Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

First: Product vision, AI & feeds. Now? Notifications. Continue reading on UX Collective » How to resist short-term gains that come at your users’ expense. Photo by bady abbas on Unsplash Tech companies increasingly put profits before their customers, making decisions that benefit the business but hurt the user experience. Whether it’s forcing users to agree to […]

How to resist short-term gains that come at your users’ expense. Photo by bady abbas on Unsplash Tech companies increasingly put profits before their customers, making decisions that benefit the business but hurt the user experience. Whether it’s forcing users to agree to restrictive terms or share information that is irrelevant to product functionality, or charging extra […]

With a new UI3, Figma Slides, AI, and Code Connect, the necessary building blocks for a revamped design system feature in Figma are… Continue reading on UX Collective » How humans and machines can understand each other Human talking to a machine — AI generated Humans and machines have been struggling to communicate ever since machines were invented. […]

How cultural conformity influences user preferences. Continue reading on UX Collective » Why distinct components matter for user experience Have you ever been reviewing your design only to have one person pipe up and point out that you’re using the wrong component? Reminding you that you should be using a badge and not a pill, […]

Or how I deal with professional challenges. Fight Club (1999) by David Fincher. Respect, culture, maturity, resources… You probably face challenges in one (or all) of these areas at work. What to do besides sitting down and crying? Is there a way to deal with it? There are ways. I’ll share mine, and I’ll tell you upfront: […]

Designing the future. AI micro UI components AI is set to revolutionize the global economy, potentially contributing $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030 — more than the combined output of China and India. Among the sectors most likely to be profoundly transformed by AI is healthcare. However, during my time at NHS Digital (the digital provider […]

Maintaining critical thinking in collaborative UX environments Continue reading on UX Collective » Is the owl really as evil as they say? Over half of Duolingo’s active users have a streak of 7 days or more. But not me. I’m one of the users who gets bombarded by reactivation emails and push notifications asking me to come back […]

Is the owl really as evil as they say? Over half of Duolingo’s active users have a streak of 7 days or more. But not me. I’m one of the users who gets bombarded by reactivation emails and push notifications asking me to come back into the app. The messages I get are chaotic. One moment Duolingo acts like clingy […]

Nintendo is well-known for producing radically differentiated consoles. Why does their first new console in seven years look just like its… Continue reading on UX Collective » Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “That doesn’t strike as shockingly new, right? (…) It’s clear that the CEO is the top manager of a company, therefore “founder […]

Learn how to best set up design tokens to be a reliable tool for designers and developers in your company. Continue reading on UX Collective » Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “That doesn’t strike as shockingly new, right? (…) It’s clear that the CEO is the top manager of a company, therefore “founder mode” […]