
Featured image of the NES-style (8bit-like) CSS Framework

## Links of the week ending 8 September 2023

[No code tools — will designers replace developers?](https://uxplanet.org/no-code-tools-will-designers-replace-developers-6acfdd9254b)

[Android updates its visual identity](https://www.creativereview.co.uk/android-google-visual-identity-branding/)

[Eloquent JavaScript. Programming, and the wonders of the digital. You can read it online here](https://eloquentjavascript.net/)

[Odin Project. Full stack curriculum is free and supported by a passionate open source community.](https://www.theodinproject.com/)

[The Importance of Taking Mental Health Days from Work: A Day in the Life of a UI/UX Designer](https://medium.com/@ashleym_29729/the-importance-of-taking-mental-health-days-from-work-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-ui-ux-designer-6c8a9fa6c675)

[8 Best Traffic Analysis Tools](https://ahrefs.com/blog/traffic-analysis-tools/)

✨ and,

[NES.css is NES-style (8bit-like) CSS Framework](https://github.com/nostalgic-css/NES.css)


Links of The Week

Links of the week ending 8 September 2023

382 - 8 September 2023 (nes, no code and resources)


Featured image: Screenshot of Braun Linear, the new typeface for Braun

## Links of the week ending 7 October 2022

[Iconwerk’s Braun Linear is the new typeface for Braun](https://www.iconwerk.com/braun-font.html)

[15 Best New Fonts, October 2022](https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2022/10/15-best-new-fonts-october-2022/)

[Easy Fluid Typography With clamp() Using Sass Functions](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/fluid-typography-clamp-sass-functions/)

[Working with breakpoints in Figma: Testing and documenting responsive designs](https://uxdesign.cc/working-with-breakpoints-in-figma-testing-and-documenting-responsive-designs-db1c27237c0f)

[Figma Tokens: Save time, have more control, and effortlessly manage and switch between multiple themes](https://www.figmatokens.com/)

[What is competitive analysis? Template, examples, and how-to](https://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/what-is-competitive-analysis-template-examples-tutorial/)

[The Drum: Here’s How New EU Accessibility Rules Affect UX Design](https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2022/10/03/here-s-how-new-eu-accessibility-rules-affect-ux-design)

[Penpot inks $8M as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe’s $20B acquisition move](https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/27/penpot-inks-8m-as-signups-for-its-open-source-spin-on-figma-jump-5600-after-adobes-20b-acquisition-move/)

✨ and,

[Massive Study Finds Coffee Drinkers Will Probably Outlive The Rest of Us](https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-study-finds-coffee-drinkers-will-probably-outlive-the-rest-of-us)

334 - 7 October 2022 (typography, analysis and coffee)


Featured image of typography inspired by the signage of Millennium Mills for a new East London neighbourhood

## Links of the week ending 26 August 2022

[Understanding UX: The Myths and Misconceptions of User Experience Design](https://www.lbbonline.com/news/understanding-ux-the-myths-and-misconceptions-of-user-experience-design)

[The typography of an iconic mill inspires the identity of a new East London neighbourhood](https://www.creativeboom.com/news/dnco-develops-place-brand-for-silvertown/)

[Anthony Burrill launches evocative typographic archive](https://www.creativebloq.com/news/anthony-burrill-xyz)

[Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 13th annual Typography Competition](https://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/15575)

[What colors cause anxiety? The 5 colors that will ruin your mood](https://www.homesandgardens.com/interior-design/what-colors-cause-anxiety)

[Britons urged to avoid popular front door colours - ‘not a good idea’](https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/property/1660289/Interior-front-door-colours-avoid-add-value-home)

✨ and,

[Announcing InAppBrowser.com - see what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browser](https://krausefx.com/blog/announcing-inappbrowsercom-see-what-javascript-commands-get-executed-in-an-in-app-browser)

328 - 26 August 2022 (typography, ux and anxiety)


Featured image: The Blackpool Type Walk - Sat, 14 May 2022

## Links of the week ending 29 April 2022

[Lettering and typography at the British seaside to be celebrated as the clocks spring forward](https://www.creativeboom.com/news/brighter-later/) - [Book](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blackpool-type-walk-tickets-264480246537?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1) for The [Blackpool Type Walk](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blackpool-type-walk-tickets-264480246537?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1)

