AI coding tools are rewriting who gets to make software. The question isn’t whether that’s good. It’s what it does to the things we use every day. In 2023, a controlled study found that developers using GitHub Copilot completed a coding task 55% faster than those without it. That’s your 4-week sprint becoming a 2-week sprint. By …
Month: February 2026
Are we performing ourselves into exhaustion?
On self-surveillance, professional performance, and the cost of forgetting that we built the cage. Is this one me? (All conceptual images in this article were generated by the author using AI.) As designers, we live this performance twice over: as users who perform constantly, and as the creators of the systems that encourage that performance. This article …
The 80% job: how design leads are using AI — and it’s not about mockups
The 80% job: how design leads are using AI — and it’s not about mockups Design leads spend 80% of their time communicating, aligning, and justifying. That’s exactly where AI helps most. Image generated with Midjourney Part 1: The Reality of Design Leadership Here’s what my job description says I do: set design vision, mentor designers, elevate craft quality, …
The art of unnecessary story
How funny and totally unnecessary writing of this Amsterdam coffee roastery makes customers happier. Continue reading on UX Collective » A practical scoring model to decide when to Delegate, Assist, or stay Human-Led. This essay was originally published on my Substack Syntax Stream, where I write about principles of human–AI interaction. For years, application design …