New Macs, Figma frame nesting, solving product debt
Tags: productivity, startup, userexperience, ux
Published: 2020-11-15 00:38:07

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“Whenever I’m designing anything, I always keep in mind this quote from Eero Saarinen: ‘Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context — a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.’”  
[**Thinking Contextually**](https://jarango.com/2020/11/11/thinking-contextually/) →  
By [Jorge Arango](https://medium.com/u/6220261a62d2)


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[**What I wish I knew when I started building products**](https://uxdesign.cc/building-products-1d57643ca414?source=friends_link&sk=be8983f34fed038ff5c245eb687331ae) →  
By [Amilton L. Paglia](https://medium.com/u/dbaa2c0b8935)

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[**A design system is not a sticker sheet**](https://uxdesign.cc/a-design-system-is-not-a-sticker-sheet-caeac93f896a?source=friends_link&sk=2ea65743fd8dc3fece3306b67e7806de) →  
By [Corey Roth](https://medium.com/u/66313eadb3f2)

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[**Why the new Macs are a game-changer for designers**](https://uxdesign.cc/why-the-new-macs-are-going-to-be-a-game-changer-for-product-designers-e9d409f8b6e3?sk=82de2a520ece25b4b3689fcb3c302204) →  
By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)

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[**Respecting democracy in design**](https://uxdesign.cc/democracy-from-the-kj-method-835570787b50?source=friends_link&sk=72516345a0439262ac3cfa2e7b539ae4) →  
By [Josh Andrus](https://medium.com/u/ebb6bb30113a)

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[**What people with disabilities hope to see in a Biden Presidency**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-people-with-disabilities-hope-to-see-in-a-biden-presidency-8735bf444d5?sk=ae1f78bdc63c600b60708756837da46a) →  
By [Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC](https://medium.com/u/260ccf64b894)

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- [**The power of being an external expert**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-power-of-being-an-external-expert-665c7edfa55?sk=d97c47e1b359418321d7e15f0442ae43) →  
By [Benek Lisefski](https://medium.com/u/1933a0f84e4b)
- [**Why do we pay to use products? Mental models in UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/why-do-we-pay-to-use-a-product-understanding-mental-models-in-ux-93a85f0f77c6?source=friends_link&sk=afc2ad3e76b4e6cd58d3812f39d3767f) →  
By [Oz Hashimoto](https://medium.com/u/73f0b76b41b5)
- [**10 things to do before starting a Design System**](https://uxdesign.cc/10-things-to-do-before-starting-a-design-system-b44f58572ba2?source=friends_link&sk=bab5758f59ccce9be09a320f85b81325) →  
By [Jovan Rocanov](https://medium.com/u/2093d775cd27)
- [**What would a gender-non-conforming business look like?**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-would-a-gender-non-conforming-business-look-like-deaabd700108?source=friends_link&sk=75ff9509d8b6ffbe0400b1fd5e1cbdf2) →  
By [Kas Moreno Madrigal](https://medium.com/u/f3eeb6d9751f)
- [**5 things that are killing your landing page**](https://uxdesign.cc/5-simple-things-that-are-killing-your-landing-page-1bcd26e47924?sk=f5376fd5a46bf42aaf9360e1f7388719) →  
By [Diana Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/a5f0023e15de)

### News & ideas

- [**Google in 2010**](https://www.theverge.com/21560298/simple-search-google-browser-extension-download-markup-antitrust) →  
A browser extension that simplifies Google.
- [**COVID mobility**](http://covid-mobility.stanford.edu/) →  
Data models on the mobility of COVID-19.
- [**B4 emojis**](https://ilovetypography.com/2020/11/08/emoji-before-emoji-hieroglyphic-broadsides/) →  
A deep dive into the origins of rebus writing.
- [**Micro-frontends**](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/building-micro-frontends) →  
Deploy small pieces of frontend, independently.

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### Tools & resources

- [**Ribbon**](https://www.tryribbon.com/) →  
Instant user interviews with your own users.
- [**Product debt**](https://uxdesign.cc/a-practical-approach-to-solving-product-debt-27b84373c334?source=friends_link&sk=d1b45f89e1cba2974a7312e02ab518a0) →  
A practical guide to solving debt in your design.  
By [Laurent Grima](https://medium.com/u/f9039df310c2)
- [**Figma frames**](https://uxdesign.cc/mastering-frame-nesting-in-figma-df0ddecdeb92?sk=3367675d55279c2dbe1e4e3ecb78ff79) →  
Mastering frame nesting in Figma.  
By [Chuck Rice](https://medium.com/u/72cfb69399fc)
- [**Greenlist**](https://greenlistapp.com/) →  
Make small, sustainable choices at work.


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