Accessibility Myths, Planet-Centered Design, History of Grids — and more UX this week
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Published: 2019-11-02 15:36:47

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title: Accessibility Myths, Planet-Centered Design, History of Grids — and more UX this week
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date: 2019-11-02 12:48:05 UTC
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- [**Ultra Accessible**](https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/accessibility/how-accessible-design-helps-everyone/) →  
How accessible design helps everyone.
- [**Five UX Senses**](https://medium.com/hubspot-product/the-five-senses-of-ux-447968f62760) →  
Senses we rely on in pursuit of good UX.
- [**Color Myths**](https://uxmovement.com/buttons/the-myths-of-color-contrast-accessibility) →  
Famous myths of color contrast accessibility.

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### Stories from the community

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[**The traps of standardized measures**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-traps-of-standardized-measures-57b88351cb2d?source=friends_link&sk=4bc535d1bb0c42066de16800bc1a3932) →

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[**Design annotations that will make your developers happy**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-annotations-that-will-make-your-developers-happy-d376d4453d9d?source=friends_link&sk=59849c7b8c6a90970a6483cfed01fd7e) →

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[**Helping people with anxiety navigate your website**](https://uxdesign.cc/5-tips-to-help-people-with-anxiety-navigate-your-website-e20ab4bbdb1d?source=friends_link&sk=82cb696f0004d8cda7e51d11ee2f9e60) →

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- [**Presenting your design to stakeholders**](https://uxdesign.cc/presenting-your-design-to-stakeholders-1695526a1457?source=friends_link&sk=e35512f1e3cbc3f396e3463f7d88b777) →
- [**Can we scale Empathy with AI?**](https://uxdesign.cc/design-in-the-age-of-ai-aa0385e82efc?source=friends_link&sk=e39f0a88bb171a81fb888c7b12b2e925) ** ** →
- [**The fallacy of easy**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-fallacy-of-easy-a89ef864759b?source=friends_link&sk=d01c4572dcd2175dba7f0c2301cf0a12) ** ** →
- [**Prioritizing your monster product: a framework for prioritization**](https://uxdesign.cc/prioritizing-your-monster-product-a-framework-for-prioritization-220ea339540d?source=friends_link&sk=40ed5beb6291db3391b76fa5c606acf3) →
- [**UX exclusive: fake news, lies & myths**](https://uxdesign.cc/ux-exclusive-fake-news-lies-myths-6df83cda9684?source=friends_link&sk=f31f589f3534acf5e0e89e65c837ab8c) ** ** →
- [**Tripping over the truth: a new mindset for failing**](https://uxdesign.cc/tripping-over-the-truth-a-new-mindset-for-failing-72a2c5324544?source=friends_link&sk=65d759f043e119515d274201ecbb7f08) ** ** →

### News & ideas

- [**Hell-vetica**](https://hellveticafont.com/) →  
A Halloween font to scare your designer friends.
- [**Urban Tetris**](https://www.behance.net/gallery/85263787/urban-tetris) →  
Abstract urban shapes in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- [**Social Chaos?**](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/social-media-has-not-destroyed-a-generation/) →  
Social media has _not_ destroyed a generation
- [**Planet Design**](https://www.wecreatefutures.com/blog/what-is-planet-centric-design) →  
The role of designers in planet-centric design.

### Tools & resources

- [**Variable Fonts**](https://www.variable-fonts.com/) →  
More samples of type that adapt to its context.
- [**Builder X**](https://builderx.io/) →  
Browser-based design tool that codes React.
- [**Designer FM**](https://designer.fm/) →  
Podcast about being a designer in a tech world.
- [**History of Grids**](https://webflow.com/blog/history-of-grids) →  
From the printing press to modern web design.


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