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feelings english doesn't have — Are.na

are.na/juliana-castro/feelings-english-doesn-t-have
Words, expressions, and sayings to declare feelings with no translation in the English language.

List of elevator special modes | Elevator Wiki | Fandom

elevation.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_elevator_special_modes
Elevator special modes are mode for elevators usage in special situations. Anti-Crime Protection (ACP) Earthquake emergency return (EER) Emergency power operation (EPR) Fire service mode (EFS) Medical emergency/Code Blue service (EHS) Attendant service (AS) Independent service (ISC) Inspection...

Discoverable design - WWDC21 - Videos - Apple Developer

developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10126/
Discover how you can create interactive, memorable experiences to onboard people into your app. We'll take you through discoverable...

Good Meetings | CSS-Tricks

css-tricks.com/good-meetings/
Like it or not, meetings are essential to a good working environment and communication. Therefore, it’s crucial that we work on making them as productive

The 3 principles of designing for flow

blog.superhuman.com/how-to-design-for-flow/
The flow state unlocks creativity and turns work into play. With Rahul Vohra's 3 principles, you can design experiences that cultivate this elusive state.

Personas aren't bad, and you're not a bad designer for using them | Andy Budd

andybudd.com/archives/2019/02/personas_arent_bad-_and_youre_not_a_bad_
With disturbing regularity, my Twitter stream seems to explode with posts demonising commonly used, yet seemingly harmless design tools. These posts take great pains to document all the ways these tools have failed people in the past (while downplaying or ignoring situation where they may have helped).

What to Include in Your Design Portfolio | Andy Budd

andybudd.com/archives/2021/06/what-to-include-in-your-design-portfolio
The purpose of a portfolio site is simple: to showcase the skills you have to the people who might want them. As such I’m often surprised when I see folks who describe themselves as UX/UI designers, choose to focus their portfolio on the UI side of the equation. It feels to me that these people may be selling themselves short by only focusing on a fraction of their skill-set, but before I jump into details, let’s start with some caveats. 

Magnitudes of exploration. | Irrational Exuberance

lethain.com/magnitudes-of-exploration/
Standardizing on a given platform or technology is one of the most powerful ways to create leverage within a company: improve the tooling a bit and every engineer will get more productive. Exploration is, in the long run, an even more powerful force, with successes compounding over time. Developing an investment thesis to balance the ratios and timing of standardization and exploration is a core challenge of engineering strategy.