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

Help users avoid dangerous mistakes, write more engaging copy, conduct better UX discovery, use AI to help you think, focus on the most important thing and buy jars of delicious rat brains.

ByMatt Kevan

Articles

Sneaking: the deceptive UX pattern you never saw coming – When a company resorts to driving growth by adding deceptive costs.

Guided by vices – What happens when the goals of the platform diverge from the needs of users.

How to manage dangerous actions in user interfaces – Exploring strategies for helping users avoid mistakes.

12 great examples of UX writing to inspire your designs – Best practices for writing engaging copy that resonates with your audiences.

7 tips for successful discoveries – Discovery is challenging; it can be hard to know what to research, how to do discovery as a team, and how to get buy-in.

Turning the tables on AI – How to use AI to think more, not less.

Cool tools

DeskPad – Virtual monitor for screen sharing. Create an easily sharable workspace, handy if you’ve got a massive monitor or don’t want to share your main screen.

Redline – Focus on the most important thing by adding a to-do item to the menu bar.

Cool stuff

Forums are still alive, active, and a treasure trove of information – Despite stiff competition from the like of Facebook, Discord and Reddit, forums still exist and are thriving. Here’s some of the best.

Hoxton Street Monster Supplies – Demonstrates how good writing and execution can elevate a simple idea to something special (check out the translations), and a Christmas present and Halloween goldmine. Plus all profits to a good cause.

Ray Cathode – A YouTube channel collecting deeply weird videos, from the avant-garde to the downright terrifying.

Food Reference – Did you know that today is World Egg Day? Pleasingly old-school site packed with a banquet of food facts.

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