WordPress is a great tool for writers of all stripes. It empowers bloggers, journalists, and storytellers with an easy-to-use content management system (CMS), making publishing…

What the new wave of new AI design and dev tools, — Bolt, V0, Lovable, and Figma Make — mean for the future of software design. Prompt by the author,…

What the evolution of the horseless carriage to the robotaxi teaches us about periods of transition Continue reading on UX Collective »   This post…

Image Credit: Chat GPT o3 I’ve been using AI coding assistants like Claude Code for a while now, and I’m here to say (with all due…

Neumorphism mixes the effects of minimalism and realism to create interfaces that are easy to comprehend, but aren’t overwhelming to the eye. Neumorphic designs appear…

Here’s what happens when design tools grow up — and grow corporate. Continue reading on UX Collective »   This post first appeared on Read More

The SOLID principles are a foundational group of guidelines for software design. They’re a bit like an apartment building. Each of the floors of the…

End-to-end (e2e) testing is essential for ensuring software applications function correctly. However, traditional testing tools like Selenium and Cypress can be difficult to use because…

Digital empathy. The title of the article, “Digital Empathy: How product teams can support users with depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges,” and a…

How can we practice creativity and conversation to enhance futures literacy and co-creation efforts? Still from my design research project, Maybe We’re Creative. Partial quote…

The Internet has greatly shortened product life cycles. Objects that stood the test of time offer lessons for today. So do designs that are intentionally…

In my experience, most UX teams find themselves primarily implementing other people’s ideas rather than leading the conversation about user experience. This happens because stakeholders…

Energy vs. hearts. Last week, Duolingo announced a major shift: they’re replacing their long-standing hearts system with a new “energy” mechanic. The company frames this as…

How every designer’s favorite app is turning design dreams into code nightmares. Image by author If you’re a Figma fanatic, you’ve probably heard about the launch…

Understanding the differences between profit and cost centers in engineering teams is essential for developers. The two have fundamentally different mentalities in the way they…