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There's an endless amount of charts relating to the coronavirus floating around - make sure you know how to read them

A complete guide to coronavirus charts: Be informed, not terrified Charts can mislead, misinform, and cause panic. Here’s how to become conversant in the language of data visualization—and better understand the COVID-19 pandemic.

Working from home was down right lovely this morning thanks to calm voice walking us through the design of things in his house

Roman Mars Describes Things As They Are - 99% Invisible Hello beautiful, homebound nerds. If I sound a little different, it’s because I’m recording this at home. I am not sick, you hopefully aren’t either, but many of us are staying home so that we don’t inadvertently become vectors for a virus, whose impact we don’t fully understand. This is t...

Consider perception when you're creating visualizations and content - especially now!! John Hopkins' coronavirus map has a lot of good information but the presentation is difficult to navigate

Coronavirus UX: How Dashboard Designs Can Impact Your Perception Dashboard design can greatly influence our perception of the coronavirus. Discover the strategies to make your visuals communicate the right information.

Spotify takes the time to visually connect playlist art with people wherever they are. That's effective UX! https://spotify.design/articles/2020-02-20/designing-for-belonging-why-image-localization-matters/

When and how to modal:

Modal vs Page: A Decision Making Framework Have you ever wondered if your design should just be on a page instead of in a modal overlay? Here’s a framework to help you decide.

Incentivizing good research is waaaaayyyy cheaper than building something that no one wants.

The Ultimate Guide to User Research Incentives What to pay user research participants, based on a sample of 25,000+ research sessions

Creating a balanced composition takes more than clicking the arrange buttons

When it comes to design, your eyes are way better than maths A quick look at how mathematics is not the ultimate source of design truth

Recycling is a great example of too much customization creating unnecessary confusion

I’m an expert on complex design systems. Even I can’t figure out recycling Don Norman wrote the book on complex design systems. He’s as mystified by recycling as the rest of us.

Monday is a great day to think about how we spend our time and has great advice - make time for the things you love.

Debbie Millman Interview: Time Well Spent - Harvest Debbie Millman, a prolific writer, designer, and host of the podcast Design Matters, shares her tips for making time count and designing the arc of your life.

Use research to validate assumptions and understand the core challenge before designing and your product will reap the benefits

What Proactive UX Research Looks Like Proactive UX research anticipates the critical user experience decisions that a team faces. The team’s UX research effort uncovers sound findings and insights to ensure they make the best possible decisions for their users and customers. This is in contrast to how most teams conduct their UX resea...

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