Technology waves, evil A/B testing, font metrics

A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.

The what → how → why cycle of every new technology wave ›
Every time a new trend starts to get traction amongst designers and devs — chatbots, artificial intelligence, design sprints, augmented reality, responsive design, react native, hamburger menus, design thinking, you name it — the same pattern happens.

A/B testing for mobile-first experiences ›
In this mobile-first world, there is no such thing as designing a website near-perfectly the first time around.

Are A/B tests evil and manipulative? ›
The web is being reshaped by the ubiquitous A/B testing practice–and it’s a serious ethical problem.

Lessons from design school for software engineers ›
While I thought hard skills were the key to design, it was the soft, interpersonal skills that proved to be more valuable in my career.

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From the community

How to conduct design review meetings that don’t get derailed ›
How to avoid the “round table discussion”, where anyone speaks up when they have something to say.
By Sean Harris
Stop designing for one user ›
You’ve been relegated to designing for one user, one business stakeholder, or one persona — and you’re in the danger zone.
By Christie Lenneville
Designing employee-centered workplace experience ›
Ideas and design process behind an application improving workplace while fostering a community.
By Kristyna Markova
Why designers should STOP running customer research ›
Have you ever caught yourself thinking about solutions, before fully understanding the customers’ problem? Well…
By Costin Iorgulescu
UX inspiration from history: the Minivan Taxi ›
The story of the Minivan Taxi is fascinating, from the way engineers handled the prototyping process, to real-life, big city testing.
By Taras Savytskyi

News & ideas

LinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast service
Refresh this site to get a new AI-generated human face every time
Decrease opacity of the site you built every day until your client pays you
A thorough and well-organized intro to the concept of Font Metrics
Stanley Kubrick’s life and work, beautifully visualized

Tools & resources

Flow: animate Sketch designs in seconds and export production ready
Recordit: simple screen recording tool with GIF and Twitter support
JAM Stack: client-side Javascript, reusable APIs, and prebuilt markup
Forms ID: privacy-centric Google Forms alternative
Design is: Google’s monthly speaker series on the future of creativity

A year ago

Leonardo Da Vinci was the best UX Designer in history ›
Was he ahead of his time? Was he one of a kind? I love him and his passion to create the most beautiful and delightful things. And not only that… he was the first UX Designer that ever lived. Let’s break it down.
By Flavio Lamenza

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