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Bridging design and code with Variants - Variants lets you combine variations of the same component—simplifying the asset panel and mapping components more closely to code. - Kelsey Whelan / filed under Figma

The business model is the new grid - Most of what operates under the label of “design” right now is styling business models. It’s not actually design because you’re not making meaningful choices. - Finding Our Ways / filed under Business of Design

We don’t want to read your UX writing - According to a Nielsen Norman Group study, people are likely to read just 20% of the words on an average web page on an average visit. We don’t read. We scan. - Tobias van Schneider / filed under UX Writing

Pareto principle - If the critical 20 percent of a product’s features are used 80 percent of the time, design and testing resources should focus primarily on those features. - Mihir Patel / filed under Product Management

Making computers better - In this article series I’ll walk through important, difficult problems in computing that don’t have enough attention or funding from the tech industry. - Adam Wiggins / filed under Technology