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Sora: Coming Soon 🎞️

Sora: Coming Soon 🎞️

Plus learn about the best game designer you've never heard of; This new ebook will teach you to design better; Gabe Validivia is on the Dive Club podcast; To be honest I have no idea what this is, but my gosh is it beautiful; and more.

Cole Derochie
March 14, 2024

Here’s what’s happening today in design: Sora available later this year; Designer AMA today at 12pm ET on Spaces Discord; Learn about the best game designer you've never heard of; This new ebook will teach you to design better; Gabe Validivia is on the Dive Club podcast; To be honest I have no idea what this is, but my gosh is it beautiful; and more.

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TODAY IN DESIGN 1794

Transforming Agriculture: Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin Patent.

On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized the cotton industry by significantly expediting the process of separating cotton fibers from their seeds. This invention not only transformed agricultural practices but also had profound economic and social impacts.

Eli Whitney's original cotton gin patent, dated March 14, 1794

NEWS

OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video generator will be publicly available later this year

The hyperrealistic video generator will soon be available to more people.

Meta teases major UI overhaul for Quest

Meta is planning a major overhaul of the user interface for its Quest mixed reality headsets, according to the company's CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth.

YouTube is revamping its TV app to make videos feel way more interactive

It’ll be much easier to read comments. (Never read the comments.)

EVENTS

Designer AMA today at 12pm ET on Spaces Discord

Artem Tarasov and Artem Taradash are walking us through their Figma files today on the Spaces Discord.

ARTICLES

A Playable Documentary of the Best Game Designer You've Never Heard Of

Jeff Minter is an indie game designer you may not know, but you should. This collection is like playing an arcade from another dimension.

Inclusive Design’s next wave breaks for mental health

Our toolkit for designing with cognitive diversity extends into wellbeing

Is Headspace XR really what Gen Z needs?

The experience aims to save Gen Z from loneliness, using Meta’s platform insights, Headspace’s mindfulness philosophies and techniques, and Nexus Studios’ strategic innovation and design. But is it just further overcomplicating a 2500-year-old practice?

RESOURCES

How To Design Better 3.0 - One ebook to teach you how to design better

Filled with actionable tips, examples, and lots of visuals. You’ll find plenty of good design guidelines, insights, and lots of inspiration. A mix of show and tell, updated for you for free, for a lifetime.

PODCASTS

Gabe Validivia - Storytelling, freelancing, and designing 0 to 1

One of the most requested guests has been Gabe Valdivia. He was an early designer at Facebook, a designer manager at Google, and has led design for different startups over the years most recently as the head of design for Patreon.

New Internet: 5 Tips Tow to Prepare as a Designer

Waitinglist AI for Designers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AI for Designers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources mentioned: ⁠Cale Carnegie - better speaking⁠ ⁠Adam Grant - Think again⁠ Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Weekly UX insights and updates: UX Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIKES

I’ll be honest, I have no idea what this is, but my gosh does it look nice.

I’d trade my M3 Max for this keycap laptop

Big bold text and smooth AF scrolling

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