Tactile Controls: Why Buttons Are Making a Comeback - IEEE Spectrum
spectrum.ieee.org/touchscreensIn an interview with Rachel Plotnick, delve into the past and present of tactile controls. As touchscreens dominate, we examine the current trend shifting back to physical buttons, and why users crave the familiar feel of buttons, knobs, and switches in their devices and interfaces.
Family Values
benji.org/family-valuesWhat makes Family, Family.
The media fails to take Trump at his word. Again.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-fails-to-take-trump-atThree theories about why journalists don't sound the alarm loud and clear about his authoritarian plans
David Barnard - Blog - Great Developers Steal Ideas, Not Products
davidbarnard.com/post/10339887834/great-developers-steal-ideas-not-productsTumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.
Maybe Treating Housing as an Investment was a Colossal, Society-Shattering Mistake
goodreason.substack.com/p/maybe-treating-housing-as-an-investmentThoughts on science, economics, politics, relationships. Not an expert.
Craft — PaulStamatiou.com
paulstamatiou.com/craft/Thoughts on elevating product quality
Nadia Asparouhova | Shamelessness as a strategy
nadia.xyz/shamelessPersonal writing, links, and other things by Nadia Asparouhova.
Understanding Layout Algorithms
joshwcomeau.com/css/understanding-layout-algorithms/As front-end developers, we often learn CSS by focusing on individual properties. Instead, we should focus on how the language uses those properties to calculate layouts. In this blog post, we'll pop the hood on CSS and see how the language is structured, and how to learn it effectively.
The economics of vending machines
thehustle.co/the-economics-of-vending-machines/[…] Ibanez’s YouTube channel, which chronicles his life as a vendor, boasts 362k subscribers and now earns more than his machines.
Mental models for designers | Dropbox Design
dropbox.design/article/mental-models-for-designersCurious about product design at Dropbox? Here’s a look at tools we use for solving problems, making decisions, and communicating ideas.
Why I Don’t Believe in Empathic Design | Adobe Blog
theblog.adobe.com/why-i-dont-believe-in-empathic-design-don-norman/I approve of the spirit behind the introduction of empathy into design, but I believe the concept is impossible, and even if possible, wrong.
Design Systems Repo | A Collection of Design System Resources
designsystemsrepo.com/An organized and frequently updated collection of Design System examples, resources, tools, articles and videos.
UX Writing: How to do it like Google with this powerful checklist
uxplanet.org/ux-writing-how-to-do-it-like-google-with-this-powerful-checklist-e263cc37f5f1These are my notes from a Google I/O 2017 talk by three UX Writers. It’s a great resource to start creating a UX Writing process within your organisation. Useful for anyone involved in putting words…