Maybe it’s the state of the world, or just the state of my life, but it feels like everything in the world of digital content has gotten more fraught. Photo by Riccardo, Pexels It’s a weekday morning and I’m sipping coffee, scanning my calendar for my meetings today, preparing my work, swimming in a slog of …
Year: 2025
The next design trend should start with your hands, not a computer
Designing without modern tools isn’t regression — it’s a stance against authoritative, tech-imposed aesthetics. The Art of Suminagashi Japanese Marbling | Image source: youtube.com I find most design trends irritating — not because they exist, but because too many designers follow them instead of forging their own. Then again, maybe that’s just my rebellious nature talking. There’s nothing wrong with …
5 brands that nail the art of omnichannel UX
Real-world journeys that blend digital, physical, and emotional touchpoints At the very beginning, there were no templates When e-commerce first took off, every website was a handcrafted experience. Brands hired developers to code their stores from scratch, pouring hours into every layout decision and line of code. It was messy, expensive, and full of quirks — but …
AI-first: did Duolingo make a fatal mistake?
The “AI-first” approach has caused controversy among users. Continue reading on UX Collective » Looking at a bigger picture together with the team, while solving problems, adds a strong motive to the process. The journey to problem solving is adventurous. (Freepik) Whether you are a designer, a product owner/manager or an engineer, you must have come …
It’s not always hammer time
Choosing the right UX tool for the problem Imagine you are a homeowner, and you need to renovate your kitchen. You do your research and hire a contractor. On day one, he shows up with a big trailer behind his tough-looking truck. You’re excited. But something weird happens. Every time you see him working, he’s only …
When users change their behavior to game the algorithm
How our awareness is breaking the social media algorithm. It is said that the eyes of the Mona Lisa (Leonardo Da Vinci) follow you around the room, an illusion now known as the ‘Mona Lisa Effect’. There was a time when social media was simple. You followed people, liked posts, and as a result you got …
Testing your UX ideas with vibe coding
How UX designers can use AI app builders to their advantage As AI continues to disrupt many industries (particularly software development), it’s critical to continue to stay up-to-date with new tools that change traditional processes–making them more efficient and opening opportunities to more people. UX designers have historically been constrained to creating high-fidelity wireframes or limited …
Writing the onboarding experience
How to help a product introduce itself. Digital product design is about teaching users what to do. This is the interface. Here’s how it works. Go over there and you’ll find what you’re looking for. It happens right from the beginning. The first screen of any product will set expectations and introduce interaction patterns. A combination …
Humanity has an empathy problem
User Experience is paying the price. An AI tool generated this approximation of a kitchen in a home I once visited. Several articles with provocative titles starting with “User Experience is Dead…” started appearing in my feeds. I’ve read about a dozen of these and will summarize them for you at the end, BUT there’s something deeper …
It’s all fun and games… until your boss starts vibe coding
Brace yourselves for a barrage of AI-assisted garbage made by people who don’t know an API from an IPA. Screen shot from the movie “Office Space” We’ve officially entered the age of “vibe coding” — what a ridiculous name. In this new digital frontier, anyone can prompt an AI with, “Build me an app that’s like LinkedIn meets Tinder — complete …