I recently asked Spotify for a Fourth of July playlist. Specifically, a rock one. It came back with big drums and big choruses: “Born in the USA,” “Fortunate Son,” “For What It’s Worth,” “Rockin’ in the Free World.” The kind of songs you crank over a grill without really hearing the words and the fascinating … Weiterlesen
The five terrain challenges nobody warns you about 1. Multiple stakeholders with veto power. In consumer product design, the user is sovereign (spread across geographies). In regulated industries, you are designing for multiple aspects: the end user, the business, and the regulator. As Jared Spool has written on stakeholder-driven design, the skill is not choosing … Weiterlesen
AI took the how. Now it’s coming for the what — and judgment built through experience, intuition with scars, is what survives Press enter or click to view image in full size Image created with Google Gemini, art-directed by the author. There’s a moment, working with AI, when you stop knowing exactly what you’re doing. … Weiterlesen
You don’t need a “leader” title to build psychological safety at work. Kai Wong 5 min read · 8 hours ago — Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by RDNE Stock project: https://www.pexels.com/photo/women-sitting-on-chairs-holding-documents-5922085/ “I don’t really know what the point in speaking up is. I know that it … Weiterlesen
A senior designer at a major tech company recently shared a moment that many of us will recognize. He asked an AI model to rewrite his blog. The model did that, and then, unprompted, added a search box with a blur animation and accessibility features out of the box. The features the designer had not … Weiterlesen
Your title and your actual level are two different measurements. I built an instrument, and nearly half of the designers came apart from their badge. 12 min read · 12 hours ago Press enter or click to view image in full size © Graficon Stuff One of my designers was promoted twelve months ago. The … Weiterlesen
Knowing you are not the strongest in the room can sharpen you or wear you down. The research is oddly split, and the difference comes down to a handful of things you can control. Watch the podium closely at almost any Olympic Games and you will catch something that does not instantly add up. The … Weiterlesen
Understanding the Problem in the Real World Still Comes First The comfortable read is that the models are not good enough yet, and the next release will rescue these pilots. It will not. Look at why companies die, and the same cause sits at the top of the list. CB Insights, reviewing hundreds of startup … Weiterlesen
The rise of creative provenance Some AI-generated posters are easy to spot and look the same; image via Sub-Reddit AskUK Many people have been asking themselves an important question as they see new digital and print media like commercials, graphics, or even user interfaces: “…was that made by AI?” That question didn’t exist not that … Weiterlesen
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “This is the real shift. Design system debt used to be paid by one person, quietly, in files nobody else opened. Now it gets paid by the engineer whose generated component is wrong, the PM whose timeline slips because handoff broke, the marketer whose banners came … Weiterlesen