Curated Clicks – March 12, 2024

A compilation of links I found particularly interesting or helpful during the past week. These are mostly related to UX design or research but can include other things that inspired me or I found fun. 

Inspiration

SaaS Web Design Inspiration
SaaS web design inspiration that can be filtered by page type.

Resources

ACM Digital Library
Library that specialized in computing research.

Research Gate
Another research library for your secondary research. This one is more broad, but does have computer related studies.

News

What to Know About the Supreme Court Arguments on Social Media Laws
The Supreme Court will be ruling on a freedom of speech case that could change the way social media companies curate content.

Insightful Articles

Sliders degrade UX (so do this instead)
Arguments why you shouldn’t use sliders in your designs and suggested alternatives.

Accessibility Myths
Common myths around accessibility and their debunking.

Optimizing your design system with Figma’s variables
A brief overview of variables and ways to use them. If you haven’t started using variables as part of your design system, it’s incredibly helpful.

Mobile Breadcrumbs: 8 Best Practices in UX
Recently I had to design mobile breadcrumbs and found myself going down a rabbit hole of research. This article nicely sums up the best practices I found and gives some really nice considerations when it comes to mobile breadcrumbs.