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The Digital Lifecycle in UX: How Your Designs Contribute to Waste
Today, solutions make carbon emissions checks of digital products easily available, so why aren’t we dealing with the problem of waste? Continue reading on UX Collective » Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. The news that Sidebar.io was taking a break felt a bit like a heartbreak. Sidebar has been one of my favorite sources […]
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The UX of drafting in space
How I escaped the pull of the page UI. Image by the author. The best writing tool I’ve discovered last year was to stop drafting on a page and use a canvas-based user interface (UI) instead. In this article, I’ll share what motivated this change and reflect on the strategies that help me make the most of it. […]
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Stop building products for your imaginary users
Dear Mary-the-Marketer, you don’t exist — signed, every PM Photo by Myfanwy Owen on Unsplash So you built the perfect tool for your incredibly well understood user base. You know exactly who they are, what they need, and how they think. And yet somehow, your product isn’t flying off the shelves the way you imagined it would. (No Product Market […]
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Designing for the AI future
4 guidelines to design with AI in mind Photo by Cash Macanaya on Unsplash I’ve been working on AI projects for a little while now, but I haven’t taken the time to truly reflect on how AI is reshaping my design practice. After some reflection, it has become clear that my practice is changing, and I need […]
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The good, the bad and the ugly of Duolingo gamification
Ten design principles rated from best to worst. Continue reading on UX Collective » Make-or-break moments. The first interaction with an AI system — whether it’s a website, landing page, or demo — shapes the mental model of the system. This, in turn, determines whether it will be adopted or not. Are these decisions driven by emotion or logic? […]
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Shaping minds: how first impressions drive AI adoption
Make-or-break moments. The first interaction with an AI system — whether it’s a website, landing page, or demo — shapes the mental model of the system. This, in turn, determines whether it will be adopted or not. Are these decisions driven by emotion or logic? Here’s how Technology Adoption Theory unpacks the mechanisms of technology acceptance, with insights applied […]
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The future of design systems is decentralized
Lessons from nature and technology Imagine a design system that evolves organically, free from the constraints of centralized control. A system where updates and patterns emerge naturally from its users, where collaboration isn’t just encouraged but woven into its fundamental architecture. This isn’t just about democratizing design decisions — it’s about creating systems that grow and adapt […]
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Human-centered AI: 5 key frameworks for UX designers
Prioritizing user needs and adopting a structured approach to AI initiatives Illustration by Rob Chappell 2024 was a remarkable year of progress in artificial intelligence and it’s amazing how swiftly this technology has become embedded into both our professional and personal lives. At home, I’ve enjoyed watching my three young sons immerse themselves in AI in their […]
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To create more accessible outcomes, we need better design tools
Visual design tools can bias designers into less accessible results. So how can these tools help improve these outcomes? Early in my career as a composer, a teacher once gave me an invaluable piece of advice: “it’s essential to learn how a digital tool wants you to think, so that you can free yourself of its bias.” […]
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Human flourishing in the Age of AI
TECHNOLOGY & CULTURE Challenges, strategies, & opportunities. Credit: Marketoonist The explosion of AI over the past two years, particularly generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has reshaped much of how we work and think about technology. For user researcher and designers, AI’s impact can be grouped into three broad areas: Generative AI product development: The topics […]
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