UX Files

05. Ironic Design


Listen Later

On this episode, we’re taking a second look at the design of Apple’s Big Sur icons. Has Apple lost its way? We’ll also explore how background color, spacing, and border styling can lead to an odd visual phenomenon in which elements that are technically the same height look different. Finally, we will discuss the whether designers should use the much-maligned hamburger menu. 

Show topics

  • Figma variants
  • Big Sur icons
    • Article: Fantastic to fugly: All the new app icons in macOS Big Sur
    • Tory’s visual phenomenon on forms
    • Hamburger menus
    • Article: Hamburger Menus and Hidden Navigation Hurt UX Metrics
    • Article: The Ultimate Guide to the Hamburger Menu and Its Alternatives
    • Article: The state of the hamburger menu
    • Article: Hamburger menu UX: too ubiquitous to fail?
    • Hamburger menu on Xerox Star
    • Recommendations

      • Using Data to Design Equity-Centered Cities
      • Designing User-Friendly Data Tables
      • Check - a customizable to-do app
      • Audio Branding: Now’s the Time for Brands to Invest in Their Sonic Identity
      • Mario-themed Amazon boxes
      • KFC Movember campaign
      • Post show

        • The Mandalorian honest trailer
        • ...more
          View all episodesView all episodes
          Download on the App Store

          UX FilesBy Tory Martin, Jon Pope, Jon Eckert

          • 5
          • 5
          • 5
          • 5
          • 5

          5

          3 ratings