Design conferences in 2019 — and more UX links this week

Design conferences in 2019 — and more UX links this week A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. The best UX and design conferences in 2019 — the definitive guide › Have you started planning your upcoming trips this year? Which design conferences will you be attending? We've put together a comprehensive list for designers who are looking for design events, meetups, and conferences to attend this year. Charge your smartphone, bring some business cards in your pocket, and consider including one of these events in your itinerary. See the list › Our most popular UX stories in 2018 › Time to look back and celebrate the most popular stories at the UX Collective in 2018. The issue of diversity in icon design › Do we have the right icons at hand to represent all humans? Writing copy for landing pages › Copy that delights visitors, persuades prospects, and wins customers. Designing for kids: mental models › Design with clear instructions to leverage kids' mental models and prior knowledge. Become a Facebook-free business › Ensuring your customers can trust that you are not collaborators with the Facebook machine. If you like the links, don't forget to 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 From the community Stories by José Torre, Julia Dzyubina, Daniël De Wit, Craig Phillips, Nazli Kaya, Molly Davis, Andrew Coyle, Petr Augustin, Roman Kamushken, Jonathon Juvenal, Punit Web, Maciej Lipiec. UI vs UX is NOT a thing Designing better product pages Why design systems fail, and how to make them work 8 undoubtably true predictions for UX in 2019 How to name UI components Letting go of flows: inspiration from the game industry Good design has a big accounting problem Surface delight won't help you build better products Monetizing the design: after a year of non-stop UI grinding The most important lesson I've learned as a UX Designer Design Style Guides to learn from in 2019 How to get a job as a UX/Product Designer? News & ideas This fascinating concept project explores more a transparent mobile OS Fakespot determines the trustworthiness of customer reviews using AI A look at the art behind the gorgeous indie game Gris Here are 8 lessons from creating a design system Which countries have preoccupied American media the most since 1900 Every time you start a drawing, this AI will try to finish it Tools & resources Ouch: free illustration library to overcome the lack of quality graphics Remove.BG: remove background from photos in 5 seconds or less VideoAsk: a video survey tool that lets you get video feedback from users Desk Lunch: a newsletter for all creative women and non-binary folks Yelling Across Cubicles: a walkie-talkie app for your Mac menu bar Good Email Copy: well… email copy from great companies Blendy: quickly preview blend modes in images A year ago… 5 UX books that'll change how you think about design › Lean. Testing with users. Prototyping. Not wasting users' time. Actually, very few books ever introduce anything really original or with a totally different worldview on what design really is. Except when they do… If you like the links, don't forget to 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 https://medium.com/media/a19f46680bac3cbdc42953c920d0c104/href View in browser

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