Prototyping Myths, UI Cheat Sheet, Responsive AR — and more UX links this week
Tags: productdesign, ui, startup, design
Published: 2019-07-20 18:53:50

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

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*OSqr8_BNn3KgpzGU.jpg)

- [**Dark Patterns**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-possibility-gap-its-time-to-label-this-dark-pattern-4bd627978a6?source=friends_link&sk=2c69f6e8fc2c166f822c7c15659089bf) →  
It’s time to label dark patterns for what they are.
- [**Not a Designer**](https://uxdesign.cc/lets-be-honest-not-everyone-is-a-designer-and-that-s-okay-318159e6c742?source=friends_link&sk=59a3e71cd60cf82c64f73186eede11ab) →  
Not everyone is a designer — and that’s okay.
- [**Intentional Value**](https://uxdesign.cc/create-value-not-a-game-of-chance-2bef9933ed2f) →  
Get rid of infinite scrolling and focus on creating intentional, not accidental, value.


### Stories from the community

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/960/0*fJXeYp3EqdioCmma.gif)

[**Myths about high-fidelity prototyping**](https://uxdesign.cc/4-myths-busted-about-hi-fi-prototyping-44508ad85f15?source=friends_link&sk=d3688f369f8d4b596c5f7840bdd61368) →  
Misconceptions and learnings on hi-fi prototypes.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/566/0*rWlNNK0mLqJpOJw-.jpg)

[**Design tools are holding us back**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-tools-are-holding-us-back-1aca266b333e?source=friends_link&sk=759131de0cce0b6e40010acbe659a6e3) →  
Our tools still use workflows and features from graphic design.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*1KQxEaynN3l-uskr.gif)

[**UI cheat sheet: text fields**](https://uxdesign.cc/ui-cheat-sheet-text-fields-2152112615f8?source=friends_link&sk=45186712df4127e5e3ff75e36b870a15) →  
Looking at ye old humble text fields and how to style them.

More top stories:

- [**Hope my Medium article could improve Medium**](https://uxdesign.cc/hope-my-medium-article-could-improve-medium-a-ux-case-study-ac05ac72f6bd?source=friends_link&sk=0b4e7ba9a799be9bf1efd1bf3a46824b) →
- [**Why meetings with sticky notes are not my favorite**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-meetings-with-sticky-notes-c827c553545e?source=friends_link&sk=5681d86f3976915272e24d1cbe1e0352) →
- [**How I built my UX portfolio from scratch**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-i-designed-and-built-my-ux-design-portfolio-from-scratch-f1f9b5261029?source=friends_link&sk=efd6b8aae25229f6ad0c21b406b127d5) →

### News & ideas

- [**Responsive AR**](https://www.torch.app/blog/foundational-ideas-responsive-augmented-reality-content) →  
Foundational ideas for responsive AR content.
- [**Title Scream**](https://www.titlescream.com/) →  
Type + graphic inspiration from 8/16-bit games.
- [**Deep Learning**](https://tabnine.com/blog/deep) →  
Autocomplete with deep learning for developers.
- [**Not a Problem**](https://www.demilked.com/useless-inventions-matt-benedetto/) →  
Inventions that solve problems that don’t exist.

### Featured work

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*dXwZj1u9kOx7VuEX.jpg)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*19SsO_sb_rb4PSBU.png)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*Mg3XzCFaWGABWrD-.png)

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*VYJHqskAsixTvYM0.jpg)

[**By Quan Ha**](https://dribbble.com/quanht) →

### Tools & resources

- [**Fonts Guide**](https://betterwebtype.com/articles/2019/07/14/recognising-font-styles/) →  
A guide to the vast universe of font styles.
- [**Tandem Chat**](https://tandem.chat/) →  
A virtual Slack office for remote teams.
- [**Brill App**](https://brill.app/) →  
Save time digitizing notes with photos or speech.
- [**Accessible Colors**](http://clrs.cc/a11y/) →  
Mix these colors to create accessible themes.

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