Tag: different

The Four Design Jobs AI Created (So Far)

Summary:  “AI design” is one label but has forked into four different types of work. What Does “AI Design” Mean? When someone says “AI design,” everyone in the room pictures something different. One person is thinking about using AI to generate component variations for a design system. Another is designing a chat interface. A third… Continue reading The Four Design Jobs AI Created (So Far)

Rethinking design with your hands in the AI world

Why design isn’t found in a prompt, but in toil and the creator’s “thinking hand.” In a world of automated perfection, the “thinking hand” reclaims the grit, soul, and human conviction that make design truly come alive. (image source: jonmiura) Lucasfilm and the Art of the Matte Painting For close to 50 years, the same Star… Continue reading Rethinking design with your hands in the AI world

A year in review: 2024

2024 was our first year with three kids, and what a year that was. Personal Life with three kids is different in many ways, but most importantly, it’s awesome. I love my little daughters so much, and I enjoy every day with my family. Okay, maybe not every day because when they’re all sick at… Continue reading A year in review: 2024

Logo Design After AI: How Designers Create Powerful Brand Logos in 2026

AI tools have changed how logo design for brands begins—but not how it succeeds. Today, designers can generate logo concepts in seconds, explore styles instantly, and speed up the creative process. However, creating a logo that is clear, memorable, and meaningful still requires human thinking and strategy. Many people assume AI tools can replace graphic… Continue reading Logo Design After AI: How Designers Create Powerful Brand Logos in 2026

Filmora AI Video Generator App: Create AI Videos on Mobile Easily

Making videos used to be very hard for many regular people. You need a big computer and many hours to learn every tool. Now, everyone wants to share great stories on social media every single day. Using a Filmora AI video generator helps you create amazing videos directly on your phone. This smart tool turns… Continue reading Filmora AI Video Generator App: Create AI Videos on Mobile Easily

Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Definition

Summary:  MVPs are learning tools that test whether an idea is valuable to users. Low-code platforms and AI-assisted design tools have made it faster than ever to build new products. But speed of creation can obscure the critical question in product development: Are we building the right solution for our users? Minimum viable products (MVPs)… Continue reading Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Definition

The Designer-Developer Handoff Is Still Broken — why?

Let’s be honest: the designer-developer handoff was never really “working”—at best, it limped along with annotated PDFs and passive-aggressive Figma comments. At worst, it bred siloed teams, bloated timelines, and a whole lot of mutual eye-rolling. But in 2025, after a decade of Figma, a thousand design system evangelists, and an ocean of bridging tools, you’d… Continue reading The Designer-Developer Handoff Is Still Broken — why?

AI in UX Research Revisited: What Really Changed Since 2023?

What is this report about? 📚 In 2023, at the beginning of the still-ongoing AI frenzy, we asked expert UX researchers how they viewed the rise of AI in the UX Research industry. At that time, responses were a mix of curiosity, skepticism, and early experimentation. Two years later, driven by rapid progress in AI… Continue reading AI in UX Research Revisited: What Really Changed Since 2023?

Google AI Mode: Powerful Search, Poor Usability

Summary:  Google’s new AI Mode provides a new way to search the web but is hampered by discoverability and navigation issues — especially for AI novices. What Is Google AI Mode? Google AI Mode is a new feature of the search engine that combines the breadth of a web search with the reasoning power of… Continue reading Google AI Mode: Powerful Search, Poor Usability

Stop Misrecruits: Add Foils to Your Screener

Summary:  Foils are fake (but plausible) options in screeners that catch inattentive or dishonest participants, protecting data quality and saving time. Even the most carefully designed screener can let the wrong participants slip into their study. You may discover halfway through a usability test that someone clearly doesn’t match your target audience – leaving you… Continue reading Stop Misrecruits: Add Foils to Your Screener

Guardrails for AI Agents

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Why guardrails are an integral part of any AI workflow and how to set them up for your AI agent As with any other type of software, AI agents are vulnerable to various types of threats. Without proper safeguards, they can produce inaccurate, biased, or even harmful outputs — or take unintended actions… Continue reading Guardrails for AI Agents

Prioritize Smarts over Sentience to Increase Trust with AI

Summary:  People trust AI more when it seems smarter rather than sentient. AI emotions can reduce trust in factual, task-oriented work and reduce AI reliability. A common concern from attendees of our Designing AI Experiences course is how to help users develop trust with artificial intelligence (AI). One technique that designers are frequently tempted to… Continue reading Prioritize Smarts over Sentience to Increase Trust with AI

