Unity Gets visionOS Support 🌌

Plus Oura's new stress resilience feature; Google Messages' text field redesign; Framer's FrontRow Feb 22; New Layers podcast 'Overlay' goes live Feb 7; The Indigo button let there be light; and more...

🟢 TODAY IS A FAST NEWS DAY

Here’s what’s happening today in design: Unity gets visionOS; Oura's new stress resilience feature; Google Messages' text field redesign; Framer's FrontRow Feb 22; New Layers podcast 'Overlay' goes live Feb 7; The Indigo button let there be light; Mixed reality DJ-ing is the perfect use case for spatial computing; In praise of buttons; Segment UI design system for Framer is live; Top 5 strategies to leverage gen AI as a designer in 2024; I'll be grabbing a copy of this Japanese gradients book; The Financial Times and Google Cloud game is dope; This vinyl streaming app is coming along.

TODAY IN DESIGN 1977

Architectural Innovation: The Opening of the Pompidou Centre.

On this day in 1977, the Pompidou Centre, a groundbreaking cultural hub, was inaugurated in Paris. Designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, its innovative 'inside-out' structure, with exposed pipes and ducts, redefined architectural norms. As home to Europe's premier collection of modern art, the Centre melded artistic and architectural innovation, becoming an iconic symbol of contemporary design and a vibrant public space for cultural engagement.

NEWS

Start building spatial apps for Apple Vision Pro with Unity

Reimagining games, apps, and experiences with Unity visionOS

Oura launches a new feature to measure your resilience against stress

Smart ring maker Oura is rolling out a few features called Resilience, which measures how much can users withstand stress. The company is measuring

Google Messages rolls out text field redesign with shortcuts bar

As we previously enabled, Google Messages is beginning to roll out a redesign of the compose text field with a dedicated shortcuts bar...

EVENTS

FrontRow 2024 | February 22

A free event for Framer creators. Online.

Layers new podcast Overlay | Feb 7 @ 9am

Join @reijowrites and @liampmccabe next Wednesday for the first episode of Overlay! The Official Layers Podcast

ARTICLES

The Indiglo button let there be light

Press this button to remember the dark age of gadgets.

This Mixed Reality DJ-ing App for Apple Vision Pro Blew My Mind

“Spatial” apps like Alogriddim’s djay that replace physical gear with virtual ones could change everything.

In Praise of Buttons – Part One

Form is Function in Graphical User Interfaces

RESOURCES

Segment UI — Framer Design System and UI Kit

10x your workflow with Segment UI design system and UI kit for Framer. From text, colors to hero sections & blogs. Need buttons or testimonials? We have it all! The ultimate tool for fast, effortless site design.

PODCASTS

Top 5 Strategies to Leverage Gen AI as a Designer in 2024

Join Patricia Reiners as they sit down with experts and thought leaders from the world of tech and design to discuss the latest trends, insights, and best practices in the field of UX.

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