Too much inspiration, designing by hand, Figma plugins — and more UX this week
A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.

This week’s list brings a good mix of important topics (such as Carie Fisher’s article on Accessibility) and silly side projects (including satirical brand guidelines for UK’s new prime minister Boris Johnson).
Hope you enjoy!
- Digital Accessibility →
The 4 stages in the digital accessibility journey. - Too Much Inspiration? →
Is there such thing? The pros and cons of inspiration. - Fast Software →
The benefits of speedy software, and how it affects UX.
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Stories from the community

Forget the computer →
Here’s why you should write and design by hand.
By Herbert Lui

Stop designing for random people →
Focusing on the high-expectation customer.
By Prachi Nain

UX: do less, but with feeling →
The balancing act between pragmatism and hedonism is no longer in equilibrium.
By Jon Marshall
More top stories:
- Why every UX designer should go to a Hackathon →
By Zoe Zhang - UX researchers need to understand the business →
By Raya Raycheva - 5 ways to be a better UX writer →
By Rachel McConnell - 7 simple & effective methods to get better at Visual/UI Design →
By Dawid Tomczyk - Real practical advice on localising your product design →
By Melissa Ng - How to be a cool designer →
By Rick Veronese
News & ideas
- Boris Johnson →
Brand guidelines for UK’s new prime minister. - Ugly Gerry Font →
A font created by your congressional districts. - Keyboard-Trackpad →
A touch-sensitive keyboard = a trackpad. - Bad News Game →
Drop all ethics and become an unscrupulous media magnate.




Tools & resources
- Figma Plugins →
Everyone’s favorite tool now offers plugins. - Guardian Design →
A guide to digital design at the Guardian. - Beautiful UIs →
Free course to get you started as a UI designer. - Lottie Files →
Animations library for Lottie and Bodymovin.