UX Lift roundup – the best articles, tools and links from the last few weeks

How to engage stakeholders, understand platforms, identify consequences, design better product reviews, explore fun fonts and listen to a surprisingly good Radiohead/Mario64 mashup.

January 27, 2023

UX-stakeholder engagement 101 – How to build successful, mutually supportive relationships with your project’s stakeholders.

What it means to design a platform – The difference between designing interfaces, applications and platforms.

From senior designer to lead designer – Levelling up in your career without having to become a line manager.

Good design is intentional – How to identify the consequences of our decisions and build better products.

Product reviews and ratings UX: a designer’s guide – How to design effective user-generated reviews and ratings for e-commerce.

Neurodiversity design systems – A set of standards and principles for building design systems for neurodiverse users and learners.

Runway – Collaborative AI-powered video and image editing tools, including green screening, motion tracking, image generation and in/outpainting.

Bunny Fonts – Drop-in replacement for Google Fonts with a focus on privacy.

Velvetyne – Open source font foundry with loads of fun, experimental typefaces.

Copy Dennis – Highlighting designers who take imitation beyond flattery.

Bloggy Garden – Cute way of navigating RSS feeds for a bunch of interesting websites.

Wonders of Street View – Weird and wonderful street view sightings.

In Rainbow Roads – The whole of In Rainbows by Radiohead recreated with Mario 64 sounds. Much better than you’d think from the description.