Why you can’t stop at just one episode: Netflix’s engagement loop explained
Have you ever noticed how effortlessly you can lose an hour (or three) browsing through Netflix? Continue reading on UX Collective » This post…
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30+ Best Lightroom Presets for Stunning Portraits in 2025
The purpose of portrait photography is to capture the unique likeness, character, and personality of an individual or group of people. It involves using various…
Built to Serve: AI, Women, and the Future of Administrative Work
“Did you take meeting notes?” My manager asked, with the kind of casual authority that suggested the answer should obviously be yes. Absolutely not, I…
Leader Spotlight: Building and growing a lasting community, with Derek Pharr
Derek Pharr is Chief Product Officer at Sporcle, Inc., a provider of trivia entertainment on the web, mobile, and at live events. He began his…
The next design trend should start with your hands, not a computer
Designing without modern tools isn’t regression — it’s a stance against authoritative, tech-imposed aesthetics. The Art of Suminagashi Japanese Marbling | Image source: youtube.com I find most…
Understanding Next.js’s middleware vulnerability
TL;DR: A critical auth bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-29927) in Next.js lets attackers skip middleware checks by faking the x-middleware-subrequest header. It affects versions 11.1.4 through early…
UX isn’t complete without content design — here’s why
Content design is more than just writing. It’s about guiding users through a digital product by delivering clear, relevant content at every stage of their…
What does a UX manager really do?
Today’s organizations are so structurally varied that it’s impossible to describe a “typical” organization. Especially as companies scale, their organizational charts shift to fit new…
Making accessibility real: practical insights from Skyscanner’s Head of Accessibility, Heather Hepburn
Accessibility is top of mind as the June 2025 European Accessibility Act deadline approaches. But beyond meeting legal requirements, what does it look like in…
How to build a secure file upload system in Astro
Handling media uploads securely and efficiently is something developers can’t afford to get wrong, especially if their website relies heavily on user-generated content or dynamic…
Why no one reads your product docs, and how to fix it
People don’t avoid reading your product documentation because they’re lazy. They avoid it because it wasn’t written for them. It was written to be written.…
How many designers does it take to fix the UX job market?
A major blind spot is making the process frustrating for all of us. Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on…
How many designers does it take to fix the UX job market?
A major blind spot is making the process frustrating for all of us. Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on…
Prompt is the product
In 2025, the hottest tech UI isn’t a button or icon – it’s a blank box waiting for your words. Continue reading on UX Collective…
Smashing Animations Part 3: SMIL’s Not Dead Baby, SMIL’s Not Dead
The SMIL specification was introduced by the W3C in 1998 for synchronizing multimedia. This was long before CSS animations or JavaScript-based animation libraries were available.…