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• Why UX designers and users should be well aware of cognitive biases

  The human brain is designed to make quick and effective decisions rather than stick to facts at all times. Instead of acting rationally, we prefer to act fast. This may lead to better outcomes indeed, but it might also lead you astray. Cognitive biases can be both a blessing and ...

  • Kalina Tyrkiel

• GitHub's new mobile app lets you manage your code from anywhere

  Popular developer collaboration platform GitHub has launched a mobile app to let coders manage their project remotely. The app lets you manage to merge and pull requests, and manage tasks from anywhere. Last year, the Microsoft-owned company launched the app's beta version at its ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• These are the Web Accessibility Standards designers need to know

  The term Accessibility covers a vast field of standards that comes with a confusing myriad of acronyms. In this post, I assume I don’t need to convince you to care about accessibility (check out one of my former manager’s articles if you still need a push!). I jump straight ...

  • Yichen He

• Here’s why every designer should know these 4 system diagrams

  Systems thinking is often heralded in different circles as a competency that’s worth investing in. Having a wider lens and being able to model the systems that influence inputs, outputs and the patterns of behavior for people using the products we build is how we can deliver real ...

  • Justin Farrugia

• Google Chrome can now show devs how their sites look to users with visual impairments

  Google's popular Chrome browser has launched a new tool to help developers tune their websites for different visual deficiencies such as color blindness and blurred vision. Mathias Bynes, a Google employee working on developer tools for Chrome, tweeted a demo video showing how ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How designers could help free AI systems from gender and ethnicity biases

  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full 'Sprint' ...

  • Katie Gibbs

• Designers should understand users make most decisions without rational thinking

  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ‘Sprint‘ program here. Do you view yourself as Mr. Spock when it comes to decision-making? Do you believe that you make decisions based on facts? That ...

  • Dina Zuko

• WhatsApp's dark mode is a fucking bummer

  When Apple officially rolled out dark mode for iOS back in September, most apps were quick to update to accommodate the new ...

  • Nino de Vries

• How designers and developers can collaborate better

  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ‘Sprint‘ ...

  • James Cartwright

• What developers can teach us about responsive design

  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ...

  • Mark Boyes-Smith

• Why designers should be involved in the law-making process

  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full 'Sprint' ...

  • Yu Shing

• GitHub COO on launching in India and collaborating with governments to support the dev community

  GitHub launched its subsidiary in India last week to support a thriving developer community in the country. As part of the ...

  • Ivan Mehta