Onion design systems, accessible type, dark patterns on TikTok — and more UX this week
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Published: 2020-08-22 14:37:07

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title: Onion design systems, accessible type, dark patterns on TikTok — and more UX this week
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[**The paucity of good design**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-paucity-of-good-design-e8419fede316?source=friends_link&sk=734fd043c05e1ba035655f0e293c396b) →

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### Type, type, type

- [**A guide to understanding what makes a typeface accessible**](https://uxdesign.cc/a-guide-to-understanding-what-makes-a-typeface-accessible-and-how-to-make-informed-decisions-9e5c0b9040a0?source=friends_link&sk=926724099e17ad953a6aa59ac99c8273) →
- [**Just my type: tracing the evolution of letters**](https://uxdesign.cc/just-my-type-tracing-the-evolution-of-letters-8a337c0c8631?source=friends_link&sk=7b3287f569b3fba8fde858ec071f928c) →
- [**A full-stack designer’s take on a daily lettering challenge**](https://uxdesign.cc/a-full-stack-designers-take-on-a-daily-lettering-challenge-27385310b40a?source=friends_link&sk=9aabb50150d05d93a1ff47f250e7e0f1) →

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- [**Sync to furthest**](https://thearchitectureofinformation.com/2020/08/19/sync-to-furthest-page-read/) →  
How structural inconsistencies frustrate users.
- [**Why we interface**](https://whydoweinterface.com/) →  
An essay on the past and future of interfaces.
- [**Dark politics**](https://www.tiktok.com/@uxwithmary/video/6855745486431800582) →  
Tiktoker points dark patterns in candidates sites.
- [**Footnote usability**](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/07/usability-of-footnotes/) →  
A skeuomorph hangover from printed text days.

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### Tools & resources

- [**Just in CSS**](https://ishadeed.com/article/the-just-in-case-mindset-css/) →  
The just-in-case mindset in CSS.
- [**#CriticalAxis**](https://www.criticalaxis.org/) →  
Analyzing disability representation in media.
- [**Omatsuri**](https://omatsuri.app/) →  
Open source browser tools for everyday use.
- [**Kinopio club**](https://kinopio.club/) →  
This mindmap tool helps you with hard problems.


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