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Are Designers Unprepared To Work With AI? Readers Respond

Are Designers Unprepared To Work With AI? Readers Respond
“We’re all in charge of AI’s future and potential.”

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BY KATHARINE SCHWAB
Are UX designers unprepared to design for a world powered by artificial intelligence? The interaction designer and Carnegie Mellon professor John Zimmerman argued in a story last week that there is a deep split between UX and AI.


We asked readers to share whether they share Zimmerman’s stance and what might be done about it. Here are some of their responses.[Source Image: panimoni/iStock]
AI IS JUST THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS–AND DESIGNERS SHOULD TREAT IT AS SUCH.

9 Ideas Shaping The Future Of Design,

9 Ideas Shaping The Future Of Design, According To Ideo, Microsoft, Autodesk, MIT, And More
“Our profession is in between ‘utopia and oblivion.’ It will be oblivion if we continue focusing on minor aesthetic problems.”

BY DIANA BUDDS9 MINUTE READ

The world is changing faster than ever–socially, technologically, environmentally, politically, and economically. In the midst of these shifts, designers have the crucial task of thinking about what our future will look like and how we will interact with it.

Have Designers Lost Control Of Design?

Have Designers Lost Control Of Design?
Design is everywhere and more influential than ever. But that power has come at a cost, says designer and technologist Matt Webb.

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BY KATHARINE SCHWAB4 MINUTE READ

Do designers have an ethical responsibility toward their users? It’s a question that designers struggle with, as the products and interfaces they help bring into the world can have unintended consequences, from spreading fake news to exacerbating mental health problems. Even tech luminary and Nest founder Tony Fadell has expressed regret about the products he brought into the world.

Baby Boomers Are Aging–And Designers Need To Adapt

BY KATHARINE SCHWAB5 MINUTE READThe U.S. Census projects that there will be approximately 83.7 million adults over the age of 65 in the U.S. by the year 2050–double the number in 2012. With the explosion of the elderly population, designers are facing a challenge–annd an opportunity–to deliberately design products that accommodate the changes that come with age.

Targeting this generation is nothing new. For decades, baby boomers have been a focus for companies and marketers thanks to their sheer size as a demographic. Now that they’re aging, the business case for continuing to cater to the generation remains just as strong. This means design that accounts for aging bodies and minds; as they get older, people face challenges like increased difficulty with multitasking, remembering new behaviors, and controlling fine-motor function. The benefits for designing to these challenges are obvious, but when you create a product that’s easier to use for people of different abilities, you often end up creating something that’s better for all users–a core tenet of inclusive design.

Want To Understand The Future Of Design?

Want To Understand The Future Of Design? 
BY KELSEY CAMPBELL-DOLLAGHAN6 MINUTE READ

The president communicates via Tweet. Artificial intelligence rates our outfits. We talk to our devices like they’re children. Today’s reality is stranger than anything fiction could have imagined–and the vast political, economic, and technological upheavals of the past year don’t exactly lend themselves to clarity.

Φτιάξτε κινούμενες εικόνες GIF online

Φτιάξτε κινούμενες εικόνες GIF online

Οι κινούμενες εικόνες GIF ( animated ) είναι πολύ διαδεδομένες στο internet. Στην ουσία δεν πρόκειται για μια εικόνα αλλά για πιο πολλές οι οποίες προβάλλονται η μία μετά την άλλη. Αυτές οι εικόνες δεν χρειάζεται καν να είναι τύπου GIF. Για παράδειγμα 2 εικόνες JPG μπορούν να δημιουργήσουν ένα animated GIF.

Οι λόγοι που μπορεί κάποιος να θέλει να κάνει μια κινούμενη εικόνα είναι πολλοί και ποικίλουν από απλή διασκέδαση ( π.χ φωτογραφίες από ένα πρόσωπο που σε κάθε φωτογραφία παίρνει διαφορετική γκριμάτσα ) μέχρι την δημιουργία ενός διαφημιστικού για να προβληθεί στο internet.

Daydream is the first decent VR brand.

Αrt3054 Πεμπτη 30 Μαρτίου 2017
How Google Branded Tech’s Next Big Paradigm
Daydream is the first decent VR brand. And that’s because it was inspired by nature, not technology.
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BY MARK WILSON

Facebook called it “the Oculus,” a throwback to ancient, Byzantine architecture. HTC chose “the ive,” the sort of pseudo-word that sounds like it was born from a New York ad agency.

The Weird And Fascinating Story Behind Design's Iridescence Craze

Αrt2782 Παρασκευη 10 Μαρτίου 2017
The Weird And Fascinating Story Behind Design's Iridescence Craze

Rainbow hues, color-changing films, and iridescent glazes have been steadily coating the design world for years. Co.Design investigates why.
MEG MILLER
The design world is having an iridescent moment. You may recognize it in Sebastian Scherer's lovely pendant lights, designed to look like "a permanent iridescent soap bubble". Or in Patricia Urquiola's cool gradient Shimmer collection for Glas Italia from 2015. Last year, Tom Dixon released a collection—called Iridescence—of warped, lustrous wares inspired by the rainbow sheen of an oil spill.

Why Symbols Matter

Αrt2526 Κυριακή 12 Φεβρουαρίου 2017
Why Symbols Matter

Two graphic designers comb through thousands of years of iconography in a new handbook for understanding visual language.
KELSEY CAMPBELL-DOLLAGHAN
In 1914, the cat represented police oppression of women's suffrage. Today, it represents women grabbing back at the patriarchy. How's that for mixed messages?

When the graphic designers Mark Fox and Angie Wang started working

The Radical Future Of Branding

Αrt2380 Παρασκευή 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2017
The Radical Future Of Branding
Designers predict the major branding trends of 2017.
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SUZANNE LABARRE 0
At a time of tremendous political and cultural upheaval, one thing remains certain: Companies will keep trying to sell you stuff, and they'll keep coming up with new ways to do it. Design is, of course, a major part of that pitch. We spoke with designers and design leaders at nearly a dozen agencies to identify the major branding trends of 2017. Below, find their five key predictions. And stay tuned for part two, in which we discuss branding trends for 2022.