Weekend Reading — 🥨 Serving size on pretzels
This week I talk too much, at least I’m not a standards body, I’m still undecided on that bed, but I want that bus!
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Weekend Reading — 🥨 Serving size on pretzelsThis week I talk too much, at least I’m not a standards body, I’m still undecided on that bed, but I want that bus!
Manisha in solitude! “Mugshot of the day.” 🪑 Design ObjectiveRyan Florence “So many people comment on my light color schemes, this is what dark mode looks like to some people with astigmatism like me.” There’s something wrong with the User Experience Designer title This post explores the dichotomy between UX and UX Designers::
Ouch indeed. Don Norman’s original definition covers a lot of ground:
Yet, by today's standard, Don's original definition feels very specific and focused. The term UX has expanded over the years to cover everything and anything. At the same time, the UX designer's role hasn't changed much:
That umbrella of great user experience includes marketing, packaging, pricing, support, etc. Something UX designers have little say on. I think it's a problem that UX Design covers so many things, while UX Designers are only allowed to contribute so much. Inside Jeff Bezos’s failed attempt to make Amazon “cool” like Apple and Nike It’s not that Amazon is bad at design, but that Amazon’s best design is utilitarian.
confirmshaming “when a site asks you to sign up for their thing and then the 'no thank you' link is some hot garbage.“ 🧰 Tools of the TradeSophie Koonin “I recently learned about the vscode-pets extension, you are welcome” Flatfile CSV upload as a service. Mailoji: I bought 300 emoji domain names from Kazakhstan and built an email service “In the process I went viral on Tik Tok, made $1000 in a week, hired a Japanese voice actor, and learnt about the weird world of emoji domains.” This is a real exchange between a developer and a standards body:
Matt Henry “TIL fatherhood dot gov has a dad joke API” 🧑🤝🧑 Teamwork
Yuna “Fuck it Twitter reveal” 🔒 Locked DoorsGoogle to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing Some see it as a Good Thing™️. Mediacom in The end of third party cookies is a chance to make web advertising better:
The EFF is not impressed. Don't Play in Google's Privacy Sandbox:
Tinker: How many of you still lock your computer when you leave it even though you work from home? Rima Sghaier: My threat model includes a cat :') 🏛 PolitechsComplaints to Google about racism and sexism met with therapy referral Cool cool:
⭐ None of the AboveChristopher Mims “I have questions for everyone involved in the conception, design, marketing and purchase of this type of bed” Mike Birbiglia Fact:
Robbie Richardson “I will refuse” Chris Forest: Vaporwave Gnome 🤔
Volkswagen: Bus/Vanagon | eBay Adorable! Meet Our New Mascot: Cocaine Bear This whole story is out of this world, and now they’re making a movie:
To the Grubhub, Doordash, or any other food delivery employees, what is the strangest scenario you have had with an order? Feel good story of the day:
Andrew Lee “Came across this image which I thought is quite apt for our times...” Mangy Jay “People often ask for objective proof of racism, as if we're able to purely reveal the phenomenon in a controlled experiment. This is typically an impossible exercise, yet somehow the British press has made it possible. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royal” turntable.fm Turntable is back! (the password is speakeasy) Did you enjoy this issue of Weekend Reading? I want more people to discover my newsletter. Can you help by sharing it with a friend? |
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