Just follow this one requirement and seven thousand others — Hello user, If you’re setting up an account for the first time, enter and confirm a new password. Your password must meet the following requirements: It must contain at least 36 characters, a mix of lowercase and uppercase letters, 7 imaginary numbers, one mythical animal noise and end with the…

Resources for photorealistic rendering, illustration freebies, etc. — As you update your design toolkit, here’s some resources that can help you find better stock videos/images, create more realistic mockups and make your workflow more effective: Photorealistic mockups Adobe Dimension — 3D images for product and package design Lstore Graphics — free/paid mockups, UI/UX tools, scene creators Rotato — drag and…

Timeless ideas on fonts, colors, grids and more — Design may appear to have fewer constraints than other disciplines, yet it also has it’s own set of principles, history and considerations. Here’s some classics from the world of design, art and more to help you learn more about its roots: 1. Paul Rand: Conversations with Students (Michael Kroeger) Thoughts on…

Help people read and understand what you share — Perhaps it’s late in the workday. Your brain is weary from context switching, juggling emails and meetings and a general lack of movement. You land in another meeting and multiple colleagues are huddled together, discussing something urgent. Suddenly you’ve been singled out to share your thoughts on this topic to…

Designing new compositions with a creative copilot — After the news broke on AI-generated art winning a prize earlier in September, AI creative tools have been on my mind. On Sept. 28th 2022, the DALL·E image generator became open for everyone — so I decided to give it a try. What is DALL·E? DALL·E is a new AI system that can…

Go time traveling — no DeLorean required — Speculative design can be intriguing to explore. Here’s some sci-fi books filled with vivid alternate worlds, unexpected twists and thought-provoking themes for the future: 1. Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino) Surreal and poetic, Marco Polo converses with Kublai Khan through a journey past various real and imagined cities. 2. Flowers for…

From a concerned customer — Dear Whoever is Removing Headphone Jacks, I don’t know who you are or why you’re doing this, but please kindly stop. I first noticed that the headphone jack quietly disappeared about five phone models ago (’tis a tragic day). Yes, this letter is late. My hope was that you would…

My all-time favorite quotes on design — Since the deprecation of Medium’s Series, I’m transitioning past content to posts paired with images that stimulate the Overview Effect. All photos by USGS. For more quotes, see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6. 301 Creativity is nothing but a mind set free. — Torrie T. Asai 302 The role of the designer is that of a good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests.