FEATURE
Being Designerly: Think Critically
In this series of posts about Being Designerly, we explore ways to be more creative by thinking, feeling, and acting like a designer.
Critical Thinking is about intentionally evaluating information, ideas, or situations from different perspectives to understand, and decide how to act on it.
Read about the Guinness ad that wasn't, and ways to think critically.
linkedin.com
The Decline of Critical Thinking Skills
Thinking clearly, deeply, and productively is one of our most valuable life skills. But, research shows that it is becoming one of the most endangered.
This article has 7 strategies to improve your critical thinking skills
psychologytoday.com
Tools for better thinking
A collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems.
untools.co
Thinking critically to evaluate the new "news" about UFOs and aliens
former intelligence and Air Force official, David Grusch made waves when he testified that the US government is in possession of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) or UFO-related material, including “non-human” biological matter.
David Kyle Johnson applies both the “SEARCH” method of philosopher Ted Schick and the arguments of 18th century philosopher David Hume to critically evaluate Grusch’s claims.
Whether you believe in UFOs or not, follow along for a breakdown, and then head over to the comments that apply critical thinking to the critical thinking
lse.ac.uk
CREATIVITY
John Maeda on Creativity, AI, and the Human Pursuit of Uphill Thinking
John Maeda shares takeaways from his Design in Tech Report, thoughts on designing with artificial intelligence, and why we should embrace uphill thinking in a world optimized for shortcuts.
Uphill thinking refers to ideas or approaches that may not initially seem optimal or efficient in an AI-centric view, but are the core of human creativity.
figma.com
VISUAL
The new Jell-O logo may be 2023's most desperately needed rebrand
In Jello-O's first rebrand in a decade, the new Jell-O logo is clean and chunky, and the 'O' is enormous. It feels like it's taken lessons from all those soft drink rebrands we've been seeing.
Will it impact declining popularity? Only time will tell, but until then, read on about the rebranding
creativebloq.com
UX
A new generation of Silicon Valley designers is racing to build AI’s next big thing
Generative AI needs its pinch, its swipe, to be as big as the iPhone. Meet the San Francisco cool kids imagining your next computer as fluid as mercury, as malleable as snow.
The technology is ready. It’s been ready. What’s missing is the point of view to transform it into the earth-rocking endgame of software as we know it.
Read on about the design layer of AI...
fastcompany.com
INCLUSIVE
The Micropedia of Microaggressions – the first encyclopedia of microaggressions.
Microaggressions are everyday snubs and insults that marginalized groups face. They're often very subtle comments or actions that come from implicit bias and/or stereotypes.
Browse this site to learn about microaggressions and their impact.
themicropedia.org
