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Designing Connected Experiences

Designers for years have focused on creating intuitive interfaces, seamless flows, and delightful interactions.
But customers don't really experience products one screen at a time, they experience entire journeys. The challenge is that many of the factors influencing those interactions are beyond the interface.

 
Takeaways from Figma's Config 2026
Config 2026 is Figma’s annual global design conference, bringing together the creative community to celebrate innovation, collaboration, and the evolving world of design. Design and product-building are changing, and so are the roles we play in the process.
 
 
Balbuena Design: Brand & Web
 
Reading: Your Brain on Art
A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities.
Enjoying: World Cup 2026
I got to experience my very first FIFA World Cup match last week: South Korea vs Czechia, in my hometown Guadalajara. It was such a lovely experience to be part of the atmosphere with local fans and people coming from different parts of the world. One I'll never forget.

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

By Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross

The Cost of Confusion

By Jose Pablo*

Top 5 Serif Fonts Designers Love in 2026

By Pangram Pangram Foundry

 
         
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