Interactivity

Hyperlegible Sans: a free, open-source font for accessible design

An accessibility-focused evolution of Inter that blends modern geometry with hyperlegible design principles.Hyperlegible Sans, a free, open-source typeface designed as an accessibility-focused evolution of Inter. Version 1.0 includes Regular, Medium, and Bold weights.Download Latest FontI’ve used Inter for years. It’s been my default across dozens of projects and, in my opinion, represents the best of open-source typography. Its clean geometry, strong engineering, and consistent rhythm have made

What if AI lies about you?

We know AI gets it wrong. How do we correct misinformation before it spreads?Continue reading on UX Collective »

Is AI slop training us to be better critical thinkers?

The rise of the skeptical user in an age of synthetic mediaIllustration by Gemma SmithI’ve been following the discourse around AI-generated content closely. My original hypothesis for social media was simple: IF algorithms shepherd us toward comfortable, familiar preferences, THEN it will kill nuance and critical thinking. But that’s not what is happening with synthetic media in the equation.The Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, recently noted in his essay that we are moving from “assuming what w

What makes generated UI worth keeping?

How brand, data, and reuse help ideas move past the demo phaseMusic platform screens vibe coded with various AI tools like Anima and UizardAs designers, we know there are many tools at our disposal to create AI-generated UI, like Lovable, Anima, and Uizard. There has been a lot of progress in this space, with AI output at unthinkable speeds and of unprecedented quality. But still…most of it feels short-lived and unusable.The generated screens look convincing, but they’re treated as placeholders

Micro-interactions still matter

Little micro interactions and accessibility concerns make a big difference to showing your attention to detail. Key Links ...

Show HN: Pure – An interactive satire on the absurdity of 'Terms of Service'

Hi HN,I built this last week after an experience at a bank branch that stuck with me. The rep literally said, “Don’t bother reading it, just scroll to the bottom so the button unlocks.”It hit me how routine and meaningless “consent” has become, not a decision, just a UI step everyone knows they’re supposed to get through.So I made PURE. It looks like a minimal fintech onboarding flow, but the ToS never actually ends. As you scroll, the text starts reacting to you, poking at the whole idea of bli

I built a screen-aware desktop assistant; now it can write and use your computer

I posted Julie here a few days ago as a weekend prototype: an open-source desktop assistant that lives as a tiny overlay and uses your screen as context (instead of copy/paste, tab switching, etc.)Update: I just shipped Julie v1.0, and the big change is that it’s no longer only “answer questions about my screen.” It can now run agents (writing/coding) and a computer-use mode via a CUA toolkit. ((https://tryjulie.vercel.app/))What that means in practice:- General AI assis

How a 2,500-year-old story explains why UX findings get ignored

Design’s longest struggle has been around for 55+ yearsContinue reading on UX Collective »

Against cleverness

Design principles for AI in complex systems.Source: Artnet.comToday we are at the cusp of revolutions in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, renewable energy, and biotechnology. Each brings extraordinary promise, but each introduces more complexity, more interdependence, and more latent pathways to failure. This elevates prudence to be critical. Good design recognizes what cannot be foreseen. It acknowledges the limits of prediction and control. It builds not merely for performance, bu

Rethinking “Pixel Perfect” Web Design

It’s 2026. We are operating in an era of incredible technological leaps, where advanced tooling and AI-enhanced workflows have fundamentally transformed how we design, build, and bridge the gap between the two. The web is moving faster than ever, with groundbreaking features and standards emerging almost daily.Yet, in the middle of this high-speed evolution, there’s one thing we’ve been carrying with us since the early days of print, a phrase that feels increasingly out of sync with our modern r

ResearchOps 2025 roundup: AI, scaling ReOps, tools and revisiting the 8 pillars

2025 was another busy year for ResearchOps, both us as a community and Research Operations as a practice.As with other professions, AI has been a presence in the industry, both as one that can help or perhaps replace us as budget cuts and reductions in workforce hit ReOps.The articles, webinars and interviews we hosted have reflected how ResearchOps is working to continue to prove its value with strategies and tools even as the industry tightens: how to work with AI, demonstrating the value of R

Show HN: Sushidata – automating the painful parts of competitor and VoC research

Hi HN,A few months ago we noticed a pattern. Every GTM, product, and marketing team we talked to had the same problem. They were drowning in external data from Reddit, Discord, Slack communities, competitor sites, and social channels. But turning all of that noise into something structured and useful took an enormous amount of time.We watched people spend days copying screenshots into spreadsheets, tagging posts, and checking competitor websites by hand. We were doing the same thing ourselves an

Designers as orchestrators, uncertain AI, designing with Cursor, how UX impacts P&L

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“In 2025, AI-assisted building closed this chasm. Translating how software should work was never the hard part for designers. Translating that understanding into code was. AI didn’t lower the bar; it removed it.”Designers as agent orchestrators: what I learnt shipping with AI in 2025 →By Benhur SenabathiEditor picksThe case for the uncertain AI →Why chatbots should say “I’m not sure.”By Alexandre TempelWe made it all complicated →Build

What Figma Got Wrong About Design Systems

Figma sold us the dream of perfect consistency — but what we got was 'design by spreadsheet'. See how design systems turned from creative tools into corporate control mechanisms. From token fatigue to system bloat to the death of design judgment, let's take a look at how Figma’s obsession with structure smothered the soul of design.

Design tokens with confidence

Why the W3C design token standard is your new foundation.Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to Present Like Steve Jobs (Without the Turtleneck)

Steve Jobs treated every presentation like a user journey. He shaped the emotional pacing with the precision of a product designer. If you think presenting is about speaking, you’re missing the deeper craft: Guiding someone’s experience. He made people see the world through his eyes. The power of his presentations came from that simple intention: Meaning first, performance second. And this is a skill you can easily master.The lights dim. A black turtleneck steps into the spotlight. The audience,

Why Instagram’s ad breaks feel worse than ads

The psychology of interruption, control, and broken scrolling expectations.Continue reading on UX Collective »

The dawn of Authentic Experience (AuX)

Why AuX in 2026 is about designing intelligence, not interfacesContinue reading on UX Collective »

Feelings are the new features

A strategic framework for emotional design when function is freeContinue reading on UX Collective »

Pixels of the Week – January 18, 2026

A fun API to say "no" with different excuses, Instagram’s failure on video accessibility, and why we shouldn’t humanize AI. Also: Microsoft's Fluent UI resources for designers, cute animated icons, and creepy cute cozy game vibes.