Most AI tools make users faster. The best AI tools make users better.
We’ve all lived a version of this story. You start small — asking AI to refine an email. Then something a little harder, like writing a function in…
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From faster pencil to AI Experience Architect: a designer’s path
You can get there, but it’s about making the effort. The next decade of user experience work is not about prompting better, it’s about owning the…
Gamification 2.0. Beyond Points and Badges: Designing for Players, Not Metrics. Chapter 2: The Solution
Part 2 of the “Gamification Series.” Gamification 2.0: Learning from actual game design Let me tell you what actually hooks players, drawn from four decades…
The waiting problem in AI products
Productive computing has had a number since 1982. Every AI product missed it, and agents missed it by minutes. Editor’s note: I wrote this article from…
Be like water, The death of the empty state, AI for UX
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “You have likely seen companies quickly introduce AI mandates to keep pace with these trends. In the blink of…
Be like water, The death of the empty state, AI for UX
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “You have likely seen companies quickly introduce AI mandates to keep pace with these trends. In the blink of…
The big M&M’s color investigation you could’ve totally lived without
How colors manipulate our brain, and why switch them up? A deep dive into M&M’s product tactics and controversies. Continue reading on UX Collective »…
How mobile apps are reshaping screening for cognitive decline
Design lessons learned from existing research Photo by Age Cymru on Unsplash Cognitive decline is one of those conditions where the timing of detection matters. Catching it…
Two gears, one compass: designing at velocity while sustaining quality
How to build an AI-augmented design practice by leaning on 2 mindset shifts Illustration by Roberlan Borges Paresqui Design process isn’t dead — it’s conditional The claim “the design…
Should we be kind to machines (for our own sake, really)?
We know AI isn’t conscious. We know it has no feelings, no preferences, no skin in the game. We say “please” and “thank you” anyway. The…
How to write a DESIGN.md file Claude can actually use
Your DESIGN.md should tell a story of your product Continue reading on UX Collective » This post first appeared on Read More
Opening your place to the street
On opening a channel to the upstream conversation ─ notes for designers thinking through the age of AI Continue reading on UX Collective » …
The undo problem in AI products
AI products skipped designing undo and shipped branching as the retrofit. The two are not the same thing. Editor’s note: I wrote this article from firsthand…
10+ Best Color Grading LUTs for DaVinci Resolve in 2026
Originally used in film labs, LUTs, or Look-Up Tables, are vital resources in digital editing software like DaVinci Resolve. They work by mapping current colors…
Ten Data-Backed Truths Of User Experience ROI
In the high-stakes economy of today, the cost of a friction-heavy interface is no longer just “lost clicks”, but potentially millions in wasted engineering spend…