How to Design a Product w/ Users at the Heart of Product Design 

Key takeaways 🔑 Product design is about solving problems. It’s not just about looks, but how a product works, feels, and fits into people’s lives. 👥 User-centered design (UCD) is essential. Designing around real users ensures products meet actual needs, not assumptions. 🏆 User-first products win in the market. Products that feel intuitive and valuable… Continue reading How to Design a Product w/ Users at the Heart of Product Design 

5 Image Editing Techniques with Google Nano Banana

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Image generated in Google Nano Banana (prompt: friendly banana in pixelated style of old games). Google Nano Banana is the codename for Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the latest image generation & editing model from Google. This model has a few notable features that make it stand out, such as advanced image… Continue reading 5 Image Editing Techniques with Google Nano Banana

How to Define Success Criteria for UX Research

[unable to retrieve full-text content] In UX research, we have two pieces— hypotheses and success criteria — that set the foundation for any research activity. Without them, research risks becoming vague “user feedback sessions” rather than a fuel that powers design process. A hypothesis is simply an assumption about user behavior, needs, or preferences that you want to… Continue reading How to Define Success Criteria for UX Research

Information pollution, poisoning, and hygiene

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Abstract representations of information pollution, poison, and hygiene. Image by the author, 2025. People are information beings. Our civilization is created from shared information with practical application — part know-how, part doing. Culture is shared information shortcuts. Society is shared cross-cultural information to find overall balance. Science is information built for understanding more broadly… Continue reading Information pollution, poisoning, and hygiene

Mixed-Methods Research: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data

Summary:  Mixed-methods research combines qualitative and quantitative methods to explore a single research question. Teams might assume that simply sprinkling in a quantitative survey alongside interviews qualifies as mixed-methods research. In reality, effective mixed-methods research involves more than just ensuring that both qualitative and quantitative methods appear somewhere in the same project. What Is Mixed-Methods… Continue reading Mixed-Methods Research: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data

21 Creative Catalog Brochure Templates for Modern Branding

A well-designed multi-purpose catalog brochure can shape how your audience perceives your brand. Whether you’re presenting products, services, or brand identity, the structure and style of your brochure matter. These creative brochure catalog templates are built with clean, structured layouts that make it simple to showcase your business, agency, or financial services in a polished,… Continue reading 21 Creative Catalog Brochure Templates for Modern Branding

UX Maturity Is a Living System, Not a Ladder

Summary:  Focus on continuous reflection — not stage-hopping — to grow sustainable, resilient UX practices. Through decades of research and consulting with teams across industries at NNGroup, we’ve studied what UX looks like in real life. The result is our UX-maturity model — a framework designed to help organizations understand how UX is practiced, supported,… Continue reading UX Maturity Is a Living System, Not a Ladder

Logo Designer vs. UX Designer: Exploring Roles, Skills, and Collaboration

Explore the creative relationship between logo designer and UX designer by understanding how their goals differ, how they overlap, and how you can benefit from knowing both roles, especially if you’re working on a product, brand guidelines, or interface. Many people confuse the two, but their responsibilities are not interchangeable. Learning the differences helps you… Continue reading Logo Designer vs. UX Designer: Exploring Roles, Skills, and Collaboration

Creating Design Specs for Development

Summary:  Design specifications should provide all the relevant information needed to align the design and development teams. You work tirelessly on a new design project. It’s your masterpiece… until the dev team says it isn’t possible. Most designers have experienced this situation at some point in their careers. As frustrating as it may be, there… Continue reading Creating Design Specs for Development

14 logic-driven UI design tips to improve any interface

[unable to retrieve full-text content] UI design tips to improve your interface designs using logic rather than gut feel. Designing user interfaces is no easy task. With countless choices around layout, spacing, typography, and colour, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. And when you layer in considerations like usability, accessibility, and human psychology, the challenge only grows. But… Continue reading 14 logic-driven UI design tips to improve any interface

25 Best Luxury Logo Fonts Perfect for Logo Design

Luxury fonts for logos give your brand a distinct, premium look. Whether you’re working with fashion boutique brands, or luxury services, the logo fonts you choose says a lot about the message you’re sending. If your goal is to communicate elegance and class, font selection isn’t a small decision. It affects how your audience perceives… Continue reading 25 Best Luxury Logo Fonts Perfect for Logo Design