[Thin Lines, Dots, and Geometric Shapes Merge into a Minimal Typographic Collection](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/04/truf-36-days-of-type/)

[Wordle is a masterclass in product design simplicity](https://uxdesign.cc/wordle-is-a-masterclass-in-product-design-simplicity-52de1ba06d85)

[Google Wants to Eliminate Notification Anxiety with ‘Ambient Notifications’](https://www.cnet.com/tech/google-wants-to-eliminate-notification-anxiety-with-ambient-notifications/)

✨ and,

[Practically Paperless with Obsidian, Episode 28: Archiving in Obsidian: A Tour of My Digital Scrapbook](https://jamierubin.net/2022/04/26/practically-paperless-with-obsidian-episode-28-archiving-in-obsidian-a-tour-of-my-digital-scrapbook/)

311 - 29 April 2022 (product simplicity and seaside typography)


Feaured image asks if anyone else is struggling to read these? (Image credit: Spotify)

## Links of the week ending 24 December 2021

[Spotify Wrapped is a design nightmare](https://www.creativebloq.com/news/spotify-wrapped-font)

[Review of the Year 2021: Top 25 Graphic Design](https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/review-of-the-year-2021-top-25-graphic-design-201221)

[Remove any object, people, text or defects from your pictures with Cleanup.pictures](https://cleanup.pictures/)

[Board Game Atlas revamp enhances user experience](https://www.toynews-online.biz/2021/10/29/board-game-atlas-revamp-enhances-user-experience/)

✨ and,

[Which of These Notification Sounds Gives You the Most Anxiety?](https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5qyby/notification-sounds-zoom-meeting-busy-simulator)

Links of the week ending 24 December 2021

293 - 24 December 2021 (ucd, toys and anxiety)


Featured of image of graphics by Skull Skates est. 1978

## Links of the week ending 20 August 2021

💀 [Art of Skull Skates est. 1978](http://www.skullskates.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/78/products_id/1193/osCsid/f0ba3644542c754557cdbbc63f73c865)

[Twitter’s new user experience with its Chirp font has netizens making memes, fuming about an unpleasant experience, and complaining about headaches](https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/twitter-chirp-font-why-typography-is-important-web-design-apps/article35977133.ece)

[Twitter’s new font and Last of Us 2: an accessibility lesson to be learned](https://uxdesign.cc/twitters-new-font-and-last-of-us-2-an-accessibility-lesson-to-be-learned-bf6b910cb9e5)

[Design Systems: How to create a scalable typography stack](https://uxdesign.cc/design-systems-how-to-create-a-scalable-typography-stack-b7099222cd19)

[Accessible contrast ratios and A-levels explained](https://www.getstark.co/blog/accessible-contrast-ratios-and-a-levels-explained)

[How to hand off accessible designs to developers?](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-hand-off-accessible-designs-to-developers-e10a0eeacaa6)

[10 Google Font Pairings You Should Use in Your Designs - August 11 2021](https://www.makeuseof.com/google-font-pairings-designs/)

[Photography - Prints from The Future of What - simplicity and emptiness](https://thefutureofwhat.darkroom.tech/)

✨ not forgetting,

[https://shop.birminghamdesignfestival.org.uk/pages/products-on-auctionirmingham Design Festival](https://shop.birminghamdesignfestival.org.uk/pages/products-on-auction) Products on Auction

276 - 20 August 2021 (skull skates, accessibility and headaches)


Featured image depicting low self-esteem, anxiety and depression after graduation

## Links of the week ending 30 August 2019

[lectureinprogress.com How to deal with low self-esteem, anxiety and depression after graduation](https://lectureinprogress.com/journal/graduate-depression)

[Placeholder copy doesn’t have to be Lorem Ipsum - UX Writing](https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/product-copy/)

[How Screen Readers Work](https://mismatch.design/resources/accessibility-resources/2018/07/13/how-screen-readers-work)

[Ikea swaps its brand typeface to Google and Monotype’s Noto](https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/ikea-changes-typeface-to-noto-monotype-google-graphic-design-210819)

