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Marshall McLuhan argued in Understanding Media that every new medium changes not only how information is distributed, but also how it is created. Search engines rewarded discoverability, social media rewarded engagement, and LLMs reward interpretability. Whether we realize it or not, we are beginning to design with this new audience in mind. The problem begins … Weiterlesen

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Building data color schemes with Generative AI. Press enter or click to view image in full size The workflow for fusing two sequences to create a diverging data color scheme combined with Perplexity’s listing of suggested data color schemes. Here, I explore the use of Perplexity, a text-based generative AI model, as a color suggestion … Weiterlesen

Rethinking friction in an AI world

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Why the best UX often disappears. And when it shouldn’t Press enter or click to view image in full size When every interaction is frictionless, nothing sticks. Why the future of good UX depends on knowing when to slow users down. (image source: ABC Radio National) The paradox of “forgettable” design “Make the experience forgettable,” … Weiterlesen

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Accessibility is one of those rare concepts that almost nobody argues against. Making websites easier to navigate for people with disabilities is a fairly uncontested virtue. Semantic HTML, descriptive links, meaningful image descriptions, and keyboard navigation all help create a web that is more inclusive and usable. Yet the AI era has introduced an unexpected, … Weiterlesen