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How to write benefits so that users can make an easy but well-informed choice — a Google Developer Program case study. …
Claude Code + Figma =
Did you know that Claude Code and Figma now support two-way communication? It means that you can publish a design from Claude to Figma…Continue reading on UX Planet »
Teaching LLMs to reason like Bayesians
We teach LLMs to reason in a Bayesian manner by training them to mimic the predictions of an optimal Bayesian model.
Designing for Dependence: When UX Turns Tools into Traps
Part 1 of the “Ethical UX Series.” Designing for utility or addiction? In today’s hyper-connected world, the lines between user empowerment and user entrapment are dangerously thin. What began as designing helpful experiences has quietly evolved into a race to own attention, manipulate habits, and maximize digital dependency. With attention as currency, many interfaces are no longer …
The design justification tax
Why design decisions take 5x longer to approve and what to do about it. Image generated with MidjourneyEvery design decision carries a surcharge. When your engineering counterpart walks into a meeting and says “we need to refactor the authentication module,” the room nods. It’s technical. It sounds expensive to ignore. Nobody asks for a prototype. When you walk into the same meeting …
When design teams get rid of writers, nobody wins
Products get worse. Users get stuck.Layoffs are happening everywhere.Talented people with decades of experience are being caught up in “restructurings.” In the process, many digital product design teams are parting ways with the people who focus on words.With every layoff, we’re losing something essential. Writing is core to the design process. Every design team needs writers to make …
The Role of UX in HealthTech: Designing for Patients, Providers, and Outcomes
14 July, 2025 No Comment HealthTech is booming. From telehealth apps to wearable trackers, technology is changing how we manage health every day. But one key piece often gets less attention than it actually deserves: user experience (UX). A strong UX goes beyond looks. It builds trust with patients and makes tools easier for providers to use. In healthcare, poor design can cause real harm and …
Designing for the Next Generation: Why Specialized UX is the Future of Health Tech
By streamlining data entry and retrieval, we reduce cognitive load on healthcare workers, enabling them to perform at their best. Designing for the Next Generation: Why Specialized UX is the Future of Health Tech When we think about the healthcare landscape today, it often feels like we’re caught between two worlds. On one side, there’s the clinical, data-driven side. On the other hand, there’s …
Now Shipping: Accessible UX Research, A New Smashing Book By Michele Williams
Our newest Smashing Book, “Accessible UX Research” by Michele Williams, is finally shipping worldwide — and we couldn’t be happier! This book is about research, but you’ll also learn about assistive technology, different types of disability, and how to build accessibility into the entire design process. This thoughtful book will get you thinking about ways to make your UX research more …
A farewell to Flash
Adobe Animate, Flash, was like an old friend. We didn’t keep in touch.A Farewell to Flash.Macromedia Flash, now Adobe Animate was my first introduction to both design for the web and web development. It was the first program I learned inside and out — after Adobe Photoshop.Knowing Flash (as I prefer to call it) was my entry point into the job market, my first few serious opportunities …
How being a strategic advisor helps grow design influence
How to gain influence when your org doesn’t prioritize designers …
Claude Code for Web Design
Claude Code is one of the hottest products in the design space right now. This tool is amazing because it lets you go from idea to…Continue reading on UX Planet »
Something big, surveillance by default, agentic UX principles
I’m a firm believer in Josef Müller-Brockmann’s principles of designing with intentionality. At the same time, I’ve…
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. …
Escaping the UX/UI Label: Why Precise Job Titles Boost Design Careers
The Surge of Vague Titles in Design Hiring (Image Credits: Images.fastcompany.com) Design leaders across industries faced a familiar challenge last week when a routine job posting blurred the lines of specialized roles once again. The Surge of Vague Titles in Design Hiring A study by UX Collective surveyed 83 professionals who called themselves UX/UI Designers and uncovered stark …
Franky Wang on design, AI, and the future of UX – Digital Journal
Photo courtesy of Franky Wang. Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. “I believe the future of UX design will be shaped in many ways,” says JPMorgan designer Franky Wang, “But there are two major forces: the advancement of technologies like AI and machine learning, and the growing need to design for an aging population. I want to be engaged in really …
Integrating UX into capacity planning
How to balance Total Project Demand with Team Capacity to take control of your workload, avoid burn out, & set your team up for success. One of the problems I have seen UX teams and entire UX practices struggle with again and again is getting their capacity accounted for when creating roadmaps or committing to work.Often, UX is an afterthought or informed by how much time …
Designing at the edge of AI harm
A Call for UX and Design Practitioners to Reclaim the Practice as a Critical, Human-Centred Space …
Nano Banana Pro for MVP Product Design
MVP stands for Minimum Viable Product, the simplest version of a new product that allows you to collect maximum validated learning about…Continue reading on UX Planet »
The Trust Architect: Shubhi Shah on Human-Centered UX in Solar-Tech and Health-Tech
Shubhi Shah, a Senior Product Designer with over six years of experience across healthcare, solar tech, and fintech, has developed a reputation for bringing clarity to complex digital systems. At Lucerna Health, she leads the design and strategy for provider-first analytical tools, shaping products that empower hospital networks to make informed decisions. These changes were personally designed …
