[ci skip] UX Guide: add guidance on cursor usage

doc/development/ux_guide/basics.md

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 * [Typography](#typography)
 * [Icons](#icons)
 * [Color](#color)
+* [Cursors](#cursors)
 
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 > TODO: Establish a perspective for color in terms of our personality and rationalize with Marketing usage.
 
+---
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+## Cursors
+The mouse cursor is key in helping users understand how to interact with elements on the screen.
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+| | |
+| :------: | :------- |
+| ![Default cursor](img/cursors-default.png) | Default cursor |
+| ![Pointer cursor](img/cursors-pointer.png) | Pointer cursor: used to indicate that you can click on an element to invoke a command or navigate, such as links and buttons |
+| ![Move cursor](img/cursors-move.png) | Move cursor: used to indicate that you can move an element around on the screen |
+| ![Pan opened cursor](img/cursors-panopened.png) | Pan cursor (opened): indicates that you can grab and move the entire canvas, affecting what is seen in the view port. |
+| ![Pan closed cursor](img/cursors-panclosed.png) | Pan cursor (closed): indicates that you are actively panning the canvas. |
+| ![I-beam cursor](img/cursors-ibeam.png) | I-beam cursor: indicates that this is either text that you can select and copy, or a text field that you can click into to enter text. |
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