Prototyping isn’t optional, Figma updates, gatekeeping in UX
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Published: 2020-09-19 14:35:37

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Humans are weird.

- [**Buying myself**](https://www.thecut.com/article/emily-ratajkowski-owning-my-image-essay.html) →  
When does a model own her own image?
- [**American suicide**](http://www.stilldrinking.org/a-very-american-suicide) →  
Why America is committing suicide right now.
- [**Meat paradox**](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190206-what-the-meat-paradox-reveals-about-moral-decision-making) →  
An experiment on moral decision making.


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[**Prototyping isn’t optional anymore**](https://uxdesign.cc/prototyping-isnt-optional-anymore-6c01089682a2?source=friends_link&sk=2593bb9df641990c49b8523e423fc292) →  
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[**Gatekeeping in UX: what does research tell us?**](https://uxdesign.cc/education-for-ux-practice-what-does-research-tell-us-1c9c608e0ed7?source=friends_link&sk=7f3aa1d3065cad5e14c653251dbba9a2) →  
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By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)

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By [Andy Bhattacharyya](https://medium.com/u/a79fe9ac0375)
- [**How to read at work**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-read-at-work-a-guide-for-designers-and-product-managers-dee619cedeb?source=friends_link&sk=3c49c8298036cb3fbff4f6ac264c88a1) →  
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By [dan turner](https://medium.com/u/d643d16f0107)
- [**UI Cheat Sheet: in-app notifications**](https://uxdesign.cc/ui-cheat-sheet-in-app-notifications-fffeecf2bf38?source=friends_link&sk=c12daea5ea4599f434bbb1cb11f3059b) →  
By [Tess Gadd](https://medium.com/u/9e48700a9ecd)
- [**Decolonizing Design: what exactly are we talking about when we use the term?**](https://uxdesign.cc/decolonizing-design-what-exactly-are-we-talking-about-when-we-use-the-term-b104322ef343?source=friends_link&sk=7104753816f73f800b8326973969f3a0) →  
By [Felipe Sbravate](https://medium.com/u/b13c4cda8466)
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”Industry experts tend to use a lot of jargon when talking about design — in some cases as a way to protect their position of specialists. Hopefully, as you grow into your career as a designer, you are not going to perpetuate that same type of practice.”  
[**The Guide to Design**](https://start.uxdesign.cc/) →

### Past & future

- [**Google sign-up**](https://trudov.com/design/the-evolution-of-the-google-sign-up-form/) →  
A tale of the Internet’s development.
- [**MacOS history**](https://www.arun.is/blog/system-preferences/) →  
The untold history of macOS system preferences.
- [**Tangled web**](https://daverupert.com/2020/09/tangled-webs/) →  
A reflection on modern web development.

### News & ideas

- [**Figma updates**](https://www.figma.com/blog/config-europe-2020-new-feature-announcements/) →  
Embracing the tension between code & design.
- [**Bland guidelines**](https://blandbook.com/) →  
A guide for brands that default to being bland.
- [**Disrespectful design**](https://somehowmanage.com/2020/09/13/disrespectful-design-users-arent-stupid-or-lazy/) →  
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### Tools & resources

- [**Nova app**](https://nova.app/) →  
A new take on the native Mac code editor.
- [**Physics simulations**](https://www.myphysicslab.com/index-en.html) →  
Tiny experiments in bringing physics to the web.
- [**Reduced motion**](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/09/design-reduced-motion-sensitivities/) →  
Designing for people with motion sensitivities.


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