New-manager syndrome, trusting your intuition, AI-generated avatars — and more UX this week
Tags: design, designthinking, hotthisweek, startup
Published: 2019-09-28 15:14:32

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title: New-manager syndrome, trusting your intuition, AI-generated avatars — and more UX this week
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#### _A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective._

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[**Avoiding the new-manager syndrome in design**](https://dev.to/uxcollective/avoiding-the-new-manager-syndrome-in-design-5gpc) →

“Dear younger me,

You finally scored that promotion you’ve been looking for, right? You’re now a manager. I’m really excited for you; this is the first step of something big. Make sure to celebrate this promotion with your loved ones. Yep, go ahead and get drunk tonight; you don’t need to act professional all the time.”

[**Continue reading**](https://dev.to/uxcollective/avoiding-the-new-manager-syndrome-in-design-5gpc)

- [**Intuition vs. Data**](https://matthewstrom.com/writing/intuition/) →  
When data is king, trust your intuition.
- [**Design Outcome**](https://designnotes.substack.com/p/what-makes-a-great-design-outcome) →  
Defining success for you and your users.
- [**Green Exit Signs**](https://uxdesign.cc/if-red-means-emergency-why-are-exit-signs-green-111760c217c1?source=friends_link&sk=00e72785a8b06d7c09ce5031434f0648) →  
If red = emergency, why are exit signs green?


### Stories from the community

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[**Designer pedigree is nonsense: it’s the work, not the school**](https://uxdesign.cc/designer-pedigree-is-nonsense-its-the-work-not-the-school-bb1cfa8e48f7?source=friends_link&sk=c81bddb297e3bae9e6871c8061e386e3) →  
By [Michael McWatters](https://medium.com/u/4e0bea5561d9)

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[**How to make sense of Inherited Design**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-make-sense-of-inherited-design-17b7495362bb?source=friends_link&sk=f70813f2946ab447e45c03c59f64819f) →  
By [@kingsidharth](https://medium.com/u/ea17deaeaa97)

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[**Embracing imperfection in UX design**](https://uxdesign.cc/embracing-imperfection-in-ux-design-d99223359adc?source=friends_link&sk=85aeb3eb17e5fe7b25a02e37fd682497) →  
By [Marc Machenheimer](https://medium.com/u/7d48c38e42c9)

More top stories:

- [**UX inspiration from history: made in the Soviet Union**](https://uxdesign.cc/ux-inspiration-from-history-made-in-the-soviet-union-71cb969f1dd?source=friends_link&sk=3ebb8bf337e8242b6a79d968eec69e91) →  
By [Taras Savytskyi](https://medium.com/u/a2699ed45a76)
- [**We need to talk about the plague of designer’s insecurity**](https://uxdesign.cc/we-need-to-talk-about-the-plague-of-designers-insecurity-f35d6d645581?source=friends_link&sk=e7d7fee0240e5679399c64567485f0de) →  
By [Kautsar Anggakara](https://medium.com/u/75628a4fa342)
- [**Should our notifications be more peaceful?**](https://uxdesign.cc/should-our-notifications-be-more-peaceful-aed3fa9d884a?source=friends_link&sk=cd502ef92bd617159ed4333909db8165) →  
By [Michael J. Fordham](https://medium.com/u/d4b2f465b56d)
- [**Make the most of your user research and synthesize like a pro**](https://uxdesign.cc/make-the-most-of-your-user-research-and-synthesize-like-a-pro-5ae3fad23fc5?source=friends_link&sk=6d021ed7fa9eb6447fa5aa8c79fb68a1) →  
By [Joe Lalley](https://medium.com/u/1baa1daeb83c)
- [**Duolingo, this is what you are missing — a UX analysis**](https://uxdesign.cc/duolingo-this-is-what-you-are-missing-7ba66559355a?source=friends_link&sk=836c2611471ec0ab76758a41814ef9e9) →  
By [Maria Andrea Silva](https://medium.com/u/f4e22edc4247)
- [**What samurai can teach us about UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-samurai-can-teach-us-about-ux-6a2319283178?source=friends_link&sk=3fb8c2158fda69f114be2cdf78ed0548) →  
By [Nicholas Friebel](https://medium.com/u/25eebc7a02a4)
- [**Leadership through application design**](https://uxdesign.cc/leadership-through-application-design-8f82471cb207?source=friends_link&sk=f3e51947f0b3d6e431bf2599a53b6331) →  
By [Roxanne Coburn](https://medium.com/u/4feb28585859)

### News & ideas

- [**Spoils of #Nature**](https://beside.media/dossier/spoils-of-nature-on-instagram/) →  
Those pretty Instagram shots are killing nature.
- [**Abstract Season 2**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHXxKZkeFmc&feature=youtu.be) →  
The design TV series is back to Netflix this week.
- [**70s Furniture**](https://www.ignant.com/2019/09/19/moving-mountains-distinctive-furniture-pieces-are-inspired-by-1970s-italian-interiors/) →  
Distinctive furniture inspired by the 1970s in Italy.
- [**Duolingo Rebrand**](https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_wordmark_and_identity_for_duolingo_by_johnson_banks.php) →  
The world’s largest language school has an updated brand.

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![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*JTIWKbSRG3hflV9UobNoSQ.png)<figcaption><a href="https://www.holger-huber.com/"><strong>Featured work: Holger Huber</strong></a> →</figcaption>

### Tools & resources

- [**100,000 AI Faces**](https://generated.photos/) →  
Human faces generated by AI for free use.
- [**Icon SVG**](https://iconsvg.xyz/) →  
Find and generate icons for your project.
- [**Patterns for AI**](https://smarterpatterns.com/) →  
An interaction library for common AI challenges.
- [**Art of Symbols**](http://artofsymbols.com/) →  
How humans use logographic symbols to communicate complex ideas.

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