Some animations are truly distraction (especially when overly applied to elements in close proximity) but it doesn't change the fact that animations can visually simply and explain what a product or feature is.
Users will always care and appreciate when it is done right.
Hot take: those fancy animations in your designs? Most users donโt really care. They came to complete a task and leave. Unless youโre designing for your fellow designers, half of that motion is just you impressing your peers ๐๐
Anthropic just updated their privacy policy.
Starting July 8 they can ask you for a government ID.
A selfie.
Your facial geometry.
Free, Pro and Max users.
Enterprise accounts are exempt.
They can also share your conversations with law enforcement based on their own internal โgood faith belief.โ No court order required. ๏ฟผ
The company that sued the Pentagon for calling them a security risk.
Now wants your face on file.
The same week the US government shut down their models over national security.
The same week the UK announced social media ID checks for children.
The same week Instagram started charging $3.99 for privacy.
Everyone discovered identity verification simultaneously.
Anthropic said they donโt sell your data.
Claude is ad-free.
They just need your passport.
And your face.
And can call the FBI if they feel like it.
But no ads.
These designs explores the beauty of unfinished edges, experimentation, human mistakes, and the COURAGE to create anyway.
Also inspired by the Wabi-Sabi philosophy; they remind us that flaws aren't defects, they're proof that something real was made.
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