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Being Designerly 90 has curated content to help you think, feel and act like a designer. Read about rogue chatbots, peek inside Disney Imagineering, creativity tips, harnessing your curiosity superpower, secrets of LEGO designers, the new LEGO design elements, designing for Apple Vision Pro, and a lightweight JTBD framework.
FEATURE
NYC AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law
"Yes, you can take a cut of your worker's tips." is one of many wrong, if not downright illegal responses by this chatbot. The New York City AI chatbot isn't exactly acing its job of providing accurate info on business and government regulations. It's been spreading incomplete, inaccurate, and sometimes sketchy advice. The bot, powered by Microsoft has been getting a lot of flak for its slip-ups.
How might we design more responsible technology? A disclaimer is not the answer....
thecity.nyc
CREATIVITY
Take a rare peek inside Walt Disney Imagineering
How do Walt Disney Imagineers bring magic to life through design processes and innovative technology? Take a behind the scenes peek at Walt Disney Imagineering, and their creative processes and technologies.
fastcompany.com
10 Tiny Tips That Will Explode Your Creativity
Decide to be crazy creative, act like it, and your reality will bend to your wishes. One of 10 tips to help you become more creative. What worked for you, or what are you going to try next?
yourtango.com
CURIOSITY
Is curiosity a leadership superpower?
Curiosity is often seen as a valuable trait in leadership, but it needs to be focused to be effective for colleagues and organizations. Unfocused curiosity can lead to frustration and ineffectiveness, but the true superpower of curiosity lies in distilling new ideas into practical solutions for colleagues, teams, and organizations.
ghost.io
OBSERVATION
11 Secrets of LEGO Designers
Curious about the life of a LEGO designer? Get some insights into their diverse backgrounds, how they work, constraints, collaboration, and basically being designerly.
getpocket.com
UX
Building beyond the bricks: The LEGO Group launches its first full set of design elements to evolve its brand identity
The LEGO Group has updated its brand with new design elements to create a consistent look across its products and digital platforms. Working with Interbrand, they developed design principles like Design for your audience, Build from its System-in-Play, Tell stories, Be playful and optimistic, and Keep it simple. These elements include a "clutch system" (LEGO Brick Pro), a new LEGO typeface (LEGO Typewell®), action graphics, and motion principles. The aim is to increase brand recognition, make things fun and creative, and inspire future builders through play.
interbrand.com
How to Design for Apple Vision Pro – Supercharge Design ⚡
Apple Vision Pro expands the canvas from the limits of 2D screens to infinite 3D space, connecting digital products with the real world. Designing for Apple Vision Pro is all about understanding space, immersion, passthrough, input methods, and ergonomics.
If you’re curious about how to design for Apple Vision Pro, read on...
supercharge.design
Build Products That Solve Real Problems With This Lightweight JTBD Framework
Trouble with Jobs To Be Done (JTBD)? Give this lightweight framework a shot to better understand what users need and why (the job users want to do), which can help you build more successful products.
firstround.com
