Perverse vibes, Figma’s future IPO, 20+ GenAI UX patterns
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
“Its “almost there” quality — the feeling we’re just one prompt away from the perfect solution — is what makes it so addicting. Vibe coding operates on the principle of variable-ratio reinforcement, a powerful form of operant conditioning where rewards come unpredictably. Unlike fixed rewards, this intermittent success pattern (“the code works! it’s brilliant! it just broke! wtf!”), triggers stronger dopamine responses in our brain’s reward pathways, similar to gambling behaviors.”
The perverse incentives of Vibe Coding →
By fred benenson
Is your research repository holding back the impact of your insights? →
[Sponsored] Join UX research experts Jake Burghardt and Emily DiLeo as they share the 6 red flags to look out for in failing repositories. Plus, get practical tips on how to build a repository that ensures your UX research delivers business value.
Editor picks
- Figma uses nostalgia for their future in IPO →
What happens when design tools grow up — and grow corporate.
By Darren Yeo - Do people really want AI friends? →
Zuckerberg seems to think so.
By Daley Wilhelm - Design for trust, then for possibility →
From horseless carriages to robotaxis.
By Sarah Cordivano
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Make me think
- There should be no AI button →
“It’s often unclear what the button will actually do. You may have a small text box to add a user prompt, but you’re at the mercy of the quality of an opaque system prompt.” - Products need soul but markets reward scale →
“Uber is the clearest example of a company that let go of the original story and embraced what the market wanted. It started out as a premium ride experience. Nice cars, polite drivers, smooth UX. Then it went public. Growth expectations took over. Fleet owners stepped in. Car quality dropped. The experience became inconsistent. And then came the ads.” - About showing the “open to work” badge →
“The reason might be that I do use LinkedIn professionally and that I’ve been both recruiting and being hired by large corporations. I’ve also been part of reorganisations, companies going bust and was on the wrong spreadsheet when mass layoffs happened. So I know how it feels to not have a job even when your performance was great.”
Little gems this week
Is your creative character being sacrificed to Algorithm, Inc? →
By Ian Batterbee
No country for junior designers →
By Patrick Morgan
The next design trend should start with your hands, not a computer →
By Michael F. Buckley
Tools and resources
- 20+ GenAI UX patterns →
AI beyond the model.
By Sharang Sharma - Using simulation models in UX research →
Why it’s time we take behavior seriously.
By Talieh Kazemi - Design in the age of vibes →
What the new wave of tools means for the future.
By John Moriarty
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