Why Design Systems Fail, Apple Archive, Death of Design Files — and more UX links this week
A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.
What to expect for UX in 2020?
1. Designing for the post-truth era →
2. The rise of micro-communities →
5. The death of design files →
The UX Collective newsletter is a self-funded newsletter read by over 123,500 designers every week, curated by Fabricio Teixeira and Caio Braga.Stories from the community
Why design systems fail and how to make them work in 2020 →
By Daniël De Wit
The problem with solutions →
By Leon Fitzpatrick
15 failed attempts at describing UX writing at parties →
By Steve Howe
More top stories:
- Why today’s design tools don’t work for tomorrow’s problems →
By Jack Strachan - The forgotten lols: bringing memories to group chats →
By Josh Hiew - Ten emotion heuristics: how to read a participant’s body language →
By Nikki Anderson - The challenge of getting screen transitions right →
By Rubens Cantuni - UX for a global audience: cultural needs beyond language →
By Marcelle Saulnier-Holland - The 10 laws of simplicity →
By Tania Vieira - 6 years of successful project archiving →
By Essam Shaker - KPI is an imperative tool for UX designers →
By Uri Paz
News & Ideas
- The Apple Archive →
Unofficial homage to the unsung Apple heroes. - Design Squiggle →
The classic illustration under Creative Commons. - The Great Paradox →
Everything is both better and worse than before. - Special Skill →
When disability isn’t a special need, but a skill.
Tools & Resources
- Tiny Helpers →
Single-purpose online tools for web developers. - Hand Drawn Emoji →
A free hand-drawn emoji font. - React-Spring Viz →
A visualizer for your react-spring UI animations. - Design System Checklist →
An open-source checklist to build and grow your design system.
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