We stopped clicking, and AI became the Internet
On convenience, abdication, and the quiet erosion of the open web. The internet isn’t dying. That’s the problem. In 2026, over half of all web traffic…
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Design for pain: how to make the worst moment better
Challenges of designing pain management tech for kids Image created by AI tool ElevenLabs As a kid, when I’m at the dentist or getting treatment, I…
The gesture and the instruction
Making-feel, result-feel: Two kinds of design work, two kinds of tired Photo by Fons Heijnsbroek on Unsplash My day-to-day movements have changed. I’m doing a lot of…
The Human-Agent Handoff: Designing UX for Human-Agent Collaboration
As AI agents become capable of completing complex tasks independently, UX designers face a new challenge: designing effective collaboration between humans and AI. Learn what…
Nuclear Fusion, No Power Lines
Jonathan Frankle on why frontier models outran our ability to specify, evaluate, and curate, and what that means for design leaders shipping agentic systems. The…
Job Search Terminal: A Local-First Tool for an AI-Shaped Job Market
The hiring system adopted AI quickly. Job seekers got left trying to explain themselves to machines they cannot see. And somehow, the burden keeps landing…
What you count is what they feel
What a Jakarta city bus taught me about where experience is really made. Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read…
Why your freemium model has too many conversion points
A while back, I inherited a freemium model with more than 50 conversion entry points. There were banners on the content page, popups, tooltips, in-product…
Liquid Glass: who gets to decide how an interface looks?
Notes from the 2026 WWDC keynote Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
The Benefits Of Cognitive Inclusion In UX Research
In the summer of 2024, I became co-chair of a working group of expert researchers who came together to determine how best to perform accessibility…
The New Makers
Freeze-dried backpacking food. A personal finance app. A photo booth. A community dinner for refugees. The perfect coffee mug. An app to teach kids about…
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
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