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Week 18
Best design and frontend links this week.
Highlights of the week ↘
Weaponized design: Dark patterns in UX - In 2016 users of older version of Windows were displayed a pop-up recommending an update to Windows 10.… -
Reconsidering the effect of aesthetics on usability - Recent study shows no effect of aesthetics on usability, but instead highlights a significant effect of occasion and… -
Design ↘
The art of simplicity - The search for simplicity in product design, our relationship with technology in an ever-faster world, the future of… -
The place of UX - Debates continue to rage about the role of UX designers, user research, and how far knowledge about the… -
Privacy UX: Privacy-aware design framework - We’ve already explored approaches for better cookie consent prompts, permission requests, and notifications UX, but how do they… -
Development ↘
▶ Navigating the hype-driven frontend development world without going insane - The obsession to always move on to the latest and greatest, and the fear of missing out while… -
I’m sorry, but this “Full Stack” meme makes me really mad/sad - The meme above could potentially be casting shade on “full stack devs” by depicting them as a drawing… -
▶ Custom CSS is the path to inconsistent UI - Custom CSS is the simplest way to make the UI inconsistent, especially if we’re talking about spacing between… -
Tools and resources ↘
The CSS Handbook: a handy guide to CSS for developers - I wrote this article to help you quickly learn CSS and get familiar with the advanced CSS topics.… -
Storybook Docs sneak peek: Turning stories into living documentation - Storybook is the world’s favorite UI component workshop. It enables structured UI development and testing for every major… -
The “Design Tips” series, now in TailwindCSS - If you know the collection of design tips that Steve Schoger has been sharing on twitter for the… -
Inspiration and creativity ↘
From high school dropout to product designer at Facebook and Lyft: Tanner Christensen - I’m a Digital Product Designer at Lyft, designing software for self-driving cars. I’m also a published author, developer,… -
Last but not least ↘
Great developers are raised, not hired - Every company on the market is looking for the best talent. Companies are waiting when “the talent” will… -
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