{"id":16765,"date":"2014-08-15T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=16765"},"modified":"2024-03-28T05:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:28:27","slug":"top-24-design-news-for-aug-9-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/top-24-design-news-for-aug-9-15","title":{"rendered":"Top 24: Design News for Aug 9 – 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!<\/strong> Every Friday, we’ll be sharing a round-up of what’s happening in the Design Industry, such as new digital product announcements, platforms being launched, unique peer projects, interesting experiments and much more. Follow along as we keep a pulse on exciting news in design each week.<\/p>\n

Here’s our recap for the week of August 9th through 15th, 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>1. Gravit<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nUnlock your design potential and unleash your creativity! Gravit is the newest free design tool to help you express yourselves in a new way in your creative projects. Download and try the beta now.
\n\"designnews-gravit\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>2. 3D Object Manipulation in 2D Photos<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nA collection of brilliant minds created this 3D manipulation engine that allows users the ability to create animated elements within static 2D images.
\n\"designnews-3dimages\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>3. LookBack: Awesome<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nRecord your activity on any app or website as a playback video. No SDK needed.
\n\"designnews-lookbackawesome\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>4. Framer Studio 1.5<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nOver last weekend, the folks behind Framer Studio released version 1.5. It comes with a new, native code editor and tons of advanced features.
\n\"designnews-framer\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>5. Square Appointments<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nA new extension of the Square platform, Appointments is an online scheduling platform that puts you ahead of schedule. It acts like a built-in receptionist, allowing customers to make appointments which are easy to use.
\n\"designnews-squareappointment\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>6. Google Developers: Principles of Site Design<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nGoogle and AnswerLab undertook an intensive research study examining how a range of users interacted with a diverse set of mobile sites. The goal, to answer the question: what makes a good mobile site?
\n\"designnews-googlesitedesign\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>7. The Creative Class<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nWatch short films from creative icons that are currently working across multiple design industries. A beautiful video site experience in which you can watch shorts on creative leaders.
\n\"designnews-creativeclass\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>8. OutCanvas<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nEasily showcase your work. Get more time for what you love by building out an awesome online portfolio that puts your work out there in less than 5 minutes.
\n\"designnews-outcanvas\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>9. Microsoft 1994<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nMicrosoft commissioned the Paravel<\/a> team to design and relaunch their original 1994 website.
\n\"designnews-microsoft\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>10. Represent.IO<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nRepresent claims to be the best way to create a beautiful and professional resume in minutes. Give it a try if you like.
\n\"designnews-represent\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>11. Designer Cards<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nA deck of creative cards that asks questions that will challenge and improve your designs.
\n\"designnews-designercards\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>12. Marka<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nA collection of beautiful icon transformations, Marka can make your transitions between icons and shapes in code look magical.
\n\"designnews-marka\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>13. Startup Stock Photos<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nAnother free stock photography microsite, Startup Stock photos offers free photo selections geared towards product launches, and solicits users to contribute their own images.
\n\"designnews-startupphotos\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>14. First Person Hyperlapse Videos<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nCheck out this new method of speeding up shaky 10x time-lapse video into a smooth accelerated visual experience. Via a Microsoft research team.
\n\"designnews-hyperlapse\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>15. OM\/One<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nOM\/ONE is the world’s first levitating bluetooth speaker by Om Audio. You gotta check this out.
\n\"designnews-omone\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>16. Sketchbook 7<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nAutodesk just released the latest version of Sketchbook last week, with all new tools, feature improvements and a new pricing model. Totally worth looking into if you love drawing on desktop, tablet or phone.
\n\"designnews-sketchbookpro\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>17. UX is not UI<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Erik Flowers<\/a><\/p>\n

posted an article two years ago about how UX is not UI<\/a>. He had numerous request for a single page, 2-column comparison document<\/a> of UX vs. UI.
\n\"designnews-uxisnotui\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>18. FontFlex<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nA new lightweight jQuery extension that dynamically changes font sizes according to screen \/ browser width. It’s intended to be used with responsive or adaptive CSS layouts.
\n\"designnews-fontflex\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>19. Cost of An App<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nRead through this in-depth post by SFCD about how much they’ve estimated that it costs them to design and code an iOS app.
\n\"designnews-costofapp\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>20. Square Website Redesign<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nLed by Dave Johannes<\/a>, Square launched its brand new website. It contains beautifully-displayed information about the ecosystem of products and apps offered by the Square brand.
\n\"designnews-squareup\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>21. Surface Magazine<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nNeed a fresh new magazine to add to your reading list? Then you won’t want to miss this American magazine of global contemporary design.
\n\"designnews-surface\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>22. Slides: New Editor<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nThe new Slides editor is now available in public beta. It has tons of improved functionality that makes it easy for anyone to put together a stylish presentation.
\n\"designnews-slideseditor\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>23. CSS Guidelin.es<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nLove organized code? Have a look at this advice and guidelines site about writing sane, manageable, scalable CSS.
\n\"designnews-cssguidelines\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>24. Knit<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

\nLeave digital hidden notes for your friends to discover via smart phone.
\n\"designnews-knit\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span>What Did We Miss?<\/span><\/h2>\n

\nThat does it for all the great design industry links we found this week. Join the conversation by adding interesting sites or resources you found below.<\/p>\n

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