New Instagram UI, bidirectional scrolling, Sketch macOS makeover
Tags: productivity, startup, design, ux
Published: 2020-11-21 16:55:12

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title: New Instagram UI, bidirectional scrolling, Sketch macOS makeover
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Time to rebuild.

- [**Better society**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/create-better-society-don-norman/) →  
To create a better society, by [Don Norman](https://medium.com/u/1808934e1fd3).
- [**Universal system**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-universal-ecosystem-a02a0de5c097) →  
How AI will open up walled gardens, by [Christian Cantrell](https://medium.com/u/cdb88f053ff9).
- [**Blame capitalism**](https://jacobinmag.com/2020/09/social-media-platform-capitalism-the-social-dilemma/) →  
Don’t just blame social media.


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[**Bidirectional scrolling: what’s not to like?**](https://uxdesign.cc/bidirectional-scrolling-whats-not-to-like-97d09e4ee827) →  
By [Adam Silver](https://medium.com/u/6cc11c4547f4)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*BxagasxCvBldO7X2.png)

[**Learning 3D as a product designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/learning-3d-as-a-product-designer-8dfb6ac4011f) →  
By [Wayne Cen](https://medium.com/u/b28bb8eed7b)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*WJDU6JqENQQoerM1.png)

[**Why some people aren’t happy with Instagram’s new UI**](https://uxdesign.cc/why-some-people-arent-happy-about-instagram-s-new-home-screen-534f8c7dfc95?sk=84925367edf4718995cf4ccdbaa0773f) →  
By [Michael J. Fordham](https://medium.com/u/d4b2f465b56d)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*7fwEyDtLK8Ri8x7g.png)

[**Designing algorithm-friendly interfaces**](https://uxdesign.cc/designing-algorithm-friendly-interfaces-84da3ed076a9) →  
By [Maximillian Piras](https://medium.com/u/b33174c086e6)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*VT9GTVEdaQJ0R1X9.png)

[**Faces prime emotion and their gaze directs attention**](https://uxdesign.cc/faces-prime-emotion-54d1fbc2982b?sk=eee1f29052b2e58c1b7faf16335901f2) →  
By [Andres Zapata](https://medium.com/u/a3a21b4d67cc)

More top stories:

- [**Making a real connection to users**](https://uxdesign.cc/making-a-real-connection-to-users-75fd64053dea) →  
By [Josh Andrus](https://medium.com/u/ebb6bb30113a)
- [**How brutalist design is taking over the internet**](https://uxdesign.cc/brutalist-web-design-is-taking-over-the-internet-fee3c66139b5) →  
By [ASLAN FAKHRI](https://medium.com/u/595099d020c6)
- [**The design of no-brainer plan choices**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-design-of-no-brainer-choices-4db044828be) →  
By [Andrea Scalco](https://medium.com/u/403495e78ea8)
- [**10 essential skills for the modern UI & UX designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/10-essential-skills-for-the-modern-ui-ux-designer-ee6e9b53fcf9?sk=3b033c6b50902b63a0fb96077b930b92) →  
By [Danny Sapio](https://medium.com/u/ea241d603214)
- [**Are design management roles shifting to DesignOps?**](https://uxdesign.cc/a-future-of-designops-design-management-roles-shift-to-design-operations-5d3f44b78362) →  
By [Adrienne Allnutt](https://medium.com/u/a5bda880364d)

### News & ideas

- [**Hand & brain**](https://matthewstrom.com/writing/the-hand-and-the-brain/) →  
Applying lessons from chess into design.
- [**New echo**](https://www.fastcompany.com/90577089/why-the-new-amazon-echo-is-a-sphere) →  
Why Amazon radically redesigned the Echo.
- [**Yes, Sur**](https://www.sketch.com/blog/2020/11/18/yes-sur-behind-the-scenes-of-sketchs-macos-makeover/) →  
Behind the scenes of Sketch’s macOS makeover.
- [**Foundations**](https://ux.shopify.com/why-design-systems-need-experience-foundations-c5a6967fc4e7) →  
Design systems need experience foundations.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*TgaDUtQHRQkzmIOb.jpg)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*OdFm5Gkkc5P3LCRL.jpg)<figcaption><a href="https://www.instagram.com/interview_de/"><strong>Featured work: Interview Magazine Germany</strong></a> →</figcaption>

### Tools & resources

- [**ClipDrop**](https://clipdrop.co/) →  
Capture and transfer anything around you.
- [**Flash archive**](https://blog.archive.org/2020/11/19/flash-animations-live-forever-at-the-internet-archive/) →  
Flash animations and sites may now live forever.
- [**Responsive tables**](https://adrianroselli.com/2020/11/under-engineered-responsive-tables.html) →  
Under engineering responsible tables.
- [**DesignOps tips**](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/start-designops/) →  
Treating DesignOps like a design problem.


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