UX links roundup – the best UX articles, tools, resources and more from the last few weeks.

Articles

The hitchhikers’ guide to product discovery – A handy rundown of the different phases of the discovery process.

Deceptive design patterns – Formerly dark patterns, the term has been relaunched under a new name to make it clearer and more inclusive.

5 most annoying website features I face as a blind person every single day – Good overview of the key factors for making sites usable with screenreaders.

Checklist for moderating a usability test – Moderating a usability test? Follow these 10 simple steps to make your sessions go smoothly.

5 pro tips on managing design feedback in meetings – Tips on giving and receiving feedback in meetings.

Zoom, enhance! Using AI to enlarge images without losing quality – Super-resolution AI tools are a way of enlarging images without sacrificing image quality. Here’s a comparison of the leading options.

Cool tools

Videogrep – Tool for automatically making supercut videos. It won’t turn you into Cassetteboy overnight, but could be a serious timesaver.

ASCII art paint – Free and open source editor for creating ASCII art.

Dataviz project – Comprehensive collection of data-visualisation methods, including context and examples.

Ethical design resources – Great collection of toolkits, books, frameworks, principles and more for creating ethical design.

Cool stuff

This image does not exist – Can you tell which images are real and which are AI generated?

Different strokes – If you’ve ever been in an art gallery and thought you could do better, this game is for you.

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