Demigod designers, tiny icons, a language without letters — and more UX this week
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Published: 2020-08-01 13:12:34

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title: Demigod designers, tiny icons, a language without letters — and more UX this week
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Redesign everything.

- [**Google the giant**](https://themarkup.org/google-the-giant/2020/07/28/google-search-results-prioritize-google-products-over-competitors) →  
Google’s top search result? It’s Google.
- [**It’s good to talk**](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/07/thoughts-feelings-creative-wellness/) →  
Thoughts and feelings on creative wellness.
- [**Defund everything**](http://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/defund-and-redesign-everything) →  
Why we should redesign all of our institutions.


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### Stories from the community

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[**The rise of the demigod designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-rise-of-the-demi-god-designer-ef6a9e4999bc?source=friends_link&sk=d17c96331ec8f98549e5ba6b9c1ec038) →  
By [Ruth Kikin-Gil](https://medium.com/u/412b1b4fd9d6)

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[**7 future markers of diversity**](https://uxdesign.cc/7-future-markers-of-diversity-6725060a940b?source=friends_link&sk=24b402209b63eab84bcfc64098e800fd) →  
By [Vish Chopra](https://medium.com/u/307d41cb27be)

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[**The ugly truth about being a woman in tech**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-ugly-truth-about-being-a-woman-in-tech-93b11f920953?source=friends_link&sk=b2187b9d0fbbdfd4b7e0f68bba47b982) →  
By [Diana Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/a5f0023e15de)

Top stories this week:

- [**Design needs inclusive research**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-needs-inclusive-research-810eca9b6118?source=friends_link&sk=7c1a0bd3c98ae24a878e09db2a943aa6) **→**  
By [Greg Weinstein](https://medium.com/u/f98f450a79dc)
- [**The principles of user sovereignty**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-principles-of-user-sovereignty-515ac83401f6?source=friends_link&sk=d37a69c8efc8a48cdd4a23d0518ba8d0) **→**  
By [dwh](https://medium.com/u/11d33d404dac)
- [**What being Gay in Tech taught me about authenticity and UX Research**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-being-gay-in-tech-taught-me-about-authenticity-and-ux-research-5639ab87ee84?source=friends_link&sk=bf642cf8b1864eff0d161fc217cd7291) **→**  
By [Josh LaMar](https://medium.com/u/4b19995ab7ca)
- [**All you need to know about UI design Shapes and Objects**](https://uxdesign.cc/all-you-need-to-know-about-ui-design-shapes-and-objects-619c13a8523c?source=friends_link&sk=94d0141135f5719ccef3ca5c8cb5c48e) **→**  
By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)
- [**Forget nightmare clients — this is what dream clients look like**](https://uxdesign.cc/forget-nightmare-clients-this-is-what-dream-clients-look-like-4e23c6ce02a1?source=friends_link&sk=cf9c20443068c6319bac339122af477c) **→**  
By [Benek Lisefski](https://medium.com/u/1933a0f84e4b)
- [**I built a “Personal FAQ” directory on how to get into Product/Tech**](https://uxdesign.cc/i-built-a-personal-faq-directory-on-how-to-get-into-product-tech-17fa5ab6c77e?source=friends_link&sk=462bc1ed305c9d8a69f754a3ea2fb3f5) **→**  
By [Zoe Chew 🇲🇾👩‍💻📕](https://medium.com/u/808775ef59d6)
- [**Lessons learned as a school leader during remote teaching**](https://uxdesign.cc/lessons-learned-as-a-school-leader-during-remote-teaching-7b217379f0cb?source=friends_link&sk=b402ff392062295803d942501a64ccc9) **→**  
By [Primal Dhillon](https://medium.com/u/8e05164ef097)

”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/) →

### News & ideas

- [**No letters**](https://www.logodesignlove.com/yukio-ota-locos) →  
A language without letters, by Yukio Ota.
- [**Black print**](https://ilovetypography.com/2020/07/11/black-print-first-african-america-printer-publishers/) →  
Stereotypes, black pamphleteers, type history.
- [**Periodicity**](https://observablehq.com/@pierreleripoll/how-to-visualize-periodic-signals) →  
Explorations on how to visualize periodicity.
- [**Affordances**](https://matthewstrom.com/writing/the-things-of-everyday-design/) →  
The things of everyday design.

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### Tools & resources

- [**Form design**](https://gerireid.com/forms.html) →  
Best practices, research insights, and examples.
- [**Teeny icons**](https://teenyicons.com/) →  
Tiny minimal 1px icons.
- [**Handz**](https://www.handz.design/) →  
A 3D illustration library with colorful hands.
- [**Beyond responsive**](https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/designing-adaptive-components-beyond-responsive-breakpoints) →  
Designing adaptive components beyond responsive breakpoints.  
By [Stéphanie Walter](https://medium.com/u/10705d7f3221)


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