Weekly curated resources for designersthinkers andmakers.Today were building boring products because we struggle to go much deeper than Im alright. Going deeper is the difference between experiencing the Sagrada Familia and The Telephone Building. One, with organic, flowing forms and intricate details, evokes a sense of awe and wonder that connects us to something greater than ourselves. The other, with a stark, utilitarian design leaves us feeling uninspired and disconnected from our deeper humanity.It probably goes without saying, but just like skills without emotional depth result in machine-like experiences, so do deep emotions without skill result in products that feel disjointed. You needboth.Beautiful, boring, and without souldata.to.designConnect your CMS to Figma [Sponsored] Connect your CMS to Figma, or import Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, CSV, JSON to automatically populate your Figma designs with real content. Plus, you can map content to specific components to always keep designs updated with the latestversion!Editor picksHow your designs contribute to waste Why arent we dealing with the problem of waste?By DarrenYeoThe UX of drafting in space How I escaped the pull of the page UI.By DanielBuschekThe human-centered AI manifesto We hold the power to shape AI responsibly.By JoshLaMarThe UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and helps designers think more critically about theirwork.Poetry Camera prints poems instead of picturesMake methinkWhy the none of the above checkbox pattern worries me I know the team who did this work. Theyre top class and the whole service was designed to a high standard. But this research-approved design pattern has me a little worried.Who is the internet for? Ive been designing interfaces for two decades now, and when I look at the modern web, I see a landscape increasingly shaped not by human needs but by machine logica vast network of APIs, algorithms, and automated systems talking to each other in languages we never hear. Yes, we wrote those languages, but lets be honest: we isnt most ofus.The web is a creative industry and is facing the same decline and shattered economics as film, TV, or publishing The web developer job market is in a sorry state. Software developers in general dont seem to be doing well. Too many work for free on free or open source projects they believe insome because they think itll pay off for their careers down the line, others because they just really believe in the project.Little gems thisweekWhy mascots (like Duo) are powerful pieces of UX By DaleyWilhelmWrist UX: the future of control might be in our muscles By Federico FrancioniWhy your keyboard layout is stuck in the 1800s By ElvisHsiaoTools and resourcesDesigning for the AI future Guidelines to design with AI in mind.By LeranAdmoniThe 4 pillars of content design A visual framework for practitioners.By AndrewTippThe art of storytelling and persuasion Gain buy-in, inspire action, and grow influence.By AbbyAkerSupport 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 subscribeSponsor aneditionBoring designs, 4 pillars of content design, wrist UX, designing for AI was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.