Hey designer, do you know what you are doing? | by Filipe Nzongo | Oct, 2025

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Being a designer has always been synonymous with being creative, transforming abstract and complex ideas into concrete solutions. However, in recent years, many professionals have been losing this creative spark, and with it, the very essence of the profession. We’ve witnessed an exponential growth of artificial intelligence tools within the creative industry. This, in itself, … Weiterlesen

AWS outage, writing is designing, the secret life of prototypes | by Fabricio Teixeira | Oct, 2025

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Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “AWS, often called the ‘backbone of the internet,’ supports essential tools like Slack, Zoom, and Office 365, as well as popular games like Fortnite and Roblox. It also powers financial services such as Coinbase and Venmo. Even the coffee we order through the Starbucks app relies … Weiterlesen

Writing for AI, X-shaped designers, the lies we tell ourselves | by Fabricio Teixeira | Oct, 2025

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Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “Maybe you’ve gotten comfortable writing prompts or using simple one-click tools. But as AI interfaces start to take different forms, many of them are still kinda hard to figure out. Navigating them can be overwhelming. It doesn’t feel like you’re using these products so much as … Weiterlesen

Designers often do invisible work that matters. Here’s how to show it | by Kai Wong | Oct, 2025

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What matters in an AI-integrated UX department? Highlighting invisible work Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Majo Pestaña : https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-wearing-ghost-costume-10049169/ “Partnering with data and making our process visible are essential for impactful design. When we work transparently, we build trust and credibility across the organization.” A Head of AI … Weiterlesen

Fear of missing out on AI is overshadowing the fear of losing our humanity | by Michael Buckley | Oct, 2025

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Like many professionals thinking about the future of design, I’m closely following the conversations around AI — both in public forums and in my own circles. But while many focus on the technical capabilities, I’m more interested in the broader narrative shaping these discussions. And recently, based on my observations, that narrative is shifting. The … Weiterlesen

Purple 💜. No matter what you tell them, LLMs… | by Pablo Stanley | Oct, 2025

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No matter what you tell them, LLMs somehow always use the same design choices. Purple–gradient–rounded buttons. Even when you feed them all the guidelines, PRDs, and rules, they still struggle to follow simple instructions consistently, especially when you give them multiple design guidelines at once. You can say plz, make it minimal, brutalist, sharp edges, … Weiterlesen