Where AI-assisted coding accelerates development — and where it doesn’t
AI is a fantastic tool. In a short time, it has changed the way the whole industry builds software. Where we used to write every…
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Ambient Animations In Web Design: Practical Applications (Part 2)
First, a recap: Ambient animations are the kind of passive movements you might not notice at first. However, they bring a design to life in…
How to Resolve Pain Points in Your Client’s WordPress Workflow
Web professionals use WordPress because of its infinite flexibility. We can build virtually any type of website. Everything is possible when it comes to looks…
Fear of missing out on AI is overshadowing the fear of losing our humanity
The question is no longer what AI might take from us, but how quickly we can hand it over. Image source: Like many professionals thinking…
Best Practices for Your WordPress Theme’s functions.php File
WordPress themes can be customized to your heart’s content. Block themes have the native Site Editor for tweaking styles and templates. Classic themes use the…
Exploring the human-AI balance in UX content design
The UX content landscape has changed so much in only the last two years with the advent of AI. Generative AI is here to stay…
Debugging with Chrome DevTools MCP: Giving AI eyes in the browser
I’ve been a web developer for a long time, and I’ve seen my share of debugging tools. But nothing has excited me as much as…
Goodbye, useState? Smarter state modeling for modern React apps
Imagine trying to debug a broken component and finding 15 different useStateHooks scattered throughout the file. The problem isn’t useState, it’s how we use it.…
A guide to balancing strong leadership with a collaborative spirit
A few years ago, I went through an executive presentation training. It was a perk offered by the company I was working for at the…
Designers often do invisible work that matters. Here’s how to show it
What matters in an AI-integrated UX department? Highlighting invisible work Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
Flow State Design: Applying Game Psychology to Productivity Apps
I still remember the first time I lost four hours to Civilization without realizing it had happened. I sat down at 8 PM thinking I’d…
AI meets Apple’s HIG: Actual results from my redesign project
Apple released a video highlighting the design principles behind great UI. Inspired by that, I decided to apply those principles in a project where I…
Why third-party integrations break in React 19 — And how to future-proof them
When I first upgraded one of my projects to React 19, I expected the usual warnings and a few harmless refactors. What I didn’t expect…
Writing for AI, X-shaped designers, the lies we tell ourselves
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “Maybe you’ve gotten comfortable writing prompts or using simple one-click tools. But as AI interfaces start to take different…
When innovation deceives: Escaping the value mirage
What financial crashes and design failures reveal, and how to stop chasing the wrong kind of value. Continue reading on UX Collective » This…