Anti-design trends, Figma low code, presidential debates
Tags: marketing, startup, design, productivity
Published: 2020-10-03 13:49:10

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The world is burning.

- [**Not a drill**](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/25/this-is-not-drill-reichstag-is-burning/) →  
The Reichstag is burning.
- [**End of tourism**](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jun/18/end-of-tourism-coronavirus-pandemic-travel-industry) →  
Is there any way to reinvent an industry?
- [**Debate redesign**](https://uxdesign.cc/reshaping-the-format-of-the-presidential-debates-fcb04b8db04a?source=friends_link&sk=77c436c1d2b336b610cb6e4de1e5bd46) →  
Redesigning the format of presidential debates.


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[**Figma Low Code: a new way to tackle design hand-offs**](https://uxdesign.cc/figma-low-code-a-new-way-to-tackle-design-hand-offs-a72cb109a455?source=friends_link&sk=752b6e2b4933b564aa0e1184453805cd) →  
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[**The 5 main anti-trends in design**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-5-main-anti-trends-in-design-e5629c1b217d?source=friends_link&sk=0fc754c70247e90562136249e90a9b33) →  
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- [**Stop racing toward the generic**](https://uxdesign.cc/stop-racing-toward-the-generic-ef081923b1c0?source=friends_link&sk=11bb3f7a5fea32398fe9ec5cf5cf3914) →  
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- [**Duolingo character**](https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/26/21456628/duolingo-app-design-characters-language) →  
Designing the new characters for Duolingo.
- [**Web apps**](https://www.robinrendle.com/notes/web-apps-are-not-a-thing-please-stop) →  
Web apps are not a thing, please stop.
- [**UI developers**](https://dev.to/s2engineers/ui-developers-are-still-underestimated-3c0g) →  
They are still underestimated.

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How to emulate vision deficiencies in DevTools.
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Create custom illustrations in Figma.
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Tag, organize & prioritize your Slack messages.


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