Taylor Swift does not exist
samkriss.substack.com/p/taylor-swift-does-not-existA letter from within a letter and a name from within the names and gaps from within the revealed
True Life: I Called Off My Wedding | Los Angeles Review of Books
lareviewofbooks.org/article/true-life-i-called-off-my-wedding/In an excerpt from LARB Quarterly no. 41, “Truth,” Sarah Yanni accounts for what she left behind when she called off her wedding—and what she couldn’t....
Don’t Bleed on the Artwork: Notes from the Afterlife
oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-124-spring-2024/don-t-bleed-on-the-artwork-notes-from-the-afterlifeI’ve been dreaming, I’ve been paying dues I’m not one for the glory And …
Pursuits That Can’t Scale
workingtheorys.com/p/pursuits-that-cant-scale“Society tends to paint a picture that the final act of every big dreamer’s journey is in scaling up to unimaginable heights, but I think it’s the opposite – it’s actually in scaling back down after trying to reach the proverbial top. Make time to pursue things that can’t scale. I’d bet it does you as much good as ‘real’ therapy ever could”
Breaking the Tyranny of Obviousness
mentalhellth.xyz/p/breaking-the-tyranny-of-obviousnessWe are stuck in a hell of frictionlessness.
How to pick the least wrong colors || Matthew Ström, designer-leader
matthewstrom.com/writing/how-to-pick-the-least-wrong-colors/An algorithm for creating color palettes for data visualization
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?
The world needs a tech diet; here is how designers can help
essays.uxdesign.cc/tech-diet/It’s time we bridge the gap between feel-good Design & Ethics panels and the work we do everyday as digital product designers.
People expect technology to suck – kbps
kilobitspersecond.com/2020/09/22/people-expect-technology-to-suck/A few jobs ago, I was helping someone with a small tech issue, standing over their shoulder at their computer. The screen was unbelievably dark; I’m not exaggerating when I say it looked to be near 0% brightness. For all I knew, this person had some vision sensitivity or just a basic personal preference that […]