On this episode, we review Medium’s new brand identity and Google’s updated product icons. We discuss the the difference between coherence and conformity in design and how an over-reliance on uniformity can affect the user experience.

News & Reviews

• Medium’s new logo and brand identity
• Google’s updated product icons
• Twitter thread: Unity vs. Uniformity
• Article: Design for Coherence, Not Consistency
• UX IRL: Fine-O-Meter
• UX IRL: Dunkin’ drive thru tracker

Recommendations

• Raycast
• Accidentally Wes Anderson
• Twenty Bits I Learned About Design, Business, & Community by Dan Cederholm
• ProDogTV