testing is the practice of evaluating your product with real people. Get practical tips and learn how to run effective usability tests to get actionable user insights.

5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting a Design System at Spotify →

Tyce Clee

“Design systems are cross-discipline at their heart and require a little bit from everyone and all disciplines to truly succeed!” Engineering Manager, Tyce Clee, shares the 5 things he learned while building Encore at Spotify.

How to Write Microcopy That Improves the User Experience – Firefox UX →

Betsy Mikel

Betsy explains how content designers work in the Firefox UX team, with a first-hand example of how they crafted the copy for those little widgets on the new iOS ecosystem.

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1. From the Blog

Why Google’s new app logos are pretty (&) bad

6 ways to apply Mindful UX to your Daily Life

2. In the Toolbox

uxtoast

Universe for Mac

Custom Graph

Picter

3. From the Web

Design to Save People from Themselves →

The Complete Guide to Usability Testing →

5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting a Design System at Spotify →

How to Write Microcopy That Improves the User Experience – Firefox UX →

19 Nov, 2020

Issue #184: Mindful UX and Google’s App Logos

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