Design eating code, Figma tips for messy designers — and more UX this week
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Published: 2020-08-08 13:22:09

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[**Ending the arms race in the tech industry**](https://uxdesign.cc/ending-the-arms-race-in-the-tech-industry-d02a727bbef5?source=friends_link&sk=a76f89b80db8396b5b0f7f0a90981f86) →  
By [Radhika Dutt](https://medium.com/u/692845e4406)

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[**The usability issue that caused 1 death and 38 injuries**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-usability-issue-that-caused-1-death-and-38-injuries-97911dfa5c7f?source=friends_link&sk=bbca64a491de526915866c7076f21683) →  
By [Hossein Raspberry](https://medium.com/u/cb02c9378c36)

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[**Time to redesign America**](https://uxdesign.cc/time-to-redesign-america-f2b1f459691a?source=friends_link&sk=4dcaf13aab7f07359429053d2d34990d) →  
By [Do Big Good](https://medium.com/u/168127823b37)

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[**5 Figma tips from a reformed messy designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/5-figma-tips-from-a-reformed-messy-designer-95b232bd58d4?source=friends_link&sk=7de9fc5a5ee3634014c091536992f827) →  
By [Scott Oliveri](https://medium.com/u/d5d9d4cf873)

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[**Design is eating code, even as software eats the world**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-is-eating-code-even-as-software-eats-the-world-f40195982a08?source=friends_link&sk=d8ad920d578264fe7b9b792322e3d4f8) →  
By [Andrew Jones](https://medium.com/u/b2d8565f65a)

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By [Manuel Sirch](https://medium.com/u/861b2a7b3816)
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By [Christian Jensen](https://medium.com/u/8ffdf4b2a919)
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- [**Standards**](https://standards.site/) →  
A new way to design brand guidelines.
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A UX experiment of journaling with users.
- [**UX of Lego**](https://www.designedbycave.co.uk/2020/LEGO-Interface-UX/) →  
Learning the basics of physical interfaces.
- [**Generative logo**](https://components.ai/notes/logo/) →  
An experiment on dynamic logo design.

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### Tools & resources

- [**The Architecture of Information**](https://thearchitectureofinformation.com/) →  
Information architecture in everyday products. By [Jorge Arango](https://medium.com/u/6220261a62d2)
- [**Fonts in the wild**](https://www.fontsinthewild.com/) →  
It’s like… Fonts. But in the wild.
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