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How I stopped dreading AI and started studying it full-time

By June 2026, I couldn’t open an app without being told I was falling behind. My Instagram saves were full of designers building agents over a weekend. LinkedIn was a steady stream of people who had…

Designing for AI deep research: lessons from Google, Perplexity and Microsoft

6 UX questions for AI research tasks that take timeContinue reading on UX Collective »

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The AI reckoning in UX was 20 years in the making

The field has blown up and rebuilt itself three times in twenty years. This is the third.Everyone thinks AI is coming for design. The truth is uglier and older. The field has done this to itself…

Autonomy by design: how gamification and AI can respect (or rewrite) our choices

All design influences behavior. The ethical line is whether people can see the influence and still choose otherwise.Continue reading on UX Collective »

Smaller teams want design leaders who make, again. Here’s how.

A design lead works on a screen alongside two designers at a shared table. AI assisted.AI is shrinking teams we run and raising the bar what each person is expected to produce. That changes what a…

The agent woke up before you did

The last assumption of user-centered design just fell — and four companies pushed it at once.Continue reading on UX Collective »

The time AI saves designers usually disappears. Here’s how to keep it.

What a survey of 521 UX professionals found about AI in UXContinue reading on UX Collective »

Going nowhere fast

When speed disguises itself as progress.One driver worked hard to get to a stoplight. (Rounded Bevel Icons by Tristan)I distinctly remember my father driving the speed limit down a two-way street in…

Building an AI-ready design system library: Code → Figma with MCP.

In-System DesignA practical guide for designers: why my design system starts in code, and how I build, check and maintain the Figma library.In-System Design: a three-part series.Part 1: Building an…

Does Apple’s HomeView reduce effort, or ask for our attention?

Truly useful domestic technology fades into the background. Too many smart home screens demand centre stage.The Apple HomeView, image credit: Apple.Apple’s latest foray into the home automation…