James Young’s Blog
Buoymojis Stickers Design Concept
Big 2019 update: Buoymoji stickers are live on the App Store! Also see the Buoymoji product page for details. Backstory This is a quick story about a side-project I started messing around with back in November of 2016. I had a few motivations for working on this in...
Is Apple’s Two-factor Authentication Onboarding Process Deceptive?
Macrumors posted an article on Saturday, February 9, 2019, titled "Apple Sued Over Not Letting Customers Disable Two-Factor Authentication After Two Weeks" Apple Sued Over Not Letting Customers Disable Two-Factor Authentication After Two Weeks https://t.co/hkHtdTCbHb...
Artboard Studio Web App Impressively Helps to Create Variety of Product Mockups
I've been very impressed in playing around with the Artboard.studio web app pre-release. You can request early access on their website. If you need to create a variety of physical product mockups beyond just computer and mobile ‘devices’, this service is aiming to be...
A Roundup of New Tools That Mingle Visual UI Design & Code
I've been intrigued by the potential endgame of a single environment that could satisfy the needs and modes of operation for both visual UI designers and developers. Convergence of tools has been a theme of my “Looking Ahead” new year blog entries for 2017 and 2018....
I was interviewed by Nonfiction for their Blog about “Live Style Guides”
Thanks to fellow designer Mike Scopino for including me in Nonfiction's recent blog article "Expert Perspectives - Let’s Talk: Live Style Guides". Guests included Josh Briley, Vanessa DeCollibus and myself. JAMES YOUNG: You’re not just adopting...
Sketch Cloud is the Real Hero of v49
The announcement of Sketch 49 leads with the brand new features for native prototype creation, previewing and sharing. There are also many enhancements and bug fixes and helpful refinement around symbols and libraries. It’s the elevation of the central role of Sketch...
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