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UX Lift links roundup – the best links from the last few weeks

How to design inclusive name fields, clean up messy design files, get address fields right, make better buttons, import web pages into Figma, do some Zen driving and add some sparkle to your cursor.

Articles

Inclusive name inputs – because not everyone is called Chad Pancreas – Names don’t always follow the firstname/lastname pattern so we should design accordingly.

How not to make a button – If it looks like a button, and clicks like a button, it should be a button.

Infinite scrolling: when to use it, when to avoid it – Never when there’s important links in the footer.

Clean up and organize Figma files created by another designer (who worked in a mess) – Stepping into someone else’s design files can be a challenge. Here’s how to clean things up.

Design ethnography: a brief guide –Understanding how people interact with their environment and the objects around them in order to create better designs.

Form usability: getting ‘Address line 2’ right – An often-overlooked field that causes a surprising amount of friction.

How to write good alt text – What good alt text looks like, and some common mistakes people make.

Cool tools

Penpot – Free, open source Figma alternative. Not 100% yet, but close.

html.to.design – Handy plugin to turn web pages into fully-editable Figma designs,

Cool stuff

90’s cursor effects – Nothing says ‘designing for delight’ more than adding one of these to your site.

Viral post generator – A viral website to create viral posts to go viral on LinkedIn.

Slow Roads – Relaxing, procedurally generated driving game.

Phenaki – An AI model for creating multi-minute video. Seriously impressive.

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