# Blue screen of death, brag document, designing tables for small screens #### Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1722252504561/45dbfa0e-7984-4913-aad3-e42275e8479b.jpeg)](https://uxdesign.cc/the-blue-screen-of-death-have-guis-truly-defeated-iconoclasm-e1d7075f3c5e?sk=ae10715f784e4bab823d53977238d68f) “Recently, multiple businesses worldwide, including banks, airlines, TV channels, and more, were forced to suspend their operations due to a faulty cybersecurity update to Windows. The update took down thousands of computers, causing them to boot loop and crash to a blue screen of death. Suddenly, our beloved “icons” were gone, and we thrashed around helplessly without them. This may be a good time to think a little about the processes by which Microsoft became such a huge monopoly.” [**The blue screen of death: have GUIs truly defeated iconoclasm?**](https://uxdesign.cc/the-blue-screen-of-death-have-guis-truly-defeated-iconoclasm-e1d7075f3c5e?sk=ae10715f784e4bab823d53977238d68f) **→**By [Neel Dozome](https://medium.com/u/b5d031ec16c5) [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1722252505289/c978029e-f3d6-4000-bf39-f3c6380a5c74.png)](https://dvtl.link/3Y3nGbv) [**It’s like having your customer on speed dial**](https://dvtl.link/3Y3nGbv) **→**\[Sponsored\] Dovetail’s magic search allows you to query everything your organization knows about the customer. Pull from interviews, usability testing, industry reports, and user feedback — and get an instant, shareable insight. Available on our professional package — but UX Collective subscribers can try it free for 30 days. ### Editor picks * [**Why you should have a brag document**](https://uxdesign.cc/why-you-should-have-a-brag-document-eb6cc82ec80a) **→** Your secret weapon for performance reviews and interviews. By [Ted Goas](https://medium.com/u/7f9564a00a5c) * [**Our company is acquired. Now what?**](https://uxdesign.cc/our-company-is-acquired-now-what-cb02f445e1c1?sk=446a3113979ba3bc506cb26241e6a9e6) **→** “Business as usual” applies no more to us UX professionals. By [Meltem](https://medium.com/u/f6a7b14283ad) * [**Why not all voices should be equal**](https://uxdesign.cc/why-not-all-voices-should-be-equal-in-the-design-process-cc78b81bd95e) **→** We need to start centering decisions of those deeply impacted. By [Marielle Sam-Wall](https://medium.com/u/f9d98385bc63) _The UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and helps designers think more critically about their work._ [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1722252505857/1a4544c2-f807-4fa2-b141-f3e8333537b7.jpeg)](https://www.freefaces.gallery/) [**A curated collection of free typefaces**](https://www.freefaces.gallery/) **→** ### Make me think * [**Cool self**](https://www.workingtheorys.com/p/cool-self) **→** “In my simplest definition, it’s the version of you that feels like you’re being yourself and feels cool. Naturally, this hinges on how we define cool. So in the fewest words I can muster, cool means being authentic, confident, calm, and original.” * [**The paradox of builders & users**](https://hvpandya.com/builders-and-users) **→** “Builders are different. Every time they open their own product, they spot problems. They’re constantly thinking of opportunities to change things — arguably for the better. The optimisation brain is on full revolutions.” * [**Steve Jobs: the objects of our life**](https://stevejobsarchive.com/exhibits/objects-of-our-life) **→** “Part of Steve’s brilliance was how he learned to support the creative process, encouraging and developing ideas even in large groups of people. He treated the process of creating with a rare and wonderful reverence.” ### Little gems this week [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1722252506341/076a6216-efe9-4b4e-b845-eac38ae47885.jpeg)](https://uxdesign.cc/back-of-the-tv-ux-7cd5878459bf?sk=7b1f8ccc2ed1e1cd47842d46be9dc008) [**Back of the TV UX**](https://uxdesign.cc/back-of-the-tv-ux-7cd5878459bf?sk=7b1f8ccc2ed1e1cd47842d46be9dc008) **→**By [Chris R Becker](https://medium.com/u/f813ce86db80) [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1722252507137/831c92b4-cb00-4364-9c8c-f7d96a248a35.jpeg)](https://uxdesign.cc/going-offroad-for-a-better-design-system-266447a68eed) [**Going offroad for a better design system**](https://uxdesign.cc/going-offroad-for-a-better-design-system-266447a68eed) **→**By [Trip Carroll](https://medium.com/u/eb50823dbd1a) [![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/imageupload/v1722252507612/7c176f85-f52d-43af-8d2e-212eacf67cd8.jpeg)](https://uxdesign.cc/dangerous-metaphors-in-ai-71e0860cf3ca?sk=70e162b96340946054eaca2f874da600) [**Dangerous metaphors in AI**](https://uxdesign.cc/dangerous-metaphors-in-ai-71e0860cf3ca?sk=70e162b96340946054eaca2f874da600) → By [Luis Berumen Castro](https://medium.com/u/83a769045ea8) ### Tools and resources * [**Never hide your email unsubscribe link**](https://uxdesign.cc/why-you-should-never-hide-your-email-unsubscribe-link-a9da0a668ff1) **→** A cautionary tale of email deliverability, retention, and LTV. By [Rosie Hoggmascall](https://medium.com/u/4731f4eb4818) * [**How to make tables fit on small screens**](https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-make-tables-fit-on-small-screens-spoiler-you-probably-cant-and-maybe-you-shouldn-t-9582111cdb1d?sk=a30a67aa69c77fa39189a1547e00070e) **→** Spoiler: you probably can’t and maybe you shouldn’t. By [Litsa Babalis](https://medium.com/u/9fc608059867) * [**A designer’s introduction to AI**](https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/a-designers-introduction-to-ai-5efe6844c579) **→** The brief exploration of a (kinda) new design material. By [Felix Kalkuhl](https://medium.com/u/6570a8d230c4) ### Support the newsletter If you find our content helpful, here’s how you can support us: * Check out [this week’s sponsor](https://dvtl.link/3Y3nGbv) to support their work too * Forward this email to a friend and invite 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/v1722252507978/370f4f9b-1b9b-4eb3-b67b-45c2b5222768.gif) * * * [Blue screen of death, brag document, designing tables for small screens](https://uxdesign.cc/blue-screen-of-death-brag-document-designing-tables-for-small-screens-e06fb75e30cf) was originally published in [UX Collective](https://uxdesign.cc) on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.