Weekly curated resources for designersthinkers andmakers.Recently, multiple businesses worldwide, including banks, airlines, TV channels, and more, were forced to suspend their operations due to a faulty cybersecurity update to Windows. The update took down thousands of computers, causing them to boot loop and crash to a blue screen of death. Suddenly, our beloved icons were gone, and we thrashed around helplessly without them. This may be a good time to think a little about the processes by which Microsoft became such a huge monopoly.The blue screen of death: have GUIs truly defeated iconoclasm? By NeelDozomeEditor picksWhy you should have a brag document Your secret weapon for performance reviews and interviews.By TedGoasOur company is acquired. Now what? Business as usual applies no more to us UX professionals.ByMeltemWhy not all voices should be equal We need to start centering decisions of those deeply impacted.By MarielleSam-WallThe UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and helps designers think more critically about theirwork.A curated collection of free typefaces Make methinkCool self In my simplest definition, its the version of you that feels like youre being yourself and feels cool. Naturally, this hinges on how we define cool. So in the fewest words I can muster, cool means being authentic, confident, calm, and original.The paradox of builders & users Builders are different. Every time they open their own product, they spot problems. Theyre constantly thinking of opportunities to change thingsarguably for the better. The optimisation brain is on full revolutions.Steve Jobs: the objects of our life Part of Steves brilliance was how he learned to support the creative process, encouraging and developing ideas even in large groups of people. He treated the process of creating with a rare and wonderful reverence.Little gems thisweekBack of the TV UX By Chris RBeckerGoing offroad for a better design system By TripCarrollDangerous metaphors in AI By Luis BerumenCastroTools and resourcesNever hide your email unsubscribe link A cautionary tale of email deliverability, retention, and LTV.By Rosie HoggmascallHow to make tables fit on small screens Spoiler: you probably cant and maybe you shouldnt.By LitsaBabalisA designers introduction to AI The brief exploration of a (kinda) new design material.By FelixKalkuhlSupport the newsletterIf you find our content helpful, heres how you can supportus:Check out this weeks sponsor to support their worktooForward this email to a friend and invite them to subscribeShare open positions on our jobboardSponsor aneditionBlue screen of death, brag document, designing tables for small screens was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.