Mobile grids, public type, summative research — and more UX links this week

A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.

It’s time we stop unsolicitedly redesigning Spotify →

A list of non-profit organizations that could use your design chops instead.

• Obvious UI → Why the obvious UI is often the best UI.
• Relations Systems → Design Systems are mostly about relationships.

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Stories from the community

Formative vs. summative research →

A year and a half creating a library of components for mobile apps →

Digging deep in layout grids in mobile app design →

More top stories:

• The 3 stages of empathy →
• iOS animations with Figma’s Smart Animate →
• How to create a UX portfolio in fastest manner? →
• The importance of time in UX design →
• Content: the design system element you forgot ** ** →
• What is wrong with the dark mode UX? →
• Why “Offline Mode” should be more than just a line-item in your software’s feature grid →

News & ideas

• Public Type Works → Enabling the creation of new open source fonts.
• Wifi Tracker → Wifi system identifies people through walls.
• Dots Bot → Phone backgrounds made by a bot.
• Accessible Law → Blind people can now sue a retailers if their site is not accessible.

Tools & resources

• Optimal Images → In-depth guide on optimizing images for the web.
• Image Hues → Fresh color palettes from random images.
• Caret → A convenient markdown editor for Mac.
• Lancer List → Work with the best freelance talent near you.