Copy narcissism, design for startups, Sephora’s UX and other links this week
What’s hot in UX this week.
What’s hot in UX this week.
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When copy loves itself too much →
One time, I nearly lost my mind while brainstorming copy for a holiday print ad. I was writing for Havenly, an interior design company, and we were advertising in a popular home decorating magazine. “Keep it simple,” I told myself, “this has been done hundreds of times before.”
What might have been a quick and concise project turned into hours of trying to persuade my colleagues, torturing myself with ideation exercises, and ultimately degrading what could have been an enjoyable experience. By Jason Fox.
Design tools are out of track; here’s how we fix them →
Almost all popular design tools export to images, and this is problematic for a number of reasons. By Colm Tuite.
Designing experiences for startups →
How partnering with startups represents a shift in the way we think, feel and operate throughout the design process. By Fabricio Teixeira.
So, does user experience design really exist? →
Since designing is about becoming acquainted with the object of design’s limits and restrictions let’s begin by understanding what UX really is. By Alejo Romano.
How scrolling can make (or break) your user experience →
While what much of a user does while browsing online might be subconscious, the back end must be hyper-conscious.
Illustrating inclusive communities →
If we want to ‘design for change’ we must first ‘change the way we design’. Here’s how we did it with illustrations. By Damien Terwagne.
Monitoring the user’s brain for usability testing →
How to use functional near-infrared spectroscopy(fNIR) for better, more precise usability testing. By Yogesh Awasthi.
A unified theory for designing just about anything →
A theory that can help explain why some companies rock at one thing, and suck at others. By Christina Wodtke.
A UX case study for Sephora’s iOS app →
Touching up blemishes on Sephora’s UI through user research, data, and informed design decisions. By Priyanka Gupta.
Setting up a design system →
How to customize and use Sketch best practices as a solid design system that will save you hundreds of hours on the next project. By Bunin.
News & Ideas
New iPhone X (“ten”), new AR engine, and many parodies already
Slack’s Shared Channels lets you send gifs to external teams
Bose headphones will now have a Google Assistant button
tripe updated their logo and Atlassian has a new brand identity
Check out the winners of Google’s 2017 Material Design Awards
Inside the Head is a beautiful collection of young adults confessions
Curious what happens if we bring the Sun to Earth?
Tabagotchi is a digital pet for your browser tabs
These uncomfortable objects will awake your OCD
This tattoo can monitor your heart rate and brain waves
A survey about the future of design in startups
Facebook has quite needy techniques to re-engage its users
Tools & Resources
Ottifox is a design and prototyping tool for VR
Windblown is a collection of interface experiments and prototypes
Domain Fox tracks your domains to make sure they never expire
Hixle is a collection of UI styles and resources
Litmus published a pretty thorough guide to web fonts
TensorBoard API: build your own machine learning visualizations
JiraCloud: share from Sketch to Jira without losing focus
Defonic: create immersive soundscapes
Burgess is a payment accountability service for healthcare
Manager Checklist: a to-do list if you want to be a better person
Captain Falcoin tracks all your cripto currencies in a single place
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Designed inconveniences: UX patterns that can’t be taught →
When you enter inside Uniqlo’s NYC Iconic Store in 5th Avenue, the first thing you notice is the three huge escalators that take you to the top and main level of the store.
At first sight there’s nothing special or interesting about the escalators or the general layout of the store. However, if you observe for a couple of minutes, you’ll start seeing some intriguing dynamics. By Juan J. Ramirez.
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