Job application UX, the cult of productivity, Figma responsive mode

Weekly curated resources for designers?—?thinkers and?makers.

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Is AI better at picking and pairing fonts than you? →

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Editor picks

• Job applications suck because bad UX. The most punishing part of being unemployed.
• Why do we fall for brand illusions? Setting, branding, and first impressions.
• The cult of productivity. Is the decline of elitism of creativity inevitable?

Brand What-ifs: a creative series exploring new possibilities →

Make me?think

• Please stop multitasking. I’m begging you. → “The lie that we can get more work done by working on multiple things at once is so absurd, so incorrect, and so utterly destructive that I can’t believe it’s a near-universal practice.”
• Are rebrands starting to look the same? → “…But between the pressures of quick turnarounds and the allure of inspiration boards, how does one define originality in an age saturated with visual stimuli?”
• The tyranny of the marginal user → “Nearly all popular consumer software has been trending towards minimal user agency, infinitely scrolling feeds, and garbage content. Even that crown jewel of the Internet, Google Search itself, has decayed to the point of being unusable for complicated queries.”

Little gems this?week

I counted 8 mistakes in this 15-word dialog design →

How to build intentional UX in an era of persuasive tech →

Why are cute objects so seductive? →

Tools and resources

• Uniquely Japan → 6 web design styles to reference.
• Responsive modes in Figma → Responsive design with Figma’s variables and modes.
• Design system guides → Redesigning your system thinking.

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