UX Lift links roundup – the best links from the last few weeks

Articles

Dashboard design patterns – Inspiration and resources for creating data-heavy interfaces.

Readability guidelines – “Imagine a collaboratively developed, universal content style guide, based on usability evidence.”

How to write a good error message: a UX writer’s guide – How to turn a problem into a positive experience.

Three pillars of user delight – Not just a shower of confetti, delight is about solving problems and creating a lasting impact.

Best free tools for setting up a continuous research practice – Free tools that can make your life easier when you’re first implementing a continuous research practice.

Layout & grid in design systems – How to think about and execute layout and grids in design systems.

Cool tools

DiffusionBee – Free, standalone app to run Stable Diffusion on your M-series Mac. While we’re on the subject, here’s an app to run it locally on your iPhone or iPad – works shockingly well.

iA Presenter – Upcoming Powerpoint alternative from the makers of iA Writer, with an innovative content-first approach to creating presentations. Very promising.

Cool stuff

Marine Beaufils – Stunning pixel art and videogame inspired embroidery.

Stable Diffusion 2 – Latest version just released with better results, larger default image size, 4x upscaler and more.

ooh.directory – A hand-curated directory of interesting websites and blogs. A bit like UX Lift, come to think of it.

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