Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “There are two choices: designed to meet a price point on a certain schedule to make the design cheap as we hoped, or you can try and design something that genuinely attempts to move the species on. What used to depress me was this sense that we are solving a […]

AI isn’t making UX worse. Sloppy designers are. This image was generated by Copilot. Recently, a partner sent me an image to use on a client site. At first glance, it looked like another rough AI mockup. But then we looked closer. The image had started as a photo taken by a well-known photographer, someone with […]

Using AI for ideation, UX scenarios, and the value of world-building in UX design Continue reading on UX Collective » Why building trust matters more than building components. There’s a scene in Field of Dreams that regularly comes to mind. Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is standing at the edge of his cornfield ballpark, full of […]

Using AI for ideation, UX scenarios, and the value of world-building in UX design Continue reading on UX Collective » Why building trust matters more than building components. There’s a scene in Field of Dreams that regularly comes to mind. Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is standing at the edge of his cornfield ballpark, full of […]

Why building trust matters more than building components. There’s a scene in Field of Dreams that regularly comes to mind. Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is standing at the edge of his cornfield ballpark, full of doubt about his ball field project. And then Terrence Mann (James Earl Jones) delivers this quiet but powerful monologue… James […]

Understanding unintended consequences in design and how to plan for them. Illustration by Sh8peshifters / Source: https://www.designingtomorrowbook.com Co-written by Martin Tomitsch and Steve Baty Each minute, millions of teens scroll through videos on social media platforms. These platforms are designed to connect people, but their overuse among young users is leading to serious, unintended consequences. The impact […]

How queerness shapes my UX practice Every June, companies around the world swap their logos for rainbow variations (but less so this year). And every June, many LGBTQ+ folks brace themselves for the dissonance between visibility and sincerity. Pride Month is a time of celebration but also of reflection: on how far we’ve come, what still […]

Many don’t like it, but (almost) everybody agrees it’s the future. “Vibe Coding” is everywhere. Tools and game engines are implementing AI-assisted coding, vibe coding interest skyrocketed on Google search, on social media, everybody claims to build apps and games in minutes, while the comment section gets flooded with angry developers calling out the pile of […]

Estimating the time required to complete a task is riddled with pitfalls. Let’s start with two key concepts you must understand — after managing and designing projects for over 20 years, I’ve seen these patterns play out again and again. Hofstadter’s law Hofstadter’s law is a self-referential adage about time that goes like this: “It always takes longer than […]

Adopting a systems thinking mindset could help us to better embrace the change happening in the UX design profession. Continue reading on UX Collective » AI’s grip on design forces us to reconsider our role in shaping perception, reality, and—most importantly—decision-making. Image composed in Figma using AI-generated assets. I love a good prototype. You know […]