design

• YouTube adds an adaptive color palette with its “ambient mode”
• Instagram Revamps User Interface For Stories Consumption On Desktops

  Instagram has altered its user interface for Stories consumption on desktop devices in a bid to make the experience a bit more immsersive. Now, The Verge reports, Stories will open on desktops as a carousel of videos, with each tab in the carousel representing a different creator account.

  
• Instagram Testing ‘Reels’, ‘Shop’ Tabs On Homepage To Bolster Creators’ Livelihoods

  Instagram is weighing a significant change to its user interface with the global test of two new tabs at the bottom of the homepage: one for TikTok copycat 'Reels' (a format launched by Instagram in the U.S. in August), and another tab for for 'Shop' -- an initiative that Instagram launched in July, and which is currently located within the 'Explore' section of the app.

  
• YouTube Digital Artist Ross Tran Releases First Kickstarted Book, ‘Nima’

  Ross Tran, a YouTube creator who has amassed 1.2 million subscribers -- and 1,500 Patreon supporters -- on the strength of his digital animation videos, is embarking on the next chapter. 

  
• TikTok Testing New Profile Layouts That Look Strikingly Similar To Instagram
• Google Staffer’s Scrappy Design Becomes Healing Symbol After YouTube Shooting
• Snapchat To Debut Redesigned ‘Discover’ Section That Looks More Like Instagram
• Instagram Unveils Dramatically Different Logo, Revamped User Interface
• YouTube Is Testing Out A New, Less Cluttered Design
• YouTube Will Feature A New Logo In Addition To Its Current One
• MiTu Network Taps $1 Trillion U.S. Hispanic Market
• What YouTubers are Saying About the New YouTube Design