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May 7, 2023

Exploring Icons8, UX Myths, and UI Breakdowns of Apple Books

Five Finds of the week


  1. Open Source Color System (Try Now ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ)

  2. Photo Creator by Icons8 (Play Now ๐Ÿ”—)

  3. Use Animations - Micro animations in Lottie Framework (View Directory ๐Ÿ”—)

  4. UX Myths: Debunk common UX Myths to design better (Check it out ๐Ÿ”—)

  5. Value Proposition Canvas on Figjam (Try Now ๐Ÿ”—)


Four Things to Read, See and Hear this week


  1. How to write good Alt Text (View Guide ๐Ÿ”–)

  2. How Mode Analytics designs for both new & power users (View Video)

  3. Async Design Critiques: Getting Feedback (View Guide ๐Ÿ“–)

  4. Tushar Gupta's Design Portfolio (View Portfolio ๐Ÿ“œ)


Three Things to Try this week


  1. Sargam Icons (Check Now ๐Ÿ”—)

  2. Supa Snapshot Figma Plugin (Try Tool ๐Ÿ”—)

  3. A guide for working with design freelancers & studios (Check Now ๐Ÿ”—)


Two UI Breakdowns of the week

This week's chosen workflows are from "Apple Books":

  1. Change Reading Settings

  2. Sharing a Note/Highlight


Breakdown #1

Changing and customising layouts to read better is a in-depth experience on Apple Books. The choices though are found only if one has a keen eye and is interested in customising the reading experience.

See a quick audit below โคต



Breakdown #2

Sharing is available only when the user actually digs a bit deeper. This makes the Books looks like a closed off platform and does not allow for quick sharing access. Unfortunately, customisation of share options is also limited to just stock apps.

See a quick audit below โคต


One meme for this week: