# Agile vs. UX, the price of privacy, cascading Figma components #### Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1684146511412/5bf0df3f-9967-4610-8f3a-1662f9325a8a.png)](https://uxdesign.cc/small-jobs-small-dreams-7ed46faf46b0) “The value of design is the value of creativity, of problem-solving through nimble thinking, and of outside perspective. If production is the ice, then design is the water — made of the same stuff, but inchoate, able to flow into hidden spaces. It is trust in a process that will allow you to go down dead-ends and come back up to find the proper solution three months from now. If your role as an enterprise designer at a huge enterprise organization is to somehow get your hands around 10,000 slightly-off patterns, systemized templates start to seem awfully appealing. But is that…design? I’m not too sure. I used to be in design, but now I’m product.” [**Small jobs, small dreams**](https://uxdesign.cc/small-jobs-small-dreams-7ed46faf46b0) **→**By [Joe Alterio](https://medium.com/u/14f8b20ac0d7) ### Editor picks * [**Agile vs. UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/agility-ux-building-dwelling-218b714983ea) **→** Why the difference is not about quantity vs. quality. By [Jason Godesky](https://medium.com/u/3734df1a345b) * [**The price of privacy**](https://uxdesign.cc/understanding-the-price-of-privacy-bb57baa243a4) **→** There is a lot we all don’t know. By [Callie Spears](https://medium.com/u/ed7385562ec1) * [**Eudaimonia and UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/eudaimonia-8a0faf7911f4) **→** Reflections on inner capitalism. By [Alex Wright](https://medium.com/u/7edd47bf4884) * [**Persuasion vs. manipulation**](https://uxdesign.cc/who-should-take-responsibility-for-evil-ux-design-and-digital-ethics-4d96597908e8) **→** Who should take responsibility for evil UX? By [Bas Wallet](https://medium.com/u/55d92f9bd1aa) * [**Good systems make good culture**](https://uxdesign.cc/good-systems-make-good-culture-46eb57bfaf52) **→** The balance between expert creators and iterative designers. By [Beau Ulrey](https://medium.com/u/3a5b28046885) _The UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and illuminates the path to design mastery and critical thinking. Here’s how we’re_ [_boosting stories_](https://uxdesign.cc/how-design-is-governance-7c8dd466d753) _through our partnership with Medium._ [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1684146512522/813398f2-94ef-4e96-8272-bec14e95329d.png)](https://indiastreetlettering.com/) [**A project that documents street lettering and signage from India**](https://indiastreetlettering.com/) **→** ### Make me think * [**Good conversations have lots of doorknobs**](https://www.experimental-history.com/p/good-conversations-have-lots-of-doorknobs) **→** “Physical affordances are things like stairs and handles and benches. Conversational affordances are things like digressions and confessions and bold claims that beg for a rejoinder. Talking to another person is like rock climbing, except you are my rock wall, and I am yours.” * [**The most important trend in video games didn’t happen overnight**](https://www.inverse.com/gaming/ubisoft-accessibility-david-tisserand-interview) **→** “Before the late 2010s, most games made little effort to accommodate players with motor, visual, or auditory disabilities. What appears to be a sudden change can be the result of a long process behind the scenes. The widespread shift we see today came about as a result of individuals working toward change for years.” * [**Designing for (realistic) attention**](https://www.chrbutler.com/designing-for-realistic-attention) **→** “Remember, 80% of your page’s visitors will not read it. Ever. 20% — at most — will. That doesn’t mean that 100% of your effort serves only 20% of your audience. It means that 80% of your audience can be considered active, while 20% of your audience should be considered ambiently aware. But 100% of your effort must go to serving 100% of your audience.” ### Little gems this week [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1684146513094/2285a0ac-3666-414f-b6a5-a5876c095622.png)](https://uxdesign.cc/the-image-sorting-experiment-4ac425812ee6) [**The image sorting experiment**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-image-sorting-experiment-4ac425812ee6) **→**By [Kai Uwe Barthel](https://medium.com/u/dd12043b572f) [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1684146513541/15f481a0-5acc-4247-9a8d-f223b9fd96e6.png)](https://uxdesign.cc/a-war-on-stars-ad7fe1c6799b) [**A war on stars: alternate rating systems besides 5 stars**](https://uxdesign.cc/a-war-on-stars-ad7fe1c6799b) **→**By [Darren Yeo](https://medium.com/u/17dab133f2ba) [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1684146514140/8a8cc82c-a3fd-42e9-86b2-271fe42e0ee6.png)](https://uxdesign.cc/the-waves-of-research-practice-45ed43b4f74c) [**The waves of research practice**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-waves-of-research-practice-45ed43b4f74c) → By [Dave Hora](https://medium.com/u/b2abea455f03) ### Tools and resources * [**Scaling design systems in Figma**](https://uxdesign.cc/organizing-a-design-system-for-scalability-in-figma-f56d651febdd) **→** How to avoid getting the red banner of death? By [Allie Paschal](https://medium.com/u/b2f44e1879c9) * [**What is ‘fake door’ testing in UX?**](https://uxdesign.cc/what-is-fake-door-testing-in-ux-fdf1e11f7287?sk=5f3d8e9e51d48ef7fdcaa40dd31ec38a) **→** Validating user demand and saving time. By [Chris Kernaghan](https://medium.com/u/48c213c49e3f) * [**Cascading Figma components**](https://uxdesign.cc/cascading-components-a-way-to-organize-figma-component-variants-5c272b4ad7ab) **→** A different way to organize variants in your file. By [Bruno Temporim Carneiro](https://medium.com/u/20cd5d6a36f9) ### Support the newsletter If you find our content helpful, here’s how you can support it: * Forward it to a friend and recommend them to [subscribe](https://newsletter.uxdesign.cc/) * Share open positions on [our job board](https://uxcollective.pallet.com/jobs) * [Sponsor an edition](https://uxdesigncc.medium.com/sponsor-the-ux-collective-newsletter-bf141c6284f) ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1684146514595/c9c5f8be-ca58-4892-aa03-fedbf96b2cc9.gif) * * * [Agile vs. UX, the price of privacy, cascading Figma components](https://uxdesign.cc/agile-vs-ux-the-price-of-privacy-cascading-figma-components-571f41165f6c) was originally published in [UX Collective](https://uxdesign.cc) on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.