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Packed with insights, this week’s Unicorn Club brings you the latest – from Shazam's UX secrets to iOS 18's Photos app debates, and more.
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How Shazam’s UX delivers instant gratification
Discover how Shazam’s design taps into our curiosity and love for quick answers, giving users that satisfying moment of discovery right when they need it most.
iOS 18 Photos App Redesign: Two Months Later, Users Still Divided
When Apple released iOS 18 in September, it introduced an overhauled Photos app, dropping on users the biggest change to photo management on iPhone since the app's introduction.
Design System: from scratch or from the shelf?
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One approach to color modes is to do it all in CSS with prefers-color-scheme media queries and/or the light-dark() function. A user toggle can be a future improvement.
Imagine you have a web component that can show lots of different content. It will likely have a slot somewhere where other components can be injected.
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