Yamitha Laki

Aspiring product designer 🙌

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@DiscoVRTetiana Would you recommend this fof design work?
specifically for Illustrator and figma ? And maybe photo retouching .

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

What's your experience on using Meta Quest 3 for design work? Please help me out here guys.

#Quest3 #MetaQuest3 @finkd

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

තමන් හැදිලා ගෙදර වෙනසක් ගුනදමින් කරලා බලන්
හිතේ කුනුටික සෝදා හැරලා නිතර සිටපන් අවදියෙන්
දරුවො මල්ලෝ හැදෙයි නුබ දැක නැතිව ගිය ඒ ගුනදමින්
හෙමින් වූවත් වෙනස සිදුවෙයි නෑ පමාවක දැන් උනත්

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

කතිර ගැහුවත් වැඩක් නෑ හිත් අපේ කුනු ගොඩක්නම්
හිතේ ඇති කුනු ගතිය අනුවම එන්නේ පාලක වැසියොනම්
ගෙදර ඇතුලෙම ප්‍රශ්නේ විසදා ගන්නට අපි බැලුවනම්
ගුන ධර්ම පිරි වැසියොගෙන් රට පිරීයයි ඉස්තරම්

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

අනෙකා පරයා යන්න හදානා තරගකාරී ජීවිතේ
පාසලේ සිට පාලකයො තෙක් වෙයිද වෙනසක් හිතුමතේ
දිනුම ලෝබය කරන් මූලික කරයි සම්පත් අවභාවිතේ
බලය ලැබුනොත් නුබත් ඔහොමයි නෑ කතාවක් මගෙ පුතේ

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@theryanhayward @framer Framer

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

Brilliant 😂🤘

[brett goldstein @thatguybg]

I went looking for some good UI design inspiration

but instead, I fell down the rabbit hole of designers competing to create the worst UI possible

happy to announce I won't use any of these hilariously awful bangers:

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[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@soltwagner Send

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@theshanal @thelinedemon Yeah machan, this approach adds that "wow" factor. The scarcity of these trucks at the moment could indeed make this unique interaction a talking point, generating buzz. Interesting blend of functionality and marketing. 😁

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@theshanal @thelinedemon I'm sure they've considered providing a straightforward method for those who prefer a quick and simple interaction, like a single tap or click, but understanding the user motivations behind the gamified experience would shed more light on their design choices. 😅

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@theshanal @thelinedemon Absolutely! Watching the video, it seems like they aimed for a gamified interaction to enhance the user experience with the Cybertruck. The challenge lies in balancing novelty with efficiency.

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@theshanal @thelinedemon Hi @theshanal , could you elaborate on a scenario? I'm not very clear

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

Here you go. I felt the route was more visible when in use. On the other way the colours had too much contrast and a dead feeling . Check out review from a X google maps Designer.

[Elizabeth Laraki @elizlaraki]

15 years ago, I helped design Google Maps.

I still use it everyday.

Last week, the team dramatically changed the map’s visual design.

I don’t love it.

It feels colder, less accurate and less human.

But more importantly, they missed a key opportunity to simplify and scale.

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Google Maps has started to widely roll out updated map colors:

- All roads are now gray

- Water changed from blue to teal

- Parks and open spaces are now mint green

It seems the goal was to improve usability and make the maps more readable.

Admittedly, I do think major roads, traffic, and trails stand out more now.

But the colors of water and parks/open spaces blend together.

And to me, the palette feels colder and more computer generated.

But color choices aside…

If the goal was better usability, the team missed a big opportunity:

Google Maps should have cleaned up the crud overlaying the map.

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So much stuff has accumulated on top of the map.

Currently there are ~11 different elements obscuring it:

- Search box

- 8 pills overlayed in 4 rows

- A peeking card for “latest in the area”

- A bottom nav bar

(Personally, I would LOVE to see usage metrics for all these overlays.)

The map should be sacred real estate.

Only things that are highly useful to many people should obscure it.

There should be a very limited number of features that can cover the map view.

And there are multiple ways to add new features without overlaying them directly on the map.

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Here’s how it could look:

- Keep the search box

- Keep the bottom bar

- Remove everything else from the map

- Roll the most used features into the bottom bar

- Bury the less used features elsewhere in the app

I assume the search box and directions are top priority and should remain prominent.

My Location and map layers (satellite, traffic, etc.) could move to the bottom bar.

The explore overlays (restaurants, gas, etc.) could live in the bottom bar in “Explore” and open as cards.

The additional space in the bottom bar could be used for Saved, as a “More” option, or could be removed entirely.

There are many variations of how features could be arranged.

But the key points are:

- Dramatically simplify

- Strongly prioritize map visibility

- Bury legacy and low use features

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It’s normal for products to accumulate features over time.

But it’s also super important to stay vigilant and continually clean them up.

In many ways, it’s interesting to see history repeating itself.

In 2007, I was 1 of 2 designers on Google Maps.

At that time, Maps had already become a cluttered mess.

We were wedging new features into any space we could find in the UI.

The user experience was suffering and the product was growing increasingly complicated.

We had to rethink the app to be simple and scale for the future.

It seems like it’s time for Google Maps to do this again…

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For more on design + tips for early stage founders, follow me on X: @elizlaraki

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

Thanks @figma for advanced prototyping feature🤘🤘🤘

Check out the Figma tutorial: Prototype with variables https://t.co/PcPNBe9I2E

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

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[Charles Patterson @CharlesPattson]

Truly a glimpse into the future using Vision and Framer… but you can build this today!

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

Apple WWDC 2023: Everything Revealed in 12 Minutes https://t.co/ZgkbBTz3R1

#WWDC2023

[Yamitha Laki @Yamitha_ux]

@alexgilev Looks very comfortable 😍