When faces go virally wrong
AI portraiture and the crisis of the profile picture in an era where identity is easily exploited and monetized by the viral Ghibli AI art…
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A guide to using SVGs in React
SVG, or Scalable Vector Graphics, is a vector graphics image format based on XML. It was developed in the late 90s and was poorly supported…
Post-churn UX could be your silent growth lever: Here’s how
There’s a ton of talk about preventing customer churn, but far fewer conversations about what happens after a user leaves. Just because someone churned doesn’t…
Gild Just One Lily
The phrase “gild the lily” implies unnecessary ornamentation, the idea being that adorning a lily with superficial decoration only serves to obscure its natural beauty.…
What is AI code generation and how does it work?
Code-generating AI has gone from a curiosity to a core tool in a developer’s toolkit. Like any good workplace relationship, it started rocky — we…
A case against MVPs: Why I’ve grown to hate “The Lean Startup”
“The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries tends to be one of the first books aspiring product managers encounter on their learning journey. It’s a solid…
Dealing with the challenges of the agile methodology in UX design
Imagine spending hours planning a group trip and everyone backs out at the last minute — that’s what waterfall management is like. In the waterfall…
What is vibe coding? And is it worth the hype?
With the recent breakthroughs in AI and large language models, there has been a major shift in how we approach building software. One notable change…
Level up your TypeScript with Record types
In TypeScript, the Record type simply allows you to define dictionary-like objects present in languages like Python. It is a key-value pair structure, with a…
An introduction to the TanStack Start framework
TanStack Start is a new full-stack React framework built on Vite, Nitro, and TanStack Router. The framework is packed with features like Server Side Rendering…
Writing the onboarding experience
How to help a product introduce itself. Digital product design is about teaching users what to do. This is the interface. Here’s how it works.…
It’s not just AI that needs clear ‘prompts’ — humans do too
It’s not just AI that needs clear ‘prompts’ — humans do too Could AI finally show what writers have always known — words matter. Photo by Christina Langford-Miller on Unsplash Yesterday I…
The A-Z of Design
26 Things Any Designer Should Know As someone who has called himself a designer for the better part of my existence, I’d like to share 26…
What AI image generation means for creators & the ethical dilemma no one’s figured out yet
Because typing “award-winning concept art” isn’t the same as making it Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
Where design finds (and loses) its soul
Rediscovering the heart, humanity, and intuition behind how great design was done and how could we claim that back. I know, yet another take on all…