CarPlay's New 'Instrument Cluster' 🚗

Plus Framer SXSW event March 12th; Three app creators shaping the future of education, fitness, and health; New Figma Plugin for generating color palettes using AI; These widget designs are your reminder that Tailwind colors slap; and more…

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Here’s what’s happening today in design: Apple's 'new instrument cluster experience' for CarPlay; Framer SXSW event March 12th; Three app creators shaping the future of education, fitness, and health; New Figma Plugin for generating color palettes using AI; These widget designs are your reminder that Tailwind colors slap; and more…

TODAY IN DESIGN 1876

Alexander Graham Bell and the Birth of the Telephone.

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for a groundbreaking invention: the "telephone." This milestone in communication technology forever changed how people connect, transforming society and the global economy.

NEWS

iOS 17.4: Apple's 'new instrument cluster experience' for CarPlay

Apple’s iOS 17.4 software update for iPhone is now available. It features major App Store changes in the EU, new...

Apple terminates Epic’s third party iOS game store ambitions

Following their lengthy legal battle, Apple has terminated Epic Games developer account, stifling its third-part iOS App Store ambitions.

Microsoft AI engineer warns FTC about Copilot Designer safety concerns

The engineer is urging Microsoft to apply more safety guardrails.

EVENTS

Framer SXSW · March 12th

We're really excited to be hosting this event for designers attending SXSW. Join us for an evening of insightful talks from industry leaders and fantastic designers, networking, food, and...

ARTICLES

Three app creators shaping the future of education, fitness, and health

The creators behind Boddle, Run Legends, and Wysa share how they’re empowering people with their cutting-edge apps.

Behind the Feature: The Multiple Lives of Multi-Edit | Figma Blog

Every now and again, we ship a feature that makes us wonder how we ever got along without it. That’s the story with multi-edit, which simplifies how you edit multiple objects across Figma.

Galileo AI Review: Is It Useful for a Busy UI Designer?

In this in-depth Galileo AI review, I'll look into the platforms features, pricing, ease of use, and more. Let's find out if this UI design tool suits you!

RESOURCES

Colormate | Figma Community

Colormate is an AI powered color assistant that works in both your Figma and FigJam documents. Turn your ideas into colors, gradients, tones, shades, and more simply by asking.

PODCASTS

Text-to-Interface AI Tools: Threat or Treat?

Listen to this episode from Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design on Spotify. ⁠⁠⁠

What’s wrong with software design today

As soon as I read No More Boring Apps I was hooked. Andy Allen immediately became one of my design heroes and now I use his Not Boring apps daily.

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