New-manager syndrome, trusting your intuition, AI-generated avatars — and more UX this week
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3 min readSep 21, 2019
Avoiding the new-manager syndrome in design →
“Dear younger me,
You finally scored that promotion you’ve been looking for, right? You’re now a manager. I’m really excited for you; this is the first step of something big. Make sure to celebrate this promotion with your loved ones. Yep, go ahead and get drunk tonight; you don’t need to act professional all the time.”
- Intuition vs. Data →
When data is king, trust your intuition. - Design Outcome →
Defining success for you and your users. - Green Exit Signs →
If red = emergency, why are exit signs green?
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How to make sense of Inherited Design →
By @kingsidharth
Embracing imperfection in UX design →
By Marc Machenheimer
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- UX inspiration from history: made in the Soviet Union →
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By Michael J. Fordham - Make the most of your user research and synthesize like a pro →
By Joe Lalley - Duolingo, this is what you are missing — a UX analysis →
By Maria Andrea Silva - What samurai can teach us about UX →
By Nicholas Friebel - Leadership through application design →
By Roxanne Coburn
News & ideas
- Spoils of #Nature →
Those pretty Instagram shots are killing nature. - Abstract Season 2 →
The design TV series is back to Netflix this week. - 70s Furniture →
Distinctive furniture inspired by the 1970s in Italy. - Duolingo Rebrand →
The world’s largest language school has an updated brand.
Tools & resources
- 100,000 AI Faces →
Human faces generated by AI for free use. - Icon SVG →
Find and generate icons for your project. - Patterns for AI →
An interaction library for common AI challenges. - Art of Symbols →
How humans use logographic symbols to communicate complex ideas.
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