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

Articles

Best font for online reading: no single answer – The debate around which fonts are more readable has raged forever, but this is a thoughtful article from N/N Group on the pros and cons of different typefaces and how they affect reading speed.

Consumables subscription services site UX: avoid this major CTA pitfall – Typically well researched article from Baymard Institute showing how subscription sites can reduce abandonment by delaying requests for personal information.

Stop following design trends! – Not really much more to say on this than a hard agree. As designers we are not our product’s users, so the definition of good design is what’s best for them, not what we think looks cool.

Why UX research repositories fail – Getting teams to adopt and own new processes is hard. Good insights that apply to lots of other areas, not just research repos.

Objectives, assumptions, and hypothesis – An often neglected step in UX research.

Cool tools

The Cognitive Bias Codex – Huge list of cognitive biases and how they can cause us to make faulty decisions.

Feedback Fin – Open source widget to collect feedback on your website.

Featurebase – Collect all user feedback in one place, organise it, and prioritise what to build next.

Cool stuff

Earth Reviews – If the universe is just a simulation, review everything to help it improve. Build, test, learn etc.

The HTML review – A magazine featuring literature that can only exist on the Web.

Are you the arsehole? – Describe a situation where you may or may not be at fault. Let an AI determine your guilt.