WELCOME
Being Designerly 76 contains curated articles about advocating for others, car privacy issues, Google's 25 years of satisfying curiosity, showcasing creativity, Apple's Snoopy watch face, experience design, accessibility & inclusive design resources, 150 journey map templates, and recognizable car logos
FEATURE
Being Designerly: Advocate for Others
How can you practice the designerly behavior of advocating for others? Here are a few ways...
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‘Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla Flunks Privacy Test
Mozilla’s latest edition of *Privacy Not Included reveals that 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic health information. This data is gathered through sensors, microphones, cameras, and devices connected to cars, as well as car apps, company websites, and dealerships.
Consumers have little control over their personal data when using car apps and connected services, and older models may offer more privacy options than newer ones.
How did your car fare?
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CURIOSITY
Thank you for 25 years of curiosity
Google on their 25th anniversary on September 27th: Twenty-five years ago we launched Google Search to help you find answers to questions big and small. Since then, billions of people have turned to our products to do just that — to satisfy their curiosity.
To tie this back to designerly curiosity - while it may start with a search engine (or your favorite conversational AI tool), it goes beyond the first answer and needs some digging into to address genuine curiosity.
blog.google
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
How recognisable are the most famous car logos?
As car brands continue to evolve, it's not uncommon for them to refresh their logos to reflect their modern identities. Unlike the KIA/KN logo change, some changes have been so subtle that it’s hard to tell the logo has changed at all. Porsche's new logo took three years to develop but at a glance is almost identical to the previous version, the gold changing slightly and the background made smoother.
To test whether these minute details are picked up by the average consumer, Vanarama surveyed a thousand people, showing them one correct logo and two incorrect logos of eight manufacturers, and asked respondents to identify the real one.
How many would you have identified correctly?
vanarama.com
CREATIVITY
AI can’t replace creativity just yet - here are 4 ways to showcase your creativity at work
For now, there are limits to AI’s creative abilities, which means being creative continues to be one of the most valuable job skills of the future. We all are capable of thinking creatively. And so the question becomes: Do your colleagues know how creative you are?
Here are four ways to supercharge your creativity at work—and build a reputation as a creative thinker who cannot be replaced by AI.
fastcompany.com
How Apple made the ultimate Snoopy watch
Apple Watch's OS10 update has a new watch face featuring the beloved cartoon character Snoopy with 148 unique animations that change depending on the time of day, local weather, and activities.
Read about the design process that involved collaborating with Charles M. Schulz Studio to create a detailed and delightful watch face that captures the essence of Snoopy.
Since I can't do without my customized infograph watch face, I do switch to Snoopy when I need a break...
gq-magazine.co.uk
UX
Podcast: Connecting Experience Design and Business Outcomes: Jason Ferrell, Capital One
In this podcast episode, Jason Ferrell, the managing vice president of experience design at Capital One, discusses the importance of experience design in building organizations and creating impactful customer interactions.
In the fast-evolving landscape of experience design, four elements stand out: personalization, product design, team dynamics and business impact. Professionals are increasingly focusing on how to seamlessly integrate these facets to offer not just a product, but an experience that resonates with the consumer.
cmswire.com
INCLUSIVE
Accessibility and Inclusivity: Study Guide
Digital products should be accessible and inclusive not only because it is the right thing to do but also because it makes good business sense. An estimated 15-20% of the world’s population live with a disability of some kind, and we cannot afford to exclude these users from our target markets.
NNG's Guide has resources to help you assist users with varying types of circumstances and abilities.
nngroup.com
TOOLS
Best Customer Journey Map Templates and Examples
UserTesting has this huge collection of journey maps - use them for inspiration when you are stuck on how to visually present your next journey map.
userinterviews.com
GEAR
The Process Tee
Designer Damien Newman came up with the Design Squiggle (aka The Process of Design Squiggle) over two decades ago to explain how design worked to some of his clients. Here's his description:
The Design Squiggle is a simple illustration of the design process. The journey of researching, uncovering insights, generating creative concepts, iteration of prototypes and eventually concluding in one single designed solution. It is intended to convey the feeling of the journey. Beginning on the left with mess and uncertainty and ending on the right in a single point of focus: the design.
Now available on a T-shirt - get yours!
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