UX Lift links roundup – the best UX and design articles and tools from the last two weeks

Articles

A brief history of web design tools and the original sin – Good overview of the history of digital design and touches on how even cutting-edge tools like Figma are still based on a page paradigm, rather than something more native to the Web.

Deadly biases every designer needs to live with – Great overview of the biases we can fall into as designers.

Using “How Might We” questions to ideate on the right problems – Tips and best practice for writing good HMW questions.

How to write the perfect introduction to your UX case study – Make a good impression by using classic storytelling techniques.

Constraints are the hidden source of innovation – How limitations force creativity and focus.

Newsletters – Beautifully illustrated rant on newsletters, the Web, writing and much more. Recommended.

Staff Design – An ongoing series of interviews exploring how product designers navigate the individual contributor path to its highest levels.

My favourite typefaces of 2020 – 2020 was a strange year, but there were some good fonts.

Cool tools

Unclack – App that banishes keyboard sounds in video calls by automatically muting your microphone while you type.

Datalegreya – Typeface that makes clever use of ligatures and OpenType alternatives to combine text and data. Probably horrible for accessibility, but it’s a cool idea.

Cool stuff

Chrome Music Lab – fun musical experiments from Google.

Corporate Memphis – The perfect name for a truly terrible illustration style. Once you notice it, you’ll realise it’s everywhere.

Rememory – Record, edit and share layers of 3D-captured video and play it back in AR.

Kalidoface – Puppet a virtual character in video calls using your webcam.

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