Redesign Exercises, New BMW Logo, Millennial Aesthetic — and more UX this week
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Published: 2020-03-07 15:04:56

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title: Redesign Exercises, New BMW Logo, Millennial Aesthetic — and more UX this week
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date: 2020-03-07 13:38:16 UTC
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#### A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.


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- [**Inaccessible HTML**](https://daverupert.com/2020/02/html-the-inaccessible-parts/) →  
Not every part of HTML is accessible by default.
- [**Undiscoverable UI**](https://birchtree.me/blog/undiscoverable-ui-madness/) →  
The Mac interactions that are hard to discover.
- [**Cross-Cultural**](https://alistapart.com/article/cross-cultural-design/) →  
Using visual systems to eliminate guesswork.


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### **Stories from the community**

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[**Insanely fast redesign exercises**](https://uxdesign.cc/insanely-fast-redesign-exercises-a813f53f211a?source=friends_link&sk=0f5cf546c29a6766d57ad1df8d3784a1) →  
By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*UA8bILPKpKS6Il0P.png)

[**10 principles for ethical UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/10-principles-for-ethical-ux-designs-21faf5ab243d?source=friends_link&sk=2ec332e7ddbac0a4159f5dea14955b66) →  
By [Danny Sapio](https://medium.com/u/ea241d603214)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*4zkq6-6bjgGZC1Fl.png)

[**Prototyping: the mother of invention**](https://uxdesign.cc/prototyping-the-mother-of-invention-ea63d1a815b1?source=friends_link&sk=b7ea857aedb87c580682d9496fc349a1) →  
By [Darren Bennett](https://medium.com/u/fb3cb03411b6)

More top stories:

- [**AI vs UX: who wins?**](https://uxdesign.cc/ai-vs-ux-who-win-e06d42dddb5?source=friends_link&sk=1e5756e0ab5969baa4407fa59a77abf2) →  
By [Maxim Grozny](https://medium.com/u/29c5fb21405d)
- [**How to prevent user’s errors to have good usability**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-prevent-users-errors-to-have-good-usability-fa4a78b632e8?source=friends_link&sk=64518ba4d5680d2fd80d2da4da78dbd8) →  
By [Tania Vieira](https://medium.com/u/ce20ef22bcd)
- [**Designers, stop asking for a “seat at the table”**](https://uxdesign.cc/designers-stop-asking-for-a-seat-at-the-table-4ab933d7037f?source=friends_link&sk=bc655f8be25fa4e2c2f21509aaff9ac6) →  
By [Evan Osherow](https://medium.com/u/21db15a0b718)
- [**Trust models in marketplaces**](https://uxdesign.cc/trust-models-in-marketplaces-12b24555544e?source=friends_link&sk=cdf4c50d092845474f9937a8ab16446b) →  
By [Belen Vazquez](https://medium.com/u/f10f060fe88c)
- [**Design Tokens: How to use them effectively**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-tokens-how-to-use-them-effectively-d495ff05cbbf?source=friends_link&sk=366dab5869970b00cbae31027446a19b) →  
By [Ishan Manandhar](https://medium.com/u/44e810906a19)
- [**Fiverr: it’s bad, guys — it’s bad**](https://uxdesign.cc/fiverr-its-bad-guys-it-s-bad-6b3ed2d78400?source=friends_link&sk=5a4d320ff5030dd1ca16bb98ac067b6c) →  
By [Geoffrey Bunting](https://medium.com/u/9d51ea590db7)
- [**Your product experience is only as good as its weakest moment**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-for-moments-1d55f88f8013?source=friends_link&sk=f1559aac0e55e5dbf9206bbbdf849c02) →  
By [Joe Johnston](https://medium.com/u/6c467f7331d)

### News & ideas

- [**Twitter’s Fleets**](https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/4/21163877/twitter-stories-test-brazil-fleets-ephemeral) →  
Twitter is testing ephemeral tweets in Brazil.
- [**BMW’s New Logo**](https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/4/21163766/bmw-new-flat-logo-design-bad-transparent-background-cars) →  
And why not everyone is happy about it.
- [**Millennial Aesthetic**](https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/will-the-millennial-aesthetic-ever-end.html) →  
Will it ever end?
- [**Horrifying Startups**](https://thebolditalic.com/the-horrifying-things-ive-seen-as-an-office-manager-in-silicon-valley-8b572c6a7c72) →  
Stories from an office manager in Silicon Valley.

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![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*scN0DXt6p4uUc1c7JC6F-Q.png)<figcaption><a href="https://www.wvth.nl/">Featured work: Wesley van ’t Hart</a> →</figcaption>

### Tools & resources

- [**Variable Fonts**](https://variablefonts.io/) →  
A complete guide to variable fonts.
- [**Box Alignment**](https://ishadeed.com/article/learn-box-alignment/) →  
Learn box alignment for CSS Grid and Flexbox.
- [**Type Foundry Index**](https://type.lol/) →  
Loved and respected foundries and designers.
- [**CSS Simpsons**](https://pattle.github.io/simpsons-in-css/) →  
Simpsons characters made in pure CSS.


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