Issue 109

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Hello, dear readers! 👋

In this issue, among other things:

• A selection of the main reports from the Figma Config 2024 conference

• How small UI delighters have a huge impact on UX

• How creativity works in the age of AI and what is the human role in it

• Debunking popular myths about a triune brain

• Tool that helps you make “Holywood-level“ videos

• Brazilian statistical atlases on coffee

• …and much more!

Enjoy reading!

🗞 News and articles

Your Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside

The article says that the idea of a triune brain — the idea of the existence of a reptilian, animal and rational part of the brain that "grew" during evolution — is a modern myth and does not correspond to reality at all. Molecular genetics proves this.

When Customer Journeys Don’t Work: Arcs, Loops, & Terrain

Stefan Anderson's gorgeous long post about replacing the CJM methodology for complex nonlinear products — arches, loops and territories. He borrows these terms and mental models from game dev and adapts them to the field of product design.

The Science of Visual Data Communication: What Works

A voluminous scientific article telling us what we currently know about how data visualization works. In other words, these are science-based recommendations on how to create effective and intuitive visualizations.

⚡️ Briefly

How small UI delighters have a huge impact on UX. Growth Design has disassembled the geolocation history tracking application to show how minor UX improvements can dramatically improve the experience of the interface.