Made to create, learning to curate: the designer’s dilemma
Designers aren’t burning out because AI is hard to use. They’re burning out because nothing else changed around it. Continue reading on UX Collective »
Digital Skills
Something big, surveillance by default, agentic UX principles
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “I’m a firm believer in Josef Müller-Brockmann’s principles of designing with intentionality. At the same time, I’ve watched the same demos Shumer has. I’ve felt that initial rush of adrenaline when viewing the insane capabilities of each AI model, with each release dropping my jaw to the floor. But after … Weiterlesen
The AI adoption theatre: When innovation becomes performance
An LLM that can reason, synthesize, generate, and adapt, sitting right there in your workflow. That part is real. The problem is what… Continue reading on UX Collective »
The wisdom curve
What designers can learn from the pioneers of “Long Design.” Toolsets have a shelf life; wisdom is evergreen. Exploring how designers can move past the ego to find meaning in the ‘Instructor Curve’ and the pinnacle of human needs (image source: Yeo using Google Gemini) Did you know that I have a 70-year-old colleague in my workplace? … Weiterlesen
Dancing in the clouds with Copilot and Claude
Data Visualization with the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year Continue reading on UX Collective »
User personas of consequence
Using the inclusive empathy, the ICF framework, and human-centered design rigour to improve your user personas. Continue reading on UX Collective »
Everyone wants to hire seniors. Nobody wants to make them.
We’re having the wrong conversation about AI and jobs. The question isn’t whether juniors get replaced. It’s where seniors come from when… Continue reading on UX Collective »
A love letter to the Pokédex
Or an obituary to another gadget replaced by the multipurpose smartphone Continue reading on UX Collective »
Dear diary, you’re the last good listener
Adam Smith on why 250 years of empathy still leaves us feeling unheard. Adam Smith — Image created with AI We talk about empathy more than ever. Listening sessions. Trainings designed to “meet people where they are.” Empathy maps meant to snapshot customer personas. And still, the people who open up often walk away feeling drained. Why? It felt like … Weiterlesen
The UX of survival in the age of AI deepfakes
A framework for Crisis Information Design. FAKE!!! This image was shared on social media and confirmed as fake by Snopes People can no longer tell the difference between real images and AI-generated ones. That’s not an opinion. It’s a finding from researchers at UC Berkeley and SUNY Buffalo, who demonstrated that AI-synthesized faces are now perceived … Weiterlesen