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Date: 2016/12/02

mediadecoded.com

Lessons from the Renaissance of Data Storytelling

In 1854, London was in the grip of a deadly outbreak of cholera. The prevailing wisdom was that the source of the illness was the Big Smoke's notoriously polluted air. However, a physician named John Snow suspected contaminated water was to blame.

uxdesign.cc

I Sat Through Hours of User Testing Sessions. Here’s What I Learned.

It can be challenging to get good feedback from your customers. User testing sometimes feels like a daunting and costly task. But the pay off is a better experience and therefore a better product. So how and where do you start? I tested out a few approaches, some failed and some succeeded.

blog.framerjs.com

Framer Flows

Design interactive high-fidelity prototypes for iOS, Android, desktop or the web. Invent new animations and interactions. Integrates with Sketch and Photoshop.

typewolf.com

The typographic details behind Typewolf’s favorite sites of November

This is the 34th installment of my monthly feature on Typewolf where I share my favorite type-driven websites from the previous month and then write a little about the typographic details behind the designs. You can check out last month's post for October here.

articles.fortawesome.com

How Font Awesome 5 Became Kickstarter's Most Funded Software Project

With less than 24 hours remaining, the Font Awesome 5 Kickstarter stands at $890k and over 30,000 backers, making it the most funded and most backed software Kickstarter of all time (and if you haven't seen the video yet, please take a moment to watch just below - we genuinely think you'll get a chuckle out of it).