Becoming a Manager, Neumorphism, CSS Stats — and more UX this week
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Published: 2020-02-22 17:32:05

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title: Becoming a Manager, Neumorphism, CSS Stats — and more UX this week
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#### A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.

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[**Wait, do you really want to become a design manager?**](https://uxdesign.cc/wait-do-you-really-want-to-become-a-design-manager-59736d8d1890?source=friends_link&sk=32e1113737583382e098724f2ee875fd) →

As part of the mentorship sessions I have been running for the past couple years, one question frequently comes up: “What do I have to do to become a design manager?”

The question often comes from designers who have been at a Senior level for some time, now looking to be promoted to a Lead/Manager role in their companies. Instead of prematurely jumping into giving them tactical advice, I throw back another question that can often feel unsettling: “Why?”  
[**Continue reading**](https://uxdesign.cc/wait-do-you-really-want-to-become-a-design-manager-59736d8d1890?source=friends_link&sk=32e1113737583382e098724f2ee875fd)

- [**Iconic Icons**](https://medium.com/microsoft-design/iconic-icons-designing-the-world-of-windows-5e70e25e5416) →  
Microsoft on designing new Windows icons.
- [**On Design Thinking**](https://nplusonemag.com/issue-35/reviews/on-design-thinking/) →  
To a person with a hammer, everything is a nail.
- [**Delightful Emails**](https://www.uxdetails.com/tempo/) →  
UI that can change how you think about email.


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### Stories from the community

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[**Overcoming skill plateaus as a designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-break-out-of-your-plateau-as-a-designer-7cb762d1039f?source=friends_link&sk=7fd541b057a96212bc22631b0bfd590b) →  
By [Richard Yang](https://medium.com/u/2a9f880c2489)

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[**Which UX Research method should you use?**](https://uxdesign.cc/which-ux-research-methodology-should-you-use-chart-included-fd85dd2cd4bd?source=friends_link&sk=cb42f2f2453e67db17453a65560045de) →  
By [Nikki Anderson](https://medium.com/u/e8ac30bd8165)

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[**Neumorphism: the zombie trend**](https://uxdesign.cc/neumorphism-the-zombie-trend-88cff23de46b?source=friends_link&sk=6571dcc52a1814783489c6ad7e260813) →  
By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)

More top stories:

- [**What is a mental model and how does it relate to user experience?**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-is-a-mental-model-and-how-does-it-relate-to-user-experience-eabf2b5278a2?source=friends_link&sk=c93b33f54a0a8481a4b184facdec7232) →  
By [Tania Vieira](https://medium.com/u/ce20ef22bcd)
- [**5 emerging themes from the Interaction 20 conference**](https://uxdesign.cc/interaction-20-top-5-themes-ce91c4f7132d?source=friends_link&sk=5d9f5b45c6ef044827aeb0575ec50f5d) →  
By [Lily Kollé](https://medium.com/u/578df81294f6)
- [**Japan in the eyes of a user experience designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/japan-in-the-eyes-of-a-user-experience-designer-1f9c4ebdc69c?source=friends_link&sk=53c66aabefd6c23f5b4594c3a386dcd0) →  
By [Luis](https://medium.com/u/71f5497d099b)
- [**Change in Google Search is killing it**](https://uxdesign.cc/change-in-google-search-is-killing-it-e52a098b271e?source=friends_link&sk=6cb7391b1013a918f2e1f8fa2a597a0a) →  
By [Lance Ng](https://medium.com/u/ab685c989c2d)
- [**The gender of the user does not matter. Period.**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-gender-of-the-user-does-not-matter-period-afd683d016ed?source=friends_link&sk=5fc55edaf43366b05f83506c858e391d) →  
By [Marcus Lyra](https://medium.com/u/af8fdb017f2d)
- [**20 levers for communicating the business impact of Design**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-20-levers-for-return-on-design-25c895473327?source=friends_link&sk=92cd41546bf540ae265370b7360e4f6e) →  
By [Enrique Allen](https://medium.com/u/6096bf8077ef)

### News & ideas

- [**Oldest Companies**](https://businessfinancing.co.uk/the-oldest-company-in-almost-every-country/) →  
A map with the oldest company in every country.
- [**Lyrics Do Not Exist**](https://theselyricsdonotexist.com/) →  
Lyrics generated using Artificial Intelligence.
- [**Unfinished Internet**](https://neilpatil.me/2020/02/15/Unfinished-Internet.html) →  
The side effects of an internet we haven’t built.
- [**Destructive Design**](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/nyregion/what-we-lose-by-hiring-someone-to-pick-up-our-avocados-for-us.html) →  
What we lose by hiring someone to pick up avocados for us.

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![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*JgtsL2aTbS8xXhAQSt6mJA.jpeg)<figcaption><a href="https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_and_identity_for_mixcloud_by_output.php">Featured work: Mixcloud rebranding</a> →</figcaption>

### Tools & resources

- [**Neumorphic UI Kit**](https://www.figma.com/community/file/811614405260558604) →  
A Figma file with neumorphic UI components.
- [**CSS Stats**](https://cssstats.com/) →  
Analytics and visualizations for your stylesheets.
- [**Behavioral Toolkit**](https://behaviourkit.com/) →  
Behavioral sciences combined with design.
- [**Draft XR**](https://www.draftxr.com/) →  
Create VR interfaces in Adobe XD, test in VR.


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