 Note-taking during design reviews — and more UX links this weekA weekly collection of UX links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.
Note-taking during design reviews →For a long time I have debated the best way of taking notes when working on a Design project. To then realize there isn't such thing as "the best way" in this particular case. There are a few different approaches — taking notes on a computer vs. a notebook, taking written vs. visual notes, capturing comments thoroughly vs. high-level. Each designer needs to try different methods to be able to find out what works best for them. Over the course of my career I've tried it pretty much every possible way. When I was younger, I would capture everything I heard. Every single detail. To the point I would even ask people to hold on for a second before continuing with their comments so I could finish whatever I was capturing.
A DevTools for designers →In 2010, Jeffrey Zeldman wrote "An InDesign for HTML and CSS?", which explored the idea of a web prototyping tool, accessible and familiar to visual designers, that would output decent code that could be handed off to developers. Eight years later, have we reached that goal, or is it time for a new call to action? The short answer is "Yes", it's time for visual design tools in the browser. But read on if you're interested in why. By A.J. Kandy. Facebook has an app problem →The secret mechanism through which Cambridge Analytica got all that data is downright typical. It was an "app". But while the social media giant is most under fire, the problem is certainly industry-wide. By Mark Wilson. Don't shame your users into converting (video) →Coercive tactics like Manipulinks and Please-Don't-Go try to shame customers into doing what the company wants. Sacrificing long-term customer loyalty for short-term gains is shortsighted. Designing for research →If you've spent enough time developing for the web, this piece of feedback has at some point landed in your inbox: "This photo looks blurry. Can we replace it with a better version?" By Jeremy Wagner. Changing minds →Our minds are continually looking to continue earlier conversations or to start new ones. We have sometimes dozens of ongoing conversations, not to mention the long list of open tabs and draft emails containing trains of thought we intend to follow up on. Your work is starstuff →The things we make are never done. There's always the next feature or pivot or bug or optimization. Digital design is inherently ephemeral. Our work was never meant to exist forever, and honestly, it would be a shame if it did. By Joel Califa. From the communityLearning Jakob Nielsen's heuristic principles from the environment →We do a lot of heuristic evaluations on websites, but how about finding these principles in the world around us? By Sofiya Shakeel. Working through design challenges in job interviews →Attempting to solve a problem in an hour, with unknown constraints, and very vague objectives? That's a lot of pressure. By Tanner Christensen. Encouraging healthy lifestyle choices with an engaging UX →A case study on helping users track their health and make healthier lifestyle choices. By Max Cameron Taylor. Craigslist: usability testing and redesign suggestions →Redesigning one of the most chaotic websites in the world. By Wendy Bravo. What can we learn from the design of Chinese delivery apps? →A UX analysis of Chinese delivery apps and how they compare with US-based apps. By Britta Cheng. UI/UX case study for the New York Times app →A feature that lets NY Times readers receive more timely notifications throughout a busy day. By Johny vino. News & ideasNetflix Sans, a new custom typeface developed with Dalton Maag Intel just open sourced Stephen Hawking's speech system There's a new trend on the internet of editing famous songs like if they were playing in an empty mall or from another room In case you were left wondering, this is what an inclusion rider looks like Magic Leap has opened their platform for creators and developers Your favorite website says a lot about who you are Since #deletefacebook is trending worldwide, here's an analysis of Facebook's account deletion flow An in-depth look at the beautiful art of Black Panther Is this the end of millennial minimalism? WeirdType is an app for you to show off to your non-designer friends YouTube has invited partner agencies to re-tell famous stories in 6 seconds and promote its short ad format This can be really annoying: hear a ding every time someone visits or leaves your website This AI trained on legalese acts like a personal translator of confusing, opaque privacy statements The Genome Project is an audit at the structure, process and tools of famous design teams Tools & resourcesFigma is opening up its API platform and partnering with Airbnb to build a custom workflow for the company Webflow has launched an ecommerce module Framer has a new look The Dark Web: a map with 6,608 dark websites Confs.Tech: find your next tech conference Observable: interactive notebooks for data analysis, visualization, and exploration Deck: UI kit for designing card-based interfaces and media websites Notion: a set of tools to write, plan, collaborate, and get organized Canada Modern: a physical and digital archive of Canadian graphic design Betas: a crowd-sourced platform to gather feedback on your website Google Maps APIs: build real-world games with Google Maps Nugget One: find your perfect startup idea A year ago…Fitbit: a UX case study →Over the years, I have tried a few fitness trackers and my current obsession is Fitbit. It's a great tracker and motivates me to be more active, but I have encountered a few problems while using their iOS app. So I decided to put my UX designer hat on and venture into the wild to see if anyone else shares my problems and if I could make any improvements to the app. By Stacey Wang. Like the links? Forward the ♥ |
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