How werewolves killed my Pinterest
This is what happens when your attention is being actively hijacked — the best “inspo pics” app is now unusable. Continue reading on UX Collective…
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How accepting “just build this thing” can hurt your design career
Designers are being asked to build fast. Here’s why you need to push back Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared…
Anime vs. Marvel/DC: Designing Digital Products With Emotion In Flow
Design isn’t only pixels and patterns. It’s pacing and feelings, too. Some products feel cinematic as they guide us through uncertainty, relief, confidence, and calm…
The art of conversational flow
Conversational Design based on effective communication. Conversational Flow seen between human and AI | Image credit: AI-generated with Google Gemini A lot is changing Like many other…
Consent Theater: Are Users Really in Control?
Part 3 of the “Ethical UX Series.” “It’s not consent if users are too confused or too exhausted to say no.” — Tushar A. Deshmukh…
Context engineering: A repeatable AI workflow for product designers
A step-by-step method to feed AI the right inputs in the right order, without prompt gymnastics. Continue reading on UX Collective » This post…
A designer’s field report on the Iconic blind spot in AI world models
The Baron Munchausen trap. Baron Munchausen pulling himself and his horse from the swamp by his own hair — the original self-referential escape attempt. Image generated by…
The last interface, sycophancy in AI, design is how it wins
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “At the end of February, a report by Citrini Research caused major shockwaves through the software industry, sending the…
Your phone isn’t eavesdropping. The reality is stranger.
The “phones are listening” conspiracy theory is only half the story. What’s actually happening raises harder questions. You’re having a conversation with a friend. Out…
Are games really “dumbing down”?
From Redguard to Skyrim, the Elder Scrolls games became easier to play. What if that’s actually a better design? Continue reading on UX Collective »…
Reliability is the currency of opportunity in the age of AI
As technology lowers the barrier to producing work, reliability becomes the trait that determines who gets recommended and ultimately hired. Image source: Adobe Stock The job…
Fried
On AI brain fry, token anxiety, and the robot that won’t let you rest Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared…
Moving From Moment.js To The JS Temporal API
Almost any kind of application written in JavaScript works with times or dates in some capacity. In the beginning, this was limited to the built-in…
The hidden cost of AI design tools – What we’re outsourcing without noticing
The seduction of the blank prompt: The cognitive atrophy of instant gratification Image Credit: Co-Created with AI Istill remember the distinct smell of markers and the…
The first fruit of the Google-Apple AI pact
Apple’s MacBook Neo arrives heralded by the sound of the inevitable Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More