The Creative Side of Technology #35 - design, development & startup digest

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  • You are not your user - create successful digital products [E-book].
  • REST API development - 9 Best Practices to implement.
  • Privacy is the nowadays priority - how big companies take care of our rights? 

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9 Best Practices to implement in REST API development

Although the RESTful style of Application Programming Interface is with us from the year 2000, it does not have any real guidelines or standards of API development. We have six constraints of a RESTful system: Client-server architecture, Statelessness, Cacheability, Layered system, Code on demand and a Uniform interface.

Privacy is Apple’s most premium product

Apple announced a bunch of cool stuff at its developer conference yesterday: a new Mac pro, iOS 13 with dark mode, a new photos app, and iPadOS with USB stick support. However, Apple was selling another feature to all of us – privacy.

The quiet power of sound design

IF YOU USE social media, you've probably come across Will Littlejohn's work. Not that you'd know it—as director of sound design at Facebook, Littlejohn does not draw attention to himself. His sonic oeuvre includes the little whoosh you hear after uploading content through Facebook's mobile app, signaling that your post is live.

The 14 biggest announcements for Microsoft Xbox at E3 2019 [VIDEO]

The first major E3 2019 keynote kicked things off with a bang. With Sony absent from the show, Microsoft used the opportunity to make a number of big announcements, including detailing its next Xbox, called Project Scarlett, as well as providing release dates and trailers for much-anticipated games like Halo Infinite and Gears 5.

Many Popular Android Apps Leak Sensitive Data, Leaving Millions Of Consumers At Risk

Most of us operate under the assumption that the apps on our phones are safe and that we can use them to do the tasks they were designed for without putting us at risk. New research conducted by mobile app security firm NowSecure suggests that isn't the case. 

E-books & Reports

You are not your user - How to create successful digital products

We all use digital products every day. It makes us think of ourselves as of experts and lets us believe that we know what solutions the world is missing and how we would fill this gap with our great product. And that’s probably all true. The problem appears when the real needs of people are not properly tested and there is neither a strategy nor a business model prepared for our revolutionary idea.

Expert's Point of View

Product Design stems from the need for extending the engagement of UX designers in the whole software development process. Enlarging theirs’ role to go beyond the pre-production stage and to include in-depth expertise not only about users but also business background translates strongly to rising the chance of achieving commercial success. 

Product Design Process guide | Maria Borowy
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