Ballots UX, Figma variants, designing fast food
Tags: startup, ux, design, productivity
Published: 2020-10-31 13:14:17

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title: Ballots UX, Figma variants, designing fast food
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Design isn’t always pretty.

- [**Branding QAnon**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7FWr2Nvf9I) →  
The Instagram aesthetic that made it popular.
- [**Social Dilemma**](https://uxdesign.cc/5-things-the-social-dilemma-forgot-to-mention-6e71295da67d?source=friends_link&sk=d6a2fad1d8bcccfe1a0a7e4b51863572) →  
5 things the documentary forgot to mention. By [Sophie Taylor](https://medium.com/u/f30295ab193e).
- [**Ballots UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-ballots-can-teach-us-about-ux-writing-d8d2ee4d1611?sk=a23b02dcb4d4e6b1cd6c743acd603ec8) →  
What ballots can teach us about UX writing. By [Lauren Jessen](https://medium.com/u/1442630fe66b).


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[**Stop evaluating Product Designers like we’re Visual Designers**](https://uxdesign.cc/stop-evaluating-product-designers-like-were-visual-designers-a470cff49990?source=friends_link&sk=ab0fa9a8504365141e7a4cf973f40e50) →  
By [Tait Wayland](https://medium.com/u/33ffad61d7c7)

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[**This is NOT collaboration**](https://uxdesign.cc/this-is-not-collaboration-b40d997f9157?sk=56f6cfb9262d986f44dc20abd199b482) →  
By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)

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[**Rethinking the design of race and ethnicity surveys**](https://uxdesign.cc/rethinking-the-design-of-the-race-and-ethnicity-question-on-surveys-6f9066c69392?source=friends_link&sk=b062e11b601aa27027d50d58be6419a1) →  
By [Sara Clayton](https://medium.com/u/5990d705b671)

More top stories:

- [**Newtonian interfaces**](https://uxdesign.cc/newtonian-interfaces-f30b4b42ef89?source=friends_link&sk=ca3fe10d774048e3199e8556fb56af89) →  
By [Taner Olcay](https://medium.com/u/8f54cd599480)
- [**Food allergies: when search UX becomes dangerous**](https://uxdesign.cc/food-allergies-when-search-ux-becomes-dangerous-12d4302aa6dd?source=friends_link&sk=f510e3c4e0f018d7490dbcb427206847) →  
By [Anna E. Cook (she/her)](https://medium.com/u/10a7a97a5151)
- [**The accidental tyranny of user interfaces**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-accidental-tyranny-of-user-interfaces-eef15dc555a0?source=friends_link&sk=ae7c1a66ecd83c5442ed9a78f4413ff5) →  
By [Oliver Meredith Cox](https://medium.com/u/c9fe1ab036c1)
- [**Create a weather app UI with 3D-like illustrations**](https://uxdesign.cc/create-a-weather-app-ui-with-3d-like-illustrations-4a6a5686c5ea?sk=4dbcc90ac4f3ef07c1c9a5ba671ec74a) →  
By [Diana Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/a5f0023e15de)
- [**Interaction metaphors**](https://uxdesign.cc/interaction-metaphors-91a723aea4e1?source=friends_link&sk=08ef62b21740a5cb9dad0cdb50c880a8) →  
By [Mark Brenchley](https://medium.com/u/efee20f7b210)

Collective update: the [**unique illustrations of Shreya Damle**](https://uxdesign.cc/collective-update-the-unique-illustrations-of-shreya-damle-8a9af23c0a26) →

### News & ideas

- [**Better computers**](https://adamwiggins.com/making-computers-better/) →  
Great essay on making computers better.
- [**Copying**](https://matthewstrom.com/writing/copying/) →  
Is that the way design works?
- [**Audio principles**](https://uxdesign.cc/converting-visual-design-principles-into-their-audio-and-music-counterparts-89ef8d99a6fa?sk=c727d975881a1f19741363f7c780b079) →  
Converting visual design principles into audio. By [Luke Manimala](https://medium.com/u/f8fc82c7ccf6).
- [**Designing fast food**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqbfFBSOTqo) →  
Great tutorial on food branding in The Simpsons.

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### Tools & resources

- [**Tyrus**](https://tyrus.design/index.html) →  
A digital toolkit for freelance illustrators.
- [**Layout projection**](https://mattperry.is/writing-code/layout-projection-animate-browser-layout-60fps) →  
Animating browser layouts at 60fps.
- [**Figma variants**](https://www.figma.com/blog/bridging-design-and-code-with-variants/) →  
Bridging design and code with Variants.
- [**Phosphor icons**](https://phosphoricons.com/) →  
Flexible icon family for interfaces and diagrams.


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