Design experiments are more important than ever, and they don’t require a lab
If design experiments scare you? Take a page from design leaders and call them bets.Continue reading on UX Collective »
Interactivity
Research shouldn’t end in a deck
How I use Claude Code to challenge assumptions and turn research into a living artifactContinue reading on UX Collective »
How to apply Nir Eyal’s Hook Model to AI products, safely
The four-step hook — trigger, action, variable reward, investment — drawn as one machine that keeps restarting itself. AI assisted.The habit loop that built social media is now wired into every chatbot — here are ways to use it without becoming the dealer.Nir Eyal published Hooked in 2014, and product teams have been running its playbook ever since. It was a topic I taught in General Assembly, and have been fascinated with ever since because it’s at the base of many interactions, digital or not.
Sequence of Play
Last week we zoomed out and took the wide angle view of organizational games. It left us with a wide-scan of games and players in context and a specific look at the structure of an individual game. As you enter a game inside the organization, trying to make sense of it and figure out where to play next, the context and the structure alone won't get you there. You need to follow the sequence of play, as well.Three surfaces for entering a game: position, structure, and sequence.The game-speci
The “Pixel Police” are Retired: Why AI Agents are the New Mediators of Web Design
The designer-developer handoff is officially dead—and AI just pulled the trigger. Instead of wasting weeks translating pixels into code, teams are now building live, together, in real time with AI agents doing the grunt work.
Delegating taste, orchestration layer, AI workflows
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“We increasingly talk about taste as though it were something that can be collected, measured, or encoded. We assume that if enough people agree, or if enough data is available, the right answer will eventually emerge. But taste has never worked that way.Taste begins with knowing what good looks like. It comes from exposure to exceptional work, from studying history, understanding proportion, typography, interaction, composition, and l
Lonely at a lower latency
Everything got faster, closer, more certain. The person inside stayed the same.Continue reading on UX Collective »
The brainstorm that couldn’t storm
On the small delay that makes a brainstorm actually stormContinue reading on UX Collective »
Good designers, bad websites: a proposal
I want to discuss accessibility because it is the most important thing for making websites. Other A List Apart articles give you innovation and insight. This article will give you homework. These are just my personal views, but they’re pretty good.I want to start off with a couple of statements, and you will agree:Designers are good people. I have never heard a designer say, “I don’t care if somebody can’t read this text”, “Not my fault if somebody can’t use this device”, or “Who cares if this i
The weakest channel
Universality isn’t designed into things. It’s selected by surviving constraints — and often, people are the constraint.Continue reading on UX Collective »
پروتوتایپ کردن میکرواینترکشن ها در فیگما (Figma, Micro-interactions) - طراحی Action Bar تلگرام
در این آموزش فیگما (Figma Tutorial)، یاد میگیریم که چطور اکشن بار جدید تلگرام (Telegram Action Bar) که با سبک لیکویید گلس ...
Pixels of the Week – July 19, 2026
👉🏻 Curated weekly UX Research, Design & Tech resources: mindful design toolkit, discovery vs delivery in AI-era product work, vibe coding and accessibility tradeoffs, fun ideas to use your 150 notebooks, summoning explosive Pomeranians, lo-fi image effect tool, centering things in CSS centering, animations vocabulary dictionary, making your Figma agent-ready and building a accessible popover navigation.
Show HN: AI assistant that reads Intervals.icu data and adjusts workouts
Hi HN,I’m a self-coached endurance athlete and long-time user of Intervals.icu. Over the years I’ve gotten comfortable interpreting my own training data (CTL/ATL trends, HRV, fatigue, etc.), but I kept running into a practical problem:The training plan makes sense when you write it, but real life rarely cooperates.Bad sleep, work travel, missed workouts, or suddenly having only 45 minutes instead of two hours. In those moments the question becomes: does the planned workout still make sense
Instagram Video Downloader: How SSSInstagram Helps Save Videos Easily
What Makes SSSInstagram Different?SSSInstagram is an online service designed specifically for downloading Instagram videos without any technical knowledge. Unlike many apps that require installation or registration, SSSInstagram works directly in your browser and is completely free.The tool supports all major Instagram content types and works equally well on desktop and mobile devices.What Can You Download with SSSInstagram?SSSInstagram allows users to download:- Instagram videos- Reels- Stories
Launch HN: Onyx (YC W24) – Open-source chat UI
Hey HN, Chris and Yuhong here from Onyx (https://github.com/onyx-dot-app/onyx). We’re building an open-source chat that works with any LLM (proprietary + open weight) and gives these LLMs the tools they need to be useful (RAG, web search, MCP, deep research, memory, etc.).Demo: https://youtu.be/2g4BxTZ9ztgTwo years ago, Yuhong and I had the same recurring problem. We were on growing teams and it was ridiculously difficult to find the right information across ou
How to Create Research-Backed User Personas: The UX Designer's 2026 Guide
Great design starts with great understanding—if you know the real problems people have, you can build solutions that they love. So, how do you communicate who these people are, their needs, and the challenges they face? You can’t empathize with a 100-page research report. But you can empathize with a persona. When done right, personas don’t just represent your users—they unite your team, sharpen your decisions, and lead you to products, services, and experiences that improve lives and advance yo
Land That Job: What Top Design Leaders Really Look for in a Portfolio
Learn from the best—design experts reveal exactly what they look for in a portfolio. Get ready to transform your career from aspiring designer to in-demand professional!In this video, design experts and hiring managers from across the world share their portfolio advice. Experts include the Creative Lead of Smashing Magazine, Vitaly Friedman, and Netflix’s Product Design Lead, Niwal Sheikh. Hear what they and others, look for in portfolios.[[video:1837]]Connect with the Community: Elevate Your Po
The “mocked, then loved” AirPods effect
Will it happen again?Photo by Jonas Schindler on UnsplashWhen AirPods were unveiled in September 2016, many of the initial reactions were skeptical or openly mocking. They looked like wired EarPods with the cord snipped off. The Guardian compared them to “a tampon without a string” and predicted they’d vanish soon. People on social media said they looked like the tops of toothbrushes. Popular Mechanics warned readers not to mistake the AirPods for a step forward, arguing they were really a step
Try Different Roles to Solve Your Problems – Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats
Do you always end up being the person who sees the downside in other people's suggestions? Or perhaps you’re the one who has lots of ideas, and then must suffer when they are dissected and rehashed? In this video, you’ll learn how to use Edward de Bono’s six thinking hats method to try out different roles to see new perspectives in problem solving and creativity. The effect of taking on a role can be quite dramatic, in that you literally become a different person. It’s also powerful in the way t
AI just called design’s bluff
We spent a decade hiding behind the interface. Now it’s gone.Eight months ago, the questions started showing up in meetings I wasn’t supposed to notice them in.“Can’t Figma AI just do that?”“We used Claude for the mockups — do we still need to bring in a designer?”“If the AI can generate the screens, what exactly are we hiring for?”I am Head of Design at a global restaurant technology platform. I built design teams at Walmart and Capital One. I have spent years in rooms where I had to fight for