Information overload, Facebook Libra, baseline grids — and more UX links this week
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Published: 2019-06-23 11:42:38

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#### A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.

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- [**How to combat with info overload**](https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/information-overload-why-it-matters-and-how-to-combat-it) →  
How to avoid presenting so much data that you leave the user unable to make a decision.
- [**Marking required fields in forms**](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/required-fields/) →  
Using asterisk for required fields, or indicating the ones that are optional?
- [**Experimenting in UX research**](https://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2019/06/practicing-what-you-preach-experimenting-and-iterating-in-ux-research.php) →  
Design thinking, failing fast, iterating, and other popular design buzzwords.


### Stories from the community

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[**One design concept, infinite revisions?**](https://uxdesign.cc/one-design-concept-infinite-revisions-b815a75a1acd?source=friends_link&sk=845bb60b4358f5dd9f2075f87370ffab) →  
On building flexibility into your creative process.  
By [Benek Lisefski](https://medium.com/u/1933a0f84e4b)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/566/0*qOykKc5eYqDuZOx1.jpg)

[**How to improve your product with Lean UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-improve-your-digital-product-with-lean-ux-methodology-1b6ad6e57020?source=friends_link&sk=5d36d78ec0cef68d122ee8bf1f32a63b) →  
Processes that are quick, sustainable, and flexible.  
By [Adam Fard](https://medium.com/u/1c3087c41151)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/566/0*bNl_Br-jU7u1yqS5.jpg)

[**How I overcame the fear of testing my design**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-i-overcame-the-fear-of-testing-my-design-cfe69d35886b?source=friends_link&sk=4fc1637b3d2ab3d56ae826ff3bbc9f93) →  
Who loves the feeling of being rejected?  
By [Porhour LY](https://medium.com/u/5c4a4778bcd4)

More top stories:

- [**The UI commute: why screens are burning you out**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-ui-commute-the-actual-reason-why-screens-are-burning-you-out-4634121305aa?source=friends_link&sk=7165a95f6bdda181daa100299649dc72) →  
By [Stefan Nikolovski](https://medium.com/u/f87e88da918b)
- [**How good UX leads to great security**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-good-ux-leads-to-great-security-293327c83a90?source=friends_link&sk=31b53f8cf5c3e8a9443663aac28422a8) →  
By [Josh Ben-David](https://medium.com/u/5ad1a767bcce)
- [**Writing a press release before jumping into Design**](https://uxdesign.cc/a-press-release-before-ux-design-df250539c974?source=friends_link&sk=44e8b59ecab64dab5c11a3c5e919d7ef) →  
By [Shani Prathibha](https://medium.com/u/26dfe01d202f)
- [**3 ways of thinking about accessibility**](https://uxdesign.cc/3-ways-of-thinking-about-accessibility-c2f791e683f5?source=friends_link&sk=a4f47869e29832383f52c9c39b5c148c) →  
By [Alastair Somerville](https://medium.com/u/cddafb176d61)
- [**What is the role of an AI designer?**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-is-the-role-of-an-a-i-designer-6943711046ec?source=friends_link&sk=01ce606d7876d76ffe064affdb2b3e8b) →  
By [Amanda Linden](https://medium.com/u/3f17faeb1605)
- [**The illusion of different design processes**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-illusion-of-different-design-processes-dc5bed14a7e7?source=friends_link&sk=e42baa9c38ed681ae4511965e49065cc) →  
By [Maximilian Schmidt](https://medium.com/u/65de1a3e47c)
- [**The things we forget on the inside looking out**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-things-we-forget-on-the-inside-looking-out-4a6907f2952c?source=friends_link&sk=9e2651ba02d0d94e9e4de50da9144f7e) →  
By [Quinn Keast](https://medium.com/u/3e06b42dd370)

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### News & ideas

- [**Facebook Libra**](https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/18/18683867/facebook-cryptocurrency-libra-calibra-trust-banking) →  
Facebook launches [Libra](https://libra.org/en-US/white-paper/) (cryptocurrency) and [Calibra](https://calibra.com/) (app), with a serious [trust problem](https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/18/18683867/facebook-cryptocurrency-libra-calibra-trust-banking).
- [**Spot the Fake**](https://www.fastcompany.com/90364471/adobe-has-an-ambitious-plan-to-help-the-public-spot-fake-images) →  
Adobe has an ambitious plan to help the public spot fake images.
- [**Atoms & Ions**](https://www.cjcid.com/articles/ions-introduction/) →  
Introducing “Ions”, an extension to the Atomic Design concept.
- [**Sustainable Web**](https://www.sustainablewebmanifesto.com/) →  
A manifesto about making the web a more sustainable, open, and honest place.

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![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*pCcGartBjIXp_raXvObwSA.png)<figcaption><a href="https://dribbble.com/LucieBajgart"><strong>Featured work: Lucie Bajgart</strong></a> →</figcaption>

### Tools & resources

- [**Iconography 101**](https://www.designsystems.com/iconography-guide/) →  
A comprehensive guide about iconography, its whys and hows.
- [**Mind Maps**](https://whimsical.com/product/introducing-whimsical-mind-maps/) →  
Whimsical is launching mind maps to help organize your ideas.
- [**Baseline Grids**](https://observablehq.com/@gianordoli/baseline-grid) →  
A thorough investigation into a commonly overlooked design element.
- [**Pock**](https://pock.dev/) →  
Display your MacOS doc on your Touch Bar.

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