[Abstract: The Art of Design - Season 2](https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/netflix-abstract-the-art-of-design-second-series-film-220819)

[Should we still be selling responsive web design?](https://www.browserlondon.com/blog/2019/08/19/should-we-still-be-selling-responsive-web-design/)

[Work Responsibly — A collection of resources for a healthy and balanced approach to work.](https://www.workresponsibly.org/)

✨ and,

[this photo effect (distorted copy machine bleeding the RGB values together) on Firstborn’s website!](https://www.firstborn.com/vibes/)

172 - 30 August 2019 (self-esteem, accessibility, anxiety and working)


Featured image of people discussing a topic

## Links of the week ending 2 February 2018

[Mental Illness in the Web Industry](http://alistapart.com/article/mental-illness-in-the-web-industry)

[Coca-Cola’s new custom typeface](https://www.invisionapp.com/blog/coca-cola-custom-typeface/)

[Nintendo Labo - Nintendo is making a bunch of weird DIY cardboard toys for the Switch and they’re awesome](https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/17/16900496/nintendo-switch-labo-cardboard-diy-accessories-announced-price-release-date)

[Coca-Cola’s new custom typeface](https://www.invisionapp.com/blog/coca-cola-custom-typeface/)

[Brandon Bird’s Sears Collection](https://brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/sears-collection)

✨ and,

[Metallica Enter Sandman (Smooth Jazz Version)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmM79YadYM)


90 - 2 February 2018 (mental illness, nintendo and metallica)


Featured image of a creepy analog tv close up

## Links of the week ending 21 October 2017

[Design in the Age of Anxiety](https://medium.com/mule-design/design-in-the-age-of-anxiety-7a26f52d7aa1)

[Halloween Vac-tastic Plastic | Retro-a-go-go!](http://www.retroagogo.com/categories/retro-decor/vac-tastic-plastic/)

[An essay on the history of mathematical typography](http://www.practicallyefficient.com/)

[Vintage Halloween](https://www.boredpanda.com/scary-vintage-halloween-creepy-costumes/) (Costumes That Will Scare You To Death)

✨ and,

[The Evidence of Time Travel by John Karborn / Full site relaunch](http://karborn.com/evidence-of-time-travel)

75 - 20 October 2017 (anxiety, retro halloween and typography)


Featured image of Pop-Up Fires

## Links of the week ending 1 September 2017

[Pop-Up Fires by Axel Morin](https://vimeo.com/axelmorin)

[YouTube has a new look and, for the first time, a new logo](https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/8/29/16216868/new-youtube-logo-redesign-font-color-app-design)

[A story about anxiety; you don’t need to know everything about UX](https://uxdesign.cc/you-dont-need-to-know-everything-about-ux-9b7abd686ef0)

[Xeno Pooch : Remembering The Time Alien 3 Tried To Use A REAL Dog In A Suit!](https://halloweenlove.com/xeno-pooch-remembering-the-time-alien-3-tried-to-use-a-real-dog-in-a-suit/)

[Audi Campaign Illustrates How Using Your Phone Warps Your Perception Of The Road](https://designyoutrust.com/2017/08/audi-campaign-illustrates-how-using-your-phone-warps-your-perception-of-the-road/)

✨ and,

[12 extensions that will make any UX Designer’s life easier](https://uxdesign.cc/12-extensions-that-will-make-any-ux-designers-life-easier-87035ea1ebc7)

68 - 1 September 2017 (youTube logo, ux, audi and xeno pooch)


Featured image of Sam Alden’s Garfield comic

## Links of the week ending 7 July 2017

[Sam Alden comics](http://dubblebaby.blogspot.co.uk/)

[UX is Grounded in Rationale, not Design](https://uxplanet.org/ux-is-grounded-in-rationale-not-design-49e8f77b8f58)

[How 10 Minutes Of Meditation A Day Changed My Life](https://medium.com/the-mission/how-10-minutes-of-meditation-a-day-changed-my-life-12f7e0cd60a2)

[Colormind; a colour scheme generator that uses deep learning](http://colormind.io/)

✨ and,

[How intuitive are Twitter’s redesigned icons?](https://uxplanet.org/how-intuitive-are-twitters-redesigned-icons-f024f12641e4)

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