The “mocked, then loved” AirPods effect
Will it happen again? Photo by Jonas Schindler on Unsplash When AirPods were unveiled in September 2016, many of the initial reactions were skeptical or openly mocking.…
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AI just called design’s bluff
We spent a decade hiding behind the interface. Now it’s gone. Eight months ago, the questions started showing up in meetings I wasn’t supposed to notice…
When It Makes Sense To “Block” The Main Thread
We’ve all heard of the sacred rule in modern web development, the rule never to be broken. The rule of “Never block the main thread.”…
How to Kiss a Cannibal
Surprise, Sincerity, Sublime — a Future of Liminal Design What’s the point of Eden without slither in the grass? If the current state of design seems pandering, predictable and…
From vibe to specs: reclaiming the design process with SAID framework
How AI-native workflows and Git are replacing static handoffs with a continuous, spec-driven product engine Instead of a linear conveyor belt of handoffs, the modern workflow…
Design system contracts: the component lives in neither Figma nor code
One source of truth in the middle, two copies that stay honest, and why AI makes it urgent. A design system exists twice at once. It…
Meet Laura: Refreshing her UX skills for the next generation of design
Laura shows how even experienced digital transformation leaders never stop learning. Discover how she refreshed her UX skills, embraced AI-powered workflows and stayed ahead in…
AI systems are demanding new interaction models. Are designers ready?
The first big shift in how we use software in years is underway. For decades, most software interactions have worked the same way. You open…
Designers are sharpening knives for the wrong fight
AI made building free. So why is the whole conversation still about how to build? We have never made a more beautiful knife, but as a…
No, People Don’t Want More AI In Their Life
Many companies silently assume that everybody wants more AI in their lives. That people are craving new AI features, new AI products, new AI workflows…
Designing with web standards: The playbook for this AI moment
Standards come up from practitioners, not down from committees. A reasonable facsimile of L. Jeffrey Zeldman up top there. AI assisted. Jeffrey Zeldman helped end…
Play and design: in favour of the novel digital experience
Design used to let us wander; modernity replaced that wandering with efficiency — now, every product decides where you’ll end up before… Continue reading on…
What 32 design leaders do when told to move faster
The Greeks knew the answer to this problem, 2300 years ago Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
The terminal became my canvas
And it’s great… but horrible at the same time Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
AX is just the orchestration layer
The work didn’t vanish with the screen. It fell one layer down. Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read…