Finding time to design, design system trackers, leading-trim — and more UX this week
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Published: 2020-08-29 13:42:08

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title: Finding time to design, design system trackers, leading-trim — and more UX this week
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### Finding time to design, design system trackers, leading-trim — and more UX this week

#### Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.

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[**José Torre: Becoming a leader on your own terms**](https://uxdesign.cc/becoming-a-leader-on-your-own-terms-jos%C3%A9-torre-7788085cd64?source=friends_link&sk=97d9dc84a40af7065962cf8a3bfa9cb0) →  
“Individual contributors are still very undervalued and underutilized in most companies. Especially when it comes to compensation, I imagine we end up losing a lot of great talent because they want to make more money and the only way for them to do that is to start managing other people and stop making things.”


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### Stories from the community

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[**How can you find time to design?**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-can-you-find-time-to-design-cc9a4e3a2b5d?source=friends_link&sk=d643c2f939093edace25a87a1bc78c3f) →  
By [José Torre](https://medium.com/u/463659dc147f)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*P8kJiIEyxHYuli4-.png)

[**Stop building Design Systems without a tracker**](https://uxdesign.cc/stop-building-design-systems-without-a-tracker-2568f102362d?source=friends_link&sk=8ad06f6eebce602cb3500c48459e2d28) →  
By [Sandra Schaus](https://medium.com/u/e128261fdbad)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/900/0*ZjmRwEeD9-n--HTG.png)

[**Observing the Double Diamond process in practice**](https://uxdesign.cc/observing-the-double-diamond-process-in-practice-7c3c7c33a2ba?source=friends_link&sk=9c5d04b64ae057353bd1fb90d0bfe568) →  
By [Teisanu Tudor](https://medium.com/u/e1989ec33960)

More top stories:

- [**Beyond empathy in design**](https://uxdesign.cc/beyond-empathy-in-design-f0f294c977b6?source=friends_link&sk=78b92f9169a02f29d59824757ba8cab8) →  
By [Caitlin Chase](https://medium.com/u/c6f27d2bfd15)
- [**This call may be monitored for user experience purposes**](https://uxdesign.cc/this-call-may-be-monitored-for-user-experience-purposes-f8b8d9530700?source=friends_link&sk=bfbdbfc8af54dd5b6f07e0954d1b7c1b) →  
By [John Mackey](https://medium.com/u/2cb262cbda8d)
- [**The yet unexplored knowledge source for designers**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-yet-unexplored-knowledge-source-for-designers-134fd7848434?source=friends_link&sk=d8807059b3a2652c9776abd55ca7d5ef) →  
By [Luciano Infanti](https://medium.com/u/d42f71e111ed)
- [**The unexpected gentrification of user experience**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-unexpected-gentrification-of-user-experience-81f5d0cb6a40?source=friends_link&sk=97f7ad0301dffe904346df3bb43b4032) →  
By [Luis Berumen Castro](https://medium.com/u/83a769045ea8)
- [**Reducing design debt: how to fix the tracks while the train is running**](https://uxdesign.cc/reducing-design-debt-how-to-fix-the-tracks-while-the-train-is-running-3746be4606f6?source=friends_link&sk=29eb28ae5eb861e874e7dd91d4b8b7f9) →  
By [Antonio Solano](https://medium.com/u/95cc5160b67e)

### News & ideas

- [**No excuses**](https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/08/25/enough-with-the-excuses-here-s-where-start-if-you-re-serious-about-finding-diverse) →  
Where to start looking for diverse talent.
- [**Bro bias**](https://uxdesign.cc/erase-bias-by-erasing-bro-culture-58e10bf582df?source=friends_link&sk=d0154df6c420b0543b5555e5afe520c3) →  
Erase bias by erasing “bro” culture. By [Kristina Rudolph](https://medium.com/u/32bcc8a703)
- [**Gamification²**](https://reallifemag.com/the-gamification-of-games/) →  
When play becomes about data collection.
- [**Peanut butter ML**](https://www.ethanrosenthal.com/2020/08/25/optimal-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwiches/) →  
Using machine learning for the perfect sandwich.
- [**The black panther**](https://fontsinuse.com/uses/35077/the-black-panther-typography) →  
Typography for maximum community impact.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*vSVFA6Z7qcgBE0Zj.jpg)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*ti2JSnTsgfmSw-lV.jpg)<figcaption><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clairesalvo/"><strong>Featured work: Claire Salvo</strong></a> →</figcaption>

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### Tools & resources

- [**Leading-trim**](https://matthiasott.com/notes/the-thing-with-leading-in-css) →  
The future of digital typesetting is here.
- [**Death to John Doe**](https://uxdesign.cc/death-to-john-doe-a-beginners-guide-to-persona-creation-e3ecd36fbe0b?source=friends_link&sk=52c3690a49f6b15e007677723b65107f) →  
A beginner’s guide to persona creation. By [Brett Cooper](https://medium.com/u/21ace4fb6657)
- [**BLM action**](https://collectiveaction.tech/blm) →  
A guide for tech workers to support anti-racism.
- [**UI design basics**](https://uxdesign.cc/ui-design-basics-how-to-start-ffbbdd735c8a?source=friends_link&sk=1ce2e845a14d9abcf428a710f64e8fa0) →  
Starting a mobile app project from scratch. By [Michal Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/fde1eb3eb589)
- [**SVG icons**](https://heroicons.com/) →  
Clean and simple (and free) icons.


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