Victor Loux Bookmarks

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By Design

megconley.com/by-design/
The history of kitchen design is full of feminist utopias founded on white supremacy.

Thinking with your hands – Scott Jenson

jenson.org/hands/
Thinking with your hands is about ignoring your gut, at least at first. It’s about pausing and unpacking your initial instincts. We all know UX requires research and exploratory prototyping: we pride ourselves on never accepting a problem at face value. Why can’t we apply our craft to ourselves? (OK, this is a little meta, hang in there) Isn’t it odd that it rarely occurs to designers that our precious UX process could apply to US? 

Bulletproof Font Tester

bulletproof.italic.space/sentences
Test your local fonts with a proofing tool developed for type designers. Check kerning, OpenType features, and language coverage. Variable fonts supported.

Stay alert - DEV Community

dev.to/richharris/stay-alert-d
A short while ago, Chrome broke the web by disabling alert(), confirm() and prompt() dialogs from... Tagged with javascript.

Software deploys and cognitive biases – charity.wtf

charity.wtf/2021/08/27/software-deploys-and-cognitive-biases/
“I get why it’s important, but the most important thing right now is for us to ship all of these features. At some point we’ll have the spare time to fix our deploys.” (hyperbolic discounting)

Demystifying Public Speaking by Lara Callender Hogan

demystifying-public-speaking.com/
Whether you’re bracing for a conference talk or a team meeting, Lara Hogan helps you identify your fears and face them, so you can make your way to the stage (big or small).

Why are hyperlinks blue?

blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/deep-dives/why-are-hyperlinks-blue/
We took a deep dive into the history of interfaces and link designs over the years to track down the origin of the blue link we know today.

The Bumpy Typeface project challenges us to rethink our assumptions about gender through type design

itsnicethat.com/articles/beatrice-caciotti-graphic-design-180821
Italian designer Beatrice Caciotti’s research shows us how gendered connotations have made their way into the genealogy of type design.