Will AI replace UX, the Vignelli Canon, advice for junior designers

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“I know it’s popular these days to underscore just how biased and irrational we are, as human creatures. We may not conform to a model of perfect economic behavior, but neither are we puppets at the mercy of every Tom, Dick, and Harry with a billboard. We aren’t that easily manipulated.”
The real name fallacy →
“People often say that online behavior would improve if every comment system forced people to use their real names. It sounds like it should be true — surely nobody would say mean things if they faced consequences for their actions?”
The yard-sale model in economics →
“Why do super rich people exist in a society? Many of us assume it’s because some people make better financial decisions. But what if this isn’t true? What if the economy — our economy — is designed to create a few super rich people?”

Little gems this week

Have we lost the plot on designing delights? →By Varun Murkar

Do not rely on only one app →By Micheal Xing

The Vignelli Canon: a design classic from the last of the modernists →
By David Hall

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