Prototyping isn’t optional, Figma updates, gatekeeping in UX

Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. The UX Collective Newsletter A newsletter by UX Collective September 19, 2020  •  3 min read  •  View in browser Prototyping isn't optional, Figma updates, gatekeeping in UX Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. View this email in your browser Humans are weird. Buying myself → When does a model own her own image? American suicide → Why America is committing suicide right now. Meat paradox → An experiment on moral decision making. The UX Collective is an ad-free platform that elevates unheard design voices all over the world, reaching over 386,500 designers every week. Curated by Fabricio Teixeira and Caio Braga. Stories from the community Prototyping isn't optional anymore → Gatekeeping in UX: what does research tell us? → Are iPads the future of product design? → More top stories: The Social Dilemma experience → How to read at work → Assumptions canvas, for more equitable and less problematic products → UI Cheat Sheet: in-app notifications → Decolonizing Design: what exactly are we talking about when we use the term? → The usability of road signs → "Industry experts tend to use a lot of jargon when talking about design — in some cases as a way to protect their position of specialists. Hopefully, as you grow into your career as a designer, you are not going to perpetuate that same type of practice." The Guide to Design → Past & future Google sign-up → A tale of the Internet's development. MacOS history → The untold history of macOS system preferences. Tangled web → A reflection on modern web development. News & ideas Figma updates → Embracing the tension between code & design. Bland guidelines → A guide for brands that default to being bland. Disrespectful design → Turns out users aren't stupid or lazy. Featured work: Ezra W. Smith → Tools & resources Nova app → A new take on the native Mac code editor. Physics simulations → Tiny experiments in bringing physics to the web. Reduced motion → Designing for people with motion sensitivities. We believe designers are thinkers as much as they are makers. So we created the design newsletter we have always wanted to receive. From The UX Collective Newsletter A newsletter by UX Collective A weekly, ad-free newsletter that helps 382,000+ designers stay in the know, be productive, and think more critically about their work. More from this newsletter View in browser

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