
Featured image: Uptown Sans, a Charlotte-inspired typeface for desktop and web

## Links of the week ending 31 March 2016

[Uptown Sans. A Charlotte-inspired typeface for desktop and web.](https://uptownsans.com/)

[frontend Style-Guides: Definition, Requirements, Component Checklist by NN/g](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/frontend-style-guides/)

[Falling For The Wrong GUI. Winners and Losers in The Conversational UI Landscape](https://medium.com/@meidadmar/falling-for-the-wrong-gui-68f6bec5ff6d#.ae9lv5rww)

[An ink bleed transition effect, powered by CSS animation](https://codyhouse.co/gem/ink-transition-effect/)

[Web typography is broken. Here’s how we can fix it](http://www.studiothick.com/essays/web-typography-is-broken)

✨ and,

[Stupid Krap](http://www.stupidkrap.com/)

Links of The Week

7 - 31 March 2016 (inspiration, code and typography)


Featured image: New Web Typography (2016)

## Links of the week ending 24 March 2016

[The New Web Typography](https://www.robinrendle.com/essays/new-web-typography/)

[Why is Vertical Rhythm an Important Typography Practice?](http://zellwk.com/blog/why-vertical-rhythms)

[Microinteractions in Mobile Banking](https://medium.com/@rafaelquesada/micro-interactions-in-mobile-banking-9d49a3510f03#.nquz5vcxj)

[Why Circular Profile Pictures Accentuate Faces](http://uxmovement.com/thinking/why-circular-profile-pictures-accentuate-faces/)

✨ and,

[Sketch 3 from A to Z: Become an App Designer](https://www.udemy.com/learnsketch3/?couponCode=youtube50&siteID=15i2qGWlpqo-72q0F6jcv0Lest1aukAq3A&LSNPUBID=15i2qGWlpqo)

6 - 24 March 2016 (apps, code and typography)


Featured image: typography modular scale content and display patterns

## Links of the week ending 17 March 2016

[Content & Display patterns](https://medium.com/@danielmall/content-display-patterns-a9726f66eb88#.4rqmscvcd)

[The Power of Responsive Design Sprints](https://medium.com/@grigs/the-power-of-responsive-design-sprints-9bccf839b30d#.ueulwtv41)

[DummyText.com (Placeholder Text in HTML)](http://dummytext.com/)

[Hallelujah! IE 8, 9 and 10 are finally dead!](http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2016/01/05/web-developers-rejoice-internet-explorer-8-9-and-10-die-on-tuesday/#gref)

[Everything I know about Responsive Web Typography](http://zellwk.com/blog/responsive-typography/?utm_source=HeyDesigner&utm_campaign=9323f3a481-weekly_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_20be8721b2-9323f3a481-86559089)

✨ and,

[Design Thinking: Learn How to Solve Problems Like a Designer](https://designschool.canva.com/blog/design-thinking/)


5 - 17 March 2016 (typography, code and productivity)


Featured image: photograph of chairs

## Links of the week ending 10 March 2016

[How to become a great UX designer without a degree](http://blog.invisionapp.com/how-to-become-a-great-ux-designer-without-a-degree/)

[The Psychology of Simple](https://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/05/31/the-psychology-of-simple)

[8 ways to optimize your site for mobile](http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2016/01/8-ways-to-optimize-your-site-for-mobile/)

[Responsive Image Breakpoints Generator](http://www.responsivebreakpoints.com/)

[Free Web Accessibility Tools Round-up](https://medium.com/bread-crumbs/free-web-accessibility-tools-round-up-b83a33797789#.8j9lu8z7v)

✨ and,

[How Adding One Button Increased Our Signups by 3x](https://medium.com/on-startups/how-adding-one-button-increased-our-signups-by-3x-27988ea3d254#.ftpjt6los)

4 - 10 March 2016 (ux, code and productivity)


Featured image: photograph of contactless pay

## Links of the week ending 3 March 2016

[Users Always Choose the Path of Least Resistance](https://boagworld.com/marketing/users-will-always-choose-the-easiest-option-so-if-we-want-a-competitive-advantage-we-must-focus-on-simplicity/)

[Why mobile first is outdated](https://medium.com/intercom-inside/why-mobile-first-is-outdated-f10a3dc357bd#.6pr6c96qr)

[Design Principles for Reducing Cognitive Load](http://jonyablonski.com/2015/design-principles-for-reducing-cognitive-load/)

[5 Anti-Principles of Good Design](http://fadeyev.net/anti-principles-of-good-design/)

[A Guide to My Full Data-Driven UX Design Process](http://mattish.com/blog/post/my-full-data-driven-ux-design-process)

[Pure CSS Masonry Layouts](https://medium.com/@_jh3y/how-to-pure-css-masonry-layouts-a8ede07ba31a#.mf2uc3x2x)

✨ and,

[How to Pitch Your Design Work](https://medium.com/@_jh3y/how-to-pure-css-masonry-layouts-a8ede07ba31a#.mf2uc3x2x)

3 - 3 March 2016 (code, design and productivity)


Featured image: post-it notes on a wall

## Links of the week ending 25 February 2016

[Why writing should be part of your design portfolio](http://blog.invisionapp.com/writing-design-portfolio/)

[Designing the Conversational UI](http://alistapart.com/article/designing-the-conversational-ui)

[From Airbnb: The Real Value Of UX Research](http://www.fastcodesign.com/3055816/from-airbnb-the-real-value-of-ux-research)

[Conversion optimization vs. user experience optimization](https://medium.com/@buyukgokcesu/conversion-optimization-vs-user-experience-optimization-485d771d88b3#.5r6z2dr2v)

[Call Me E-schmail: Conquering the Beast that is HTML Email](http://zurb.com/article/1424/call-me-e-schmail-conquering-the-beast-th)

[Honest marketing for creatives 101](http://thenuschool.com/marketing-creatives-101/)

✨ and,

[Great Books for Designers to Read in 2016](https://blog.pttrns.com/great-books-for-designers-to-read-in-2016-d2ebea3763f4#.1wmuab791)


Links of the week ending 25 February 2016

2 - 25 February 2016 (code, design and ui)


Featured image: Architect rendering of a concept building. Image credit: Levy, Alan, William B. Chapman, and Richard S. Wurman. Our Man-Made Environment: Book Seven. Philadelphia: Group for Environmental Education, 1970.

## Links of the week ending 18 February 2016

[How To Build A Style Guide For Your Web Project Using InVision](http://www.youandco.com.au/blog/how-to-build-a-style-guide-for-your-web-project-using-invision)

[The Past, Present and Future of Sketch](https://medium.com/habit-of-introspection/the-past-present-and-future-of-sketch-d5237879b7af)

[The official Apple iOS 9.3 preview page](http://www.apple.com/ios/preview/)

[How I became a morning person](http://colejfox.com/become-a-morning-person/)

[React styleguide generator](https://github.com/sapegin/react-styleguidist)

[Parallax One - free and easy to customize business WP theme (email required)](http://themeisle.com/themes/parallax-one)

✨ and,

[The Three Views of Information Architecture](http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/three-views-of-information-architecture/)

Links of the week ending 18 February 2016