Curated Clicks – January 2025

A compilation of links I found particularly interesting or helpful during the past month. These are mostly related to UX design or research but can include other things that inspired me or I found fun.
Insightful Articles
How to Calculate ROI of UX Research
A guide to measuring the financial impact of UX research, helping teams justify investments in usability improvements.
FTC vs. AccessiBe
Analysis of the FTC’s stance on AccessiBe and why automated accessibility overlays fall short of compliance.
Preparing for AI in UX
Nielsen Norman Group’s insights on how AI will impact UX design and research workflows.
AI & Cognitive Offloading
Explores how AI can take over repetitive cognitive tasks, allowing users to focus on higher-level thinking.
Research
Dropdown Usability Guidelines
Research-backed best practices for designing accessible, user-friendly dropdown menus.
Resources
Flexible Typesetting
FREE BOOK! A deep dive into typography that adapts to different layouts, screen sizes, and user needs for better readability.
Dark Patterns Game
An interactive game that teaches users about deceptive UX practices designed to manipulate behavior.
Tools
Typography Variables Starter Kit
Create flexible, harmonious, and responsive typography scales with ease, complete with documentation, text styles bound to variables, and code ready to share with your developers.
Data to Design Plugin
A Figma plugin that syncs real data from Google Sheets, JSON, Airtable, or Notion to streamline design workflows.
Galileo AI
A generative AI tool that helps designers quickly create UI components and layouts.