State of UX 2020
UX highlights in 2019
Buzzword of the year, Book of the year, Blog of the year, Talk of the year… Check out the resources and projects that have excited us the most in 2019.
As part of our yearly report on The State of UX, we, Caio Braga and Fabricio Teixeira, always like to take a moment to celebrate some of the most exciting topics, products, experiences, articles, and thought leadership content we’ve seen throughout the year.
The list is obviously not exhaustive, and subjective to our experiences while editing and curating the more than 2,400 links we’ve published or shared this year via UX Collective.
If you have any suggestions of projects and designers that should also be celebrate, leave a comment at end of the article. 🎉
To see the full report:
Buzzword of the year: Dark mode
For being every designer’s top concern in a year where not much is happening anyway, right?
Book of the year: Ruined by design by Mike Monteiro
For pushing the design ethics discussion to the design community attention in 2019. Now that the topic has your attention, you should also check out:
• Future Ethics
• Technically wrong
• Programmed inequality
• So you want to talk about race
Game design of the year: Ape Out
For creating a masterpiece that mixes brilliant music with unexpected visuals.
Portfolio of the year: Bethany Heck
For the great reminder that portfolios don’t need to look the same.
Blog of the year: rooki.design
For the fresh, high-quality content for upcoming designers in a beautiful package.
Product of the year: Glitch
For creating a friendly and accessible community for developers and creators.
Author of the year: José Torre
For all his writing, smart thinking, and beautiful illustrations that inspire and provoke our design community.
Talk of the year:
Building Socially Inclusive Design Systems by Tatiana Mac
A must-watch before starting any project related to design systems.
Tweet of the year:
from Ha Phan
Project of the year: The Guardian’s new vocabulary for climate change
For reminding us of the importance of words in shaping a better future.
Tool of the year: Figma
For setting a new paradigm for collaboration, expanding the boundaries of design within an organization.
Articles of the year:
The league of evil designers by Linnéa Strid
