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How writing can help tackle self-confidence issues in design Continue reading on UX Collective »

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “To understand this moment, we must contextualise AI within the history of artistic tools and conceptual shifts, while simultaneously confronting the very real socio-economic and ethical challenges it poses to the creative ecosystem.” The algorithmic atelier →By Joshua Leigh Editor picks What I learned from Don Norman →From HCD to … Weiterlesen

“The medium is the message” — Marshall McLuhan Background art by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876. Every era of product design on the web brings with it new design tools, these tools change how we design websites and also influences the next generation of design tools to come. I know it seems like a novel idea for some of you reading this, … Weiterlesen

What General Motors figured out in 1924, Apple perfected it with your smartphone Continue reading on UX Collective »

Getting to the bottom of why Apple products pair so naturally with Sony Continue reading on UX Collective »

The essential (micro) copy rules I used at Google. Continue reading on UX Collective »

Kierkegaard on how fa*th becomes a bad word. Kierkegaard — Image created using AI You can tell something isn’t true the moment its certainty becomes mandatory. I’m Nate Sowder, and this is unquoted, installment 15. Kierkegaard. Martinus Rorbye painting of the city jail next to Copenhagen town hall and courthouse (1831) Designed certainty For Kierkegaard, Christianity wasn’t a choice … Weiterlesen

Another year, another wave of “What to expect in 2026” guides. I’m sure you’ve already scrolled through a few. In this article, the first one I’ll be publishing this year, I won’t make bold predictions. Instead, I’m sharing what I’m observing firsthand while collaborating with enterprise design teams, and from all the news, conversations, and insights … Weiterlesen

Using Google Gemini to build an Accessible Perceptual Uniform Triad Continue reading on UX Collective »

Function is the floor, not the ceiling. It’s time to raise the bar and prove that the most viable products are the ones that feel human. Escaping the AI Sludge AI is now omnipresent in our workflows, but it's come at a cost: a sea of sameness. Lately, products have begun to look and feel homogeneous & … Weiterlesen