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In this issue, among other things:
New powerful open-source AI
Shortlist of the prestigious illustrator award
Spectacular visualization of the seven deadly sins
4px vs Fibonacci grid systems
Premium motion design templates for advertising
Reflections on OpenAI
…and much more!
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The Prompt Engineering Playbook for Programmers
Designer and founder Benji Taylor talked about an unusual Honk messenger with a presence effect. It was a real-time chat: both interlocutors seemed to be writing on the same board, and each of them immediately saw what the other was typing.
Honk illustrates how attention to detail, unobtrusive animation and non-standard solutions allow you to create an application with a really cool UX. Some of the messenger's design features can be adopted and applied in your projects.
On the other hand, even a cool UX does not guarantee that the product will be successful. This happened with Honk, which today exists only on mockups.
Saying bye to 4px spacing and hello to Fibonacci
Luis Ouriach explained why he abandoned the four-pixel grid in interface design and began using the Fibonacci sequence of numbers. In it, each subsequent number is equal to the sum of the previous two.
He showed how a mixture of even and odd sizes can make elements more harmonious, explained how it works with fonts, and also made visual pictures with the new and old size hierarchy.
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