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Weekly Design Links – 12/22/20

“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” ― Robert Heinlein

“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” ― Robert Heinlein

Once again this snuck up on me. But here we go anyway. Links… go.

Web Design/UX/UI

How we run design-led UX research at Lyft • https://design.lyft.com/how-we-run-design-led-ux-research-at-lyft-eaa27d9f3cd8

The problem of toxic solutioning • https://uxdesign.cc/toxic-solutioning-a30749fa1221

Small animations; big impact • https://uxdesign.cc/small-animations-big-impact-6d278c3175af

7 Takeaways from the 2020 UX Tools Survey • https://learnuxd.io/posts/7-takeaways-from-2020-ux-tools-survey

Architecture

The Homestead Residence in Kansas Gives Nod to Mid-Century Modern Design • https://design-milk.com/the-homestead-residence-in-kansas-gives-nod-to-mid-century-modern-design

Random

The intriguing maps that reveal alternate histories • https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201104-the-intriguing-maps-that-reveal-alternate-histories

Doodle Strudel, illustration idea generator • https://www.doodlestrudel.com/

Typography

NaN Glyph Filters • https://www.generativefonts.xyz/

Work/Marketing

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: The year of email for ALL: personalized, on-brand experiences at scale • https://www.litmus.com/year-in-review

Google Tried to Prove Managers Don’t Matter. Instead, It Discovered 10 Traits of the Very Best Ones • https://www.inc.com/scott-mautz/google-tried-to-prove-managers-dont-matter-instead-they-discovered-10-traits-of-very-best-ones.html

Mail Chimp’s 2020 Annual Report • https://mailchimp.com/annual-report/

Industrial Design

The Cell speaker made by ex-HomePod designers will cost a whopping $1,500 and will ship in early 2021 • https://www.protocol.com/syng-cell-alpha-1500-dollars

Done, next week is the last one for 2020.