Articles
Dashboard design patterns – Inspiration and resources for creating data-heavy interfaces.
Readability guidelines – “Imagine a collaboratively developed, universal content style guide, based on usability evidence.”
How to write a good error message: a UX writer’s guide – How to turn a problem into a positive experience.
Three pillars of user delight – Not just a shower of confetti, delight is about solving problems and creating a lasting impact.
Best free tools for setting up a continuous research practice – Free tools that can make your life easier when you’re first implementing a continuous research practice.
Layout & grid in design systems – How to think about and execute layout and grids in design systems.
Cool tools
DiffusionBee – Free, standalone app to run Stable Diffusion on your M-series Mac. While we’re on the subject, here’s an app to run it locally on your iPhone or iPad – works shockingly well.
iA Presenter – Upcoming Powerpoint alternative from the makers of iA Writer, with an innovative content-first approach to creating presentations. Very promising.
Cool stuff
Marine Beaufils – Stunning pixel art and videogame inspired embroidery.
Stable Diffusion 2 – Latest version just released with better results, larger default image size, 4x upscaler and more.
ooh.directory – A hand-curated directory of interesting websites and blogs. A bit like UX Lift, come to think of it.
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