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diataxis.fr

Diátaxis

A widely-adopted, pragmatic and systematic approach to thinking about and creating documentation.

beeps.website

Browser choice is an accessibility consideration

Let people use the browser they want, they probably have good reasons.

uxdesign.cc

When faces go virally wrong

AI portraiture and the crisis of the profile picture.

linear.app

Design for the AI age

For decades, interfaces have guided users along predefined roads. Think files, folders, buttons, menus, screens, flows. That changes with AI and LLMs.

alicepackarddesign.com

10 uses for variables beyond light and dark mode

How to make the most out of Figma's variables feature.

paulgraham.com

What to do

One should help people, and take care of the world. Those two are obvious. But is there anything else?

vimeo.com

Aperture

An experimental concept that blends AI, physical design, and digital wellbeing to encourage more mindful tech use.

bit.ly

AI won’t replace you—but designers using AI mightSponsored

How to integrate AI into your UX workflow to move faster and deliver better results. This 4-week course teaches actionable strategies—not AI hype.

infinitemac.org

Infinite Mac

A collection of classic Macintosh and NeXT system releases and software, all easily accessible from the comfort of a web browser.

julian.digital

The case against conversational interfaces

Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go “This is it!"

medium.com

Design at the speed of thought

That thrill of being a designer is back. Only this time, the friction isn’t technical — it’s cognitive.

microsoft.design

A glimpse into the history of Windows design

At the turn of the millennium, Windows revolutionized network management and paved the way for the modern, connected workplace.

jarango.com

Don’t let the drawings distract you: AI is not about the output

AI’s real value isn’t in generating flashy outputs; it’s in making sense of unstructured information to support better decisions.

715-999-7483.com

(715) 999-7483

A phone-powered multiplayer website builder. By calling the phone number, anyone can update the homepage by describing the changes they want.

creativelivesinprogress.com

Strategy and copywriting: where’s the line?

How copywriting and brand strategy differ and overlap—and why the best work happens when copywriting and strategy come together.

newsletter.dancohen.org

Asking good questions is harder than giving great answers

The tests we are using to assess the intelligence of AI are missing an essential aspect of human inquiry — the query itself.

jeremymikkola.com

A UI might not make it easier

Making a task self-serve, no-code, in a UI, shouldn’t be applied when the unavoidable complexity of the task exceeds what a UI can handle.

personas-prototype.herokuapp.com

Accessibility personas

HMRC's team have created and adapted the GDS accessibility personas as part of their accessibility awareness raising work.

blog.scottlogic.com

AI’s biggest flaw? The blinking cursor problem

AI’s potential is immense, yet clunky user interfaces and a lack of discoverability are holding it back from seamless adoption.

smustafa.blog

Software development has too much software in it

The complexity around tooling has increased, for reasons that were more in the interest of the company than delivering what users needed.