Emoji kitchen, Figma responsive cards, obsessive note-taking, CTA database

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and?makers.

Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and, more specifically, Machine Learning are pervasive in our daily lives. From Facebook ads to YouTube recommendations; from Siri to Google Assistant; and from automated translation of device notice to marketing personalization tools; AI now deeply permeates both our work and personal lives.

This article is a compilation of three small pieces that advocate for renewed UX research efforts in ML apps.

UX researchers’ role in shaping AI products and services →

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Editors’ picks

• Figma is making you a bad designer . Are design tools using you?
• Energy reserves . How do we articulate the right story?
• Obsessive note taking . Some say it’s talent, others a curse.

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Emoji kitchen: This website lets you browse delightful combinations of emojis .

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Jobs

• Lead Product Designer @ Riva Health . Riva Health is building a cardiology technology app that measures and manages hypertension. Whatever your skill set or professional background, there’s literally no bigger problem you could apply them toward.
• Design Manager @ Belvo . We are solving hard, interesting problems at Belvo: what does the world look like when consumers fully control their financial data.

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Little gems this?week

Neubrutalism style in UX: a twist on the dominant modern minimalist →

Vector animations with Figma and SVG-Animate →

Times New Roman doesn’t have to be boring. Here’s why. →

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Make me?think

• Crediting contributors in design systems . “Can we recognise design system contributors with a public acknowledgement of their work on a component or pattern? Or can we award individuals a contributor “status”, by naming them in design system documentation, putting their picture in a digital wall of fame, or sending them a sticker?”
• How harmful is social media? “There’s a general sense that it’s bad for society — which may be right. But studies offer surprisingly few easy answers.”

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Tools and resources

• Figma responsive cards . Creating responsive cards with the help of auto-layout.
• CTA database . A repository of conversion-boosting CTAs for any product.
• Basic icons . A free library of icons for product design & development.

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