Pick of The Week
The fetishisation of UX design
Not at simple as it looks.
With the myriad of "before & after" UX/UI posts circulating everywhere, the responsibility of UX and product designers often gets oversimplified to just styling buttons... so someone decided to start setting the record straight. Read on.
The Best of The Rest
Failory's Graveyard - +200 Analyses on Startup and Product Failures
"What ever happened to that app?"
From Vine to Quibi, the number of failed apps and start-ups over the last few years has been astonishing, but there's a lot to learn from each, so Failory is curating a digital graveyard along with insightful analysis on why each idea went south.
Than Average
If you really gotta compare yourself...
Are you lazier, smarter or more curious than the average person? Well, no one really knows, but this mini-game invites you to compare yourself with other people, and the results might just surprise you.
Shelter reveals activism-inspired rebrand from Superunion
A "less polite" identity.
With a severe housing crisis in its hands, UK charity Shelter decided to go back to their roots and channel their inner activists in their recent rebrand led by Superunion, to be bolder, less polite and bring their cause to the streets.
What Is a UX Design Audit? UX Audit Templates
The seal of quality assurance.
If you've ever stumbled on the "design audit" term with a growing sense of confusion, you're probably not alone, so UX Designer and Writer, Dan Silveira, breaks down the what, why and how.
One More Thing
The Endless Letter
Letters of hope, love and worry.
Marking 75 years since the end of WW2, RT Creative Lab partnered with young students to showcase countless letters exchanged between Soviet soldiers and their families, all in a beautiful, interactive site that might just hit you in the feels.