The 3-click myth, best Figma plugins, power of visuals — and more UX links this week
Tags: hotthisweek, productmanagement, startup, design
Published: 2019-08-17 14:41:19

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


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- [**Designer vs Corporation**](https://uxdesign.cc/designer-vs-corporation-8087780cb1a6?source=friends_link&sk=f3c3540a6fa7978cd0b0a93ba43bfc05) →  
7 tips to thrive as a creative in a corporate environment.
- [**3-Click Myth**](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/3-click-rule/) →  
Why the 3-click rule is an arbitrary rule not backed by data.
- [**Cookie-Cutter System**](https://www.abstract.com/blog/cookie-cutter-design-system-lyft/) →  
Why a cookie-cutter design system won’t work for your org.


### Stories from the community

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[**When every product of design is one of opinion**](https://uxdesign.cc/when-every-product-of-design-is-one-of-opinion-86a4f3dcdbec?source=friends_link&sk=60f38e4e50df523a39c4dae60726cac1) →

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[**The power of visual in product design**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-power-of-visual-in-product-design-e1308542698b?source=friends_link&sk=859f609abcfbe9051e8482a452747d05) →

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[**UX vs. business goals: finding the balance**](https://uxdesign.cc/user-experience-vs-business-goals-finding-the-balance-7507ac85b0a9?source=friends_link&sk=383c0d076e6be6c7a829cb47e2a30807) →

More top stories:

- [**Usability testing and how to convince stakeholders**](https://uxdesign.cc/usability-testing-and-how-to-convince-your-stakeholders-ac4198cc08b8?source=friends_link&sk=71b2097af29f7a4fee063d772adf4a6a) →
- [**The 15 best Figma plugins (so far)**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-15-best-figma-plugins-for-designers-so-far-84332ab1a61?source=friends_link&sk=b632728eb54f6cc618a7b4acd4925f7b) →
- [**Bauhaus: 100 years of a great school**](https://uxdesign.cc/bauhaus-100-years-of-a-great-school-d6736a725d2d?source=friends_link&sk=372599238e0c55d8dc176846ed12b4a4) ** ** →
- [**Using the power of familiarity in design**](https://uxdesign.cc/familiarity-in-design-70df1979f80?source=friends_link&sk=44e8f490fa9fd0c7fc9e03c2c1e42b55) ** ** →
- [**If I have 6 hours to chop down a tree…**](https://uxdesign.cc/if-i-have-6-hours-to-chop-down-a-tree-51dba58d9d68?source=friends_link&sk=eb37d4bba77ef8357b77506644abf176) ** ** →
- [**What to do when you know everything**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-to-do-when-you-know-everything-d5a69fc453d2?source=friends_link&sk=3b5750c8ceeca90480d7269896c68884) →
- [**Being a design leader without the title**](https://uxdesign.cc/being-a-design-leader-without-the-title-382ccf19a6f4?source=friends_link&sk=54b1c7ae3c52a72add3c05b409bc2226) ** ** →

### News & ideas

- [**Intentional vs. Emergent**](http://jordanm.co.uk/2019/07/30/intentional-and-emergent-design-systems.html) →  
Understanding two competing approaches for design systems.
- [**Dieter Rams’ Gillette**](https://www.arun.is/blog/gillette/) →  
How Dieter Rams designed one of Gillette’s most successful razors.
- [**Figma at Dropbox**](https://dropbox.design/article/design-tooling-at-scale) →  
How Dropbox Design migrated to Figma and structured a cross-platform design system.
- [**Please Like My Tool**](https://flawlessapp.io/designcommunities) →  
Study on how design software companies try to make designers love them.

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[**Featured work: Peter Francis Laxalt**](https://dribbble.com/peterlaxalt) →

### Tools & resources

- [**⌘+C**](https://copychar.cc/) →  
Copy special characters to your clipboard.
- [**UI Trial**](https://uitrial.com/) →  
Get feedback from other designers.
- [**RSS Mailer**](https://rssmailer.app/) →  
Get your RSS feeds in your inbox.
- [**ProtoPie Guide**](https://blog.protopie.io/video-series-beginners-guide-to-microinteractions-in-protopie-2a90f97039b4) →  
A beginner’s guide to interactions in ProtoPie.

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