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Pixelz combines 60+ AI models into one canvas, allowing you to generate and edit images, videos, 3D content, and music for any creative project.
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AnimateIcons is a sleek React library for animated SVG icons that move with purpose. Transform static designs into engaging user experiences with smooth, performant animations.
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<strong>Why It's So Hard to Talk About Preventing Loss of Trust with Design (6 minute read)</strong>
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Design leaders struggle to defend trust-preserving decisions because prevention is not reflected in quarterly reports, creating a "prevention paradox" where successfully avoiding catastrophic events goes unrecognized. Interviews with 18 design leaders reveal five measurement frameworks: pairing satisfaction scores with support data, tracking task completion rates, balancing qualitative and quantitative research, using acquisition-engagement-retention-churn metrics, and referencing industry case studies as proxies. Success requires partnerships with product managers, customer support teams, and data analytics teams to translate abstract trust concerns into concrete business outcomes that stakeholders can understand.
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<strong>The invisible gap: Designing for users who reconstruct, not just read (8 minute read)</strong>
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Around 1.19 billion people use English as a second language, meaning most web users navigate content in a language they learned later, which requires active “context reconstruction” — decoding, translating, and rebuilding meaning before acting. Designing for this process with plain language, consistent terms, clear structure, accessibility, and early localisation not only aids non-native speakers but also improves usability for all users, reduces cognitive load, and benefits business outcomes by lowering support needs and improving comprehension.
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<strong>What should you do if a colleague steals your creative idea? (7 minute read)</strong>
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Idea theft at work is common and undermines respect and professional credibility. The recommended approach is to document your contributions, address the colleague privately and respectfully, reclaim ownership during meetings if needed, escalate to management with evidence if the behaviour persists, and strategically protect your ideas, while knowing when to prioritize your wellbeing in toxic environments.
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AI design tools produce homogenous results because they average patterns from training data rather than creating original work.
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<strong>Design Lessons from Soleio, the Designer Who Created the Facebook Like Button (4 minute read)</strong>
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Impactful design connects company strategy to user experience rather than focusing solely on aesthetics.
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<strong>Be super upfront about what you want – and passionate about why (2 minute read)</strong>
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Staying on a hands-on design path is valid at any age - the key is to seek employers who value experienced designers and be clear about your goals in interviews.
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