UX links roundup - the best articles, tools and more from the last two weeks

Articles

94% of the largest e-commerce sites are not accessibility compliant – Another thoroughly researched report from the Baymard Institute.

A complete guide to executing a great design to development handoff – Don’t just throw your designs over the fence. Here’s a guide to proper design handovers.

Task flows and the process of designing interactions – Tips and tactics for designing interactive systems.

The rise of design thinking as a problem solving strategy – By treating our users as designers in their own right, not only do we recognize and account for the complexity and unpredictability of their environment, we also start to see them as equals.

Why cross-cultural design really matters – Why it’s necessary to embrace users’ cultural differences, how to discover them during the design process and why it’s a prerequisite for the success of your product.

Cool tools

LottieLab – Create Lottie animations in the browser, no need for After Effects. Free beta.

Auto VO – Automate screenreader testing of web content with VoiceOver on macOS. Here’s a guide.

Cool stuff

VQGAN+CLIP – Image generation from text prompts. With some tweaking it can produce some stunning images. Not going to lie, this has been a major rabbit-hole for me recently. The image above uses the prompt ‘High Rise’. More images here.

Joy Generator – Short stories that bring joy and the science behind them.