Times New Arial, Dropdown UI, Voice Research — and more UX this week
Tags: design, visualdesign, hotthisweek, productdesign
Published: 2020-04-25 15:22:31

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title: Times New Arial, Dropdown UI, Voice Research — and more UX this week
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date: 2020-04-25 12:24:02 UTC
tags: design,visual-design,hot-this-week,product-design
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#### A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.


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Please don’t drink bleach.

- [**Testing Voice**](https://alistapart.com/article/usability-testing-for-voice-content/) →  
How to run usability tests for voice content.
- [**Spotify + Figma**](https://spotify.design/articles/2020-04-20/how-spotify-works-in-figma/) →  
How Spotify organizes work and collaboration.
- [**Roam Research**](https://nesslabs.com/roam-research) →  
A note taking method for networked thought.


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### From the collective

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[**Design research is only as good as the action it enables**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-research-is-only-as-good-as-the-action-it-enables-843e09fb7d84?source=friends_link&sk=d63a9ebea215602fd0478594c91c4711) →  
By [Kajsa Westman](https://medium.com/u/9e7b410f1e39)

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[**Why visual design skills aren’t optional anymore**](https://uxdesign.cc/ux-designers-visual-design-skills-arent-optional-anymore-23f9fc7077c0?source=friends_link&sk=9965ae530be4a5efb6b00710754d14bc) →  
By [Sean Dexter](https://medium.com/u/67e9df025a44)

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[**10 ways to improve dropdown UI**](https://uxdesign.cc/10-ways-to-improve-dropdowns-in-ui-ux-design-59d61a304b70?source=friends_link&sk=fb1bc3c0b14903167b0feb3796dc9f11) →  
By [Danny Sapio](https://medium.com/u/ea241d603214)

More top stories:

- [**Poster prompts to avoid Design-isms**](https://uxdesign.cc/poster-prompts-for-avoiding-design-isms-8be43625c482?source=friends_link&sk=2e71af0bee482c4adaa52796f6e31629) →  
By [Josh Munn](https://medium.com/u/5f1ad27ceb98)
- [**Testing and designing for Arabic-speaking users**](https://uxdesign.cc/testing-and-designing-for-arabic-speaking-users-acbe701b9fed?source=friends_link&sk=1ea455fa6f372d6a1c377155fcb123e8) →  
By [Sarah Abdallah](https://medium.com/u/19f25b216bed)
- [**Social acceptability of user interfaces**](https://uxdesign.cc/social-acceptability-of-user-interfaces-c25288110aaa?source=friends_link&sk=af84a4d69bd96fc8716abfda0149fe3b) →  
By [Marc Ericson Santos, PhD](https://medium.com/u/2863675bf882)
- [**Four foundations for expanding your business impact as a Designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/four-foundations-for-expanding-your-business-impact-as-a-designer-a5509df69ae1?source=friends_link&sk=ebb60ddbfaa52a246336f064db8b6e97) →  
By [Victor Salciotti](https://medium.com/u/5fecd260ea77)
- [**How to adapt your UX for China**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-adapt-your-ux-for-china-73f2ab789570?source=friends_link&sk=5b1526978cf01fd223aeed791344403c) →  
By [Sebastian Mueller](https://medium.com/u/4b4e075e9b81)
- [**When you don’t have polished mocks to show, your portfolio IS the portfolio**](https://uxdesign.cc/ux-design-portfolios-a-challenge-f98d44f540bd?source=friends_link&sk=b35758950e42632d4f2abdf51cb46614) →  
By [Jess Vice](https://medium.com/u/530f282ea8da)
- [**What kind of a designer are you? (a quiz)**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-kind-of-a-designer-are-you-236c2ed16f5f?source=friends_link&sk=ac8bb9a65acf75edd4875f9cb3aa3771) →  
By [Diana Malewicz](https://medium.com/u/a5f0023e15de)

### News & ideas

- [**Covid-19 Ads**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM3J9jDoaTA) →  
Every commercial is exactly the same.
- [**Times New Arial**](https://timesnewarial.liebermannkiepereddemann.de/) →  
A variable font with the best of two worlds.
- [**Small Shelters**](https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TOKYO-HOMES/dgkvlabxpbx/) →  
Life indoors in Tokyo’s cramped homes.
- [**GrindrAirbnbUberExposed**](http://www.grindruberairbnb.exposed/) →  
Art performance guided by mobile UI.

### Counter-argument

1. [**Scaling UX Research: how to train an army of (non)researchers**](https://uxdesign.cc/training-an-army-of-non-researchers-7a1853553b5?source=friends_link&sk=0e337214d599e081ba0d1391a2ba4e2d) →
2. [**Un-democratising UX Research**](https://uxdesign.cc/undemocratising-user-research-6897e6f4cf72?source=friends_link&sk=4130b59dd5c8dcd33df57d3943e8cb53) ** ** →
3. [**The difference between defending and gatekeeping UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-difference-between-defending-and-gatekeeping-uxd-66c4dab96fff?source=friends_link&sk=3cd8b75955d140e5ed26c9aa0f329d47) ** ** →

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![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*c6kvr7WHKvxIeaQuc15wug.jpeg)<figcaption><a href="http://pauljung.co.uk/">Featured work: Paul Jung</a> →</figcaption>

### Tools & resources

- [**Interface in Game**](https://interfaceingame.com/) →  
Collection of game UI, screenshots, and clips.
- [**Inside a Dev’s Mind**](https://jkettmann.com/how-do-you-plan-a-ui-feature/) →  
How do you plan a UI feature?
- [**Zoom BGs**](https://www.teleportmeetings.space/) →  
Curated background wallpapers for video chat.
- [**Getting it Done**](https://www.lukeleighfield.fyi/blog/tools) →  
28 tools to get things done.


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