How Figma Ships, 10 UI Commandments, Accessibility FAQ
Tags: startup, hotthisweek, design, a11y
Published: 2020-04-18 14:47:24

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title: How Figma Ships, 10 UI Commandments, Accessibility FAQ
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date: 2020-04-18 13:01:28 UTC
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- [**How People Read**](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-people-read-online/) →  
New and old findings about reading online.
- [**How Figma Ships**](https://coda.io/@yuhki/figma-product-roadmap) →  
An inside look at how Figma ships product.
- [**Design Work**](http://www.erickarjaluoto.com/blog/theres-no-shortage-of-design-work/) →  
No shortage of design work: an argument.


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### Stories from the community

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[**10 commandments for UI design**](https://uxdesign.cc/10-commandments-for-ui-design-29ee9687a4?source=friends_link&sk=96f90a199c8c0ba9966b942da3c99b38) →  
By [Danny Sapio](https://medium.com/u/ea241d603214)

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[**Less talkie, talkie — more designy, designy**](https://uxdesign.cc/less-talkie-talkie-more-designy-designy-78defd6d7481?source=friends_link&sk=c6d58012f6c85b3318815f069a8ab6e2) →  
By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)

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[**Can we forget about gamification once and for all?**](https://uxdesign.cc/can-we-forget-about-gamification-once-and-for-all-dac819db46a?source=friends_link&sk=1fafe67c6fefc7c6aab339e7db95b8e9) →  
By [Olga Filimon-Lecka](https://medium.com/u/e77639d9c9f7)

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- [**Brain Machine Interfaces: how they differ from traditional UIs**](https://uxdesign.cc/brain-machine-interfaces-and-ux-ui-design-a-farmers-definition-edcb0aa7478f?source=friends_link&sk=a5962215ec09f73152bba98fee5a176d) →  
By [Steyn Viljoen](https://medium.com/u/df9f202a7b57)
- [**Should UX designers learn to code? Absolutely**](https://uxdesign.cc/should-ux-designers-learn-to-code-absolutely-b66a58805e7c?source=friends_link&sk=bd1189ed9fd56d10842d07e5044dadaf) →  
By [Marcelo Ordenes](https://medium.com/u/eb9c0ffccf70)
- [**Can we reopen the country using Design Thinking principles?**](https://uxdesign.cc/can-we-reopen-the-country-using-design-thinking-principles-39289aed861f?source=friends_link&sk=1d278b4c266f75a463f83012b8b159c1) →  
By [Eric Stephan Moore](https://medium.com/u/9608bfde1651)
- [**UI cheat sheet: dropdown field**](https://uxdesign.cc/ui-cheat-sheet-dropdown-field-a30025c0f432?source=friends_link&sk=9f9ac7a85c16aa2d2f13da3e5f1d4d5d) →  
By [Tess Gadd](https://medium.com/u/9e48700a9ecd)
- [**How I overcame my anxieties of conducting research**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-i-overcame-my-anxieties-of-conducting-research-5fcda9646969?source=friends_link&sk=9a5180d0ef4f850cfd50df8816c3a457) →  
By [Cydelle Zuzarte](https://medium.com/u/5227c7cad476)
- [**4 easy tips to run a successful user research field trip**](https://uxdesign.cc/4-easy-tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-user-research-field-trip-882efd2ea9b4?source=friends_link&sk=962e0912a2e1e6bd0ecabaad52ece2fd) →  
By [Anna Herasymenko](https://medium.com/u/e9ca36d46569)
- [**Pavlov’s dogs and UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/pavlovs-dogs-and-ux-d44dd8455d95?source=friends_link&sk=e9305bb91f1db600542612f1b597ead1) →  
By [Andres Zapata](https://medium.com/u/a3a21b4d67cc)

### News & ideas

- [**Virus Budgeting**](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/11/business/economy/coronavirus-us-economy-spending.html) →  
How the virus changed how Americans spend.
- [**Very Good Films**](https://verygoodfilms.co/) →  
Just that. Very good films.
- [**8-Bit Arcade Font**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5NiAoT3xsY) →  
Toshi Omagari on the evolution of game fonts.
- [**Fullstack Game**](https://lab.hakim.se/fullstack/) →  
In case you have a minute to spare, play this.

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### Tools & resources

- [**Designer Docs**](http://designers.watch/) →  
Best documentaries for designers and artists.
- [**Animation E-Book**](https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/principles/design-systems/animation-in-design-system-ebook/) →  
How to include animation in Design System. By [Val Head](https://medium.com/u/836167c2501f).
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8 common questions about accessible UX.
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A card game to generate futurist ideas.


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