Apple Loses Longest-Serving Designer 🍎

Plus Apple's new AI animation tool; Play lets you share prototypes via App Clips; Designing with AI: Pablo Stanley Feb 20; and more...

🟢 TODAY IS A FAST NEWS DAY

Here’s what’s happening today in design: Apple loses longest-serving designer; Apple's new AI animation tool; Play lets you share prototypes via App Clips; Designing with AI: Pablo Stanley Feb 20; Framer's free online event Feb 22; How Google built it's Immersive View for Maps; The Anatomy of a Super Bowl Ad; How Brilliant Labs made 39 gram lightweight AI smart glasses Frame possible; Pablo Stanley launches new UI Design Course; Matt Evans is on The Great Design Lead podcast; A lovely combination of 3D, gradients, and noise; Pull to ripple is (re)fresh AF; An icon-based heart knoll for Valentine's Day.

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TODAY IN DESIGN 1989

Orbiting Precision: The Launch of the First GPS Satellite.

On February 14, 1989, a pivotal moment in navigation and technology occurred as the first of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) was placed into orbit. This deployment marked a new era in accuracy and accessibility for location-based services, impacting everything from mapping to emergency response. GPS technology has become a cornerstone of modern infrastructure, illustrating the profound impact of spatial design and engineering on daily life.

NEWS

Apple’s longest-serving designer to retire; cost-cutting efforts causing ‘unrest’ inside the design team

Bloomberg reports that Apple’s longest-running senior designer, Bart Andre, is retiring. As the story explains, Andre joined Apple in 1992...

Apple researchers unveil ‘Keyframer’: An AI tool that animates still images using LLMs

Researchers at Apple have developed an AI-powered animation tool called Keyframer that allows anyone to animate static images using natural language prompts, opening up animation design to broader audiences.

iOS design startup Play lets devs share app prototypes easily via App Clips

Native iOS design app Play has launched new features for its app to let developers share prototypes of their apps easily through App Clips.

EVENTS

Designing with AI Discussion Series: Pablo Stanley, Musho AI | Feb 20

This series is a part of the Designing with AI community membership. Typically, events are only available to members. However, we're opening this one up to a limited amount of participants...

Frontrow2024 | Feb 22

A free event for Framer creators. Online.

ARTICLES

An Inside Look at How Google Built Its Immersive View for Maps

Immersive View uses 3D cameras and AI to create a life-like preview of your journey. We got an exclusive look at how the tech giant built its latest Maps update.

The Anatomy of a Super Bowl Ad

How learning app Duolingo’s cheeky five-second spot beat the odds in a crowded field.

How Brilliant Labs made 39 gram lightweight AI smart glasses Frame possible

Brilliant Labs hosted an hour and a half ask-me-anything event to answer a surge of interest and questions about its new Frame AI glasses.

RESOURCES

Master Gorgeous UI Design Course: Transform Your Creativity

Unlock the secrets of stunning UI design with our Master Gorgeous UI Design course. It starts on March 4th, 2024.

PODCASTS

Matt Evans on The Great Design Lead

Matt Evans is an award-winning Webflow Developer from Wales, now residing in Dublin with his wife and two sons. Matt is the Director & Lead Webflow Developer at Fido & Patch Studio, he also co-hosts the 'Visual Div' podcast with Irish Webflow Developer, Ailín Tobin.

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