Should you really give AI your whole digital life?
You’ve felt it, haven’t you? That tiny pause. Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
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Dieter Rams avoids computers. His ten rules still fit designing for AI.
His principles were never about technology for its own sake. They were about restraint, honesty and most importantly clarity — exactly what the rush to ship AI…
Strategy in the age of the machine
Moving past the myth of productivity and experimenting with your own rules for imagination. AI often makes me feel like I am having one big,…
Your design taste isn’t a feeling. It’s a prediction about user behavior.
What DataViz taught me about the importance of explaining design Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
AI didn’t replace designers-it promoted them
How AI is rewriting the product designer’s role — from spec-maker to system architect Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read…
Gamification 2.0. Beyond Points and Badges: Designing for Players, Not Metrics. Chapter 5: Implementation
Part 5 of the “Gamification Series.” A framework for developers: from theory to practice Everything I’ve outlined so far is meaningless if you can’t apply…
AI design isn’t ugly. It’s fluent — and that’s the problem.
Why Claude Design, Lovable, and v0 all wear the same face — and what a dynamited St. Louis housing project predicted about it. Continue reading on UX…
AI has become the third wheel
How to navigate the uninvited participant in your next client meeting. Image source: Adobe Stock I was working with a client I’ve known for over fifteen years…
The forgotten science behind self-improving companies
Cybernetics might just be the most important body of knowledge in 2026 and beyond. But don’t take my word for it. Look at the evidence:…
We used to log off
Online used to be a place you could leave. We designed the exit out of it because an exit reads as a leak. Here is…
The flaw is the feature
Perfection used to prove a person had tried. Now a machine conjures it in seconds, for nothing. So what is polish actually worth? Volunteers in a…
Exapted for the AI Prompt
On prompts, graphic design, and a craft that was quietly about reading the other mind all along Continue reading on UX Collective » This…
Let the AI have the pixels
Practical wisdom is the designer’s last and most important advantage Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
Sharp tools, AI token scarcity, AI-created document fatigue
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “Super efficient, but over time, that efficiency started to shape how I thought. I was moving faster towards answers,…
You’re still archiving. Your files have already become substrate.
Same files. Second function. Different architecture entirely. Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More