Weekly Design Links — 04/04/23

It’s too late to get deep into a bunch of words this week. I’ll leave you with this sad factoid. In 2000, Alabama became the last state in the USA to overturn its ban on interracial marriage. OK, with that as your baseline, let’s look at some smart ideas, pretty stuff, and more positive creative thinking.

Web Design/UX/UI

Customers are not there to drive decisions about your product, but to validate yours
Wrong UX research leads to dilution

Welcome to the WIP
Every digital product is a work in progress

Typography

Catching up with Erik Spiekermann
The type legend on his new book, a big birthday, and variable fonts

Industrial Design

A Transparent Keyboard with Mag-Lev Keys That Sits Over an HD Display
The Flux Keyboard is a crowdfunding smash