Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Should we fear AI as a creativity villain or celebrate it as a creativity companion? Continue reading on UX Collective » 4 strategies to improve a product’s eco-friendliness without losing usability. I have been bummed by the decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. Climate change is real (and scary), and this […]

Brace yourselves for a barrage of AI-assisted garbage made by people who don’t know an API from an IPA. Screen shot from the movie “Office Space” We’ve officially entered the age of “vibe coding” — what a ridiculous name. In this new digital frontier, anyone can prompt an AI with, “Build me an app that’s like LinkedIn meets Tinder — complete […]

We didn’t just lose our influence. We gave it away. UX professionals need to stop accepting silence, reclaim our seat at the table, and design with strategic clarity, not just surface polish. Maybe you’ve read the think pieces: UX is dead. Or dying. Or evolving. Or in a state of strategic irrelevance. Thought leaders like Pavel […]

Vibe coding is not there yet for production-ready code. This article will focus on how product designers can get the most out of the new generation of AI IDE tools that have LLMs integrated in them for prototyping and building smaller, less complex apps. Image from flux model — Krea AI Start in a simple tool and jump to […]

As oversimplification and automation erode our cognitive abilities, embracing meaningful friction may be the key to restoring it. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When I was 19, I took my first solo road trip — a 250-mile drive from Long Island, New York to Delaware to pick up my girlfriend from college — a journey that normally […]

After 22 years in design, I think that the power of research is overrated, while other important aspects are overlooked. If you pick up any ‘iconic’ digital-design literature or a popular methodology like Design thinking or the Double diamond, their main promise is that in order to create in-demand products, you need to reduce risks […]

Name a font well, and don’t let someone call the lawyer on you. Continue reading on UX Collective » Not all vibes are good. Vibe coding — Image by Author Are you wondering WTF all this vibe coding stuff is that’s been sweeping your social feeds? You probably get the gist that it’s about having a vision of an […]

It is time to be more vocal about the profession’s pain points and shed light on the testing craft. In the fast-moving IT world, it is vital not to lose your compass when drifting into the ocean of opportunities. The hype around automation and related tools sometimes pushes us to rethink the role of testers in […]

The ability to identify and frame problems is your most valuable asset. Engineering won’t be the most valuable tech skill for much longer. As no-code app building becomes commonplace, and vibe coding gets better, the important question changes from “how do we build this” to “what should we build”? Guess who’s great at figuring out what to build? […]

Experimentation is a critical part of growing as a designer Continue reading on UX Collective » A comic illustration of Luke Skywalker facing Darth Vader and the Emperor within the Deathstar’s throne room. Darth Vader and the Emperor have butts for heads, and Luke’s is transforming back and forth between a butthead and a human […]