This week, we talk about a ubiquitous design crutch: the three dot menu. We examine the spread of this pattern and discuss potential solutions to avoid it. In The Sidebar, we recap WWDC 2021 and dive deep into our favorite announcements.
Golden Ratio Supporter:AroundAround is a better way to video call. It’s designed specifically to make it easier to gather small groups together to collaborate in real time, without all the distracting and frustrating interfaces that comes with most video chat software. We love the small floating heads and emphasis on making it easy to work alongside the video call, rather than constantly having to app switch.
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Followup:This week, we talk about three dot menus, the now-ubiquitous interface element that can be conveniently used to hide secondary and tertiary functions. We rant about the spread of the three dot virus and discuss potential alternatives to avoid it.
Cool Things:Byeee!
304: Interviewing the Interviewer
303: Building Design Teams (feat. Stacy La)
302: Designing Dark Patterns
301: Android vs. iOS
300: Looking Back on 300 Episodes
299: Balancing Management and IC Work
298: Designing a Design Curriculum
297: Day-to-Day Design Struggles
296: Google I/O
295: Public Critique and The Facebook Redesign
294: Designing UX for Games (feat. Tea Chang) (& Endgame Discussion)
293: Is AR a Gimmick?
292: Building Design Systems (feat. Linzi Berry)
291: Figma's UI Redesign and Public Critique
290: Transitioning to Product Design
289: Design File Hygiene
288: Articulating Design Rationale
287: A Peek Behind the Curtain
286: Bask in the Awkwardness
285: Deadly American Idol
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