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Top 10 AI Tools for Typography and Font Pairing in 2026

Typography plays a big role in graphic design. The right font can help a poster stand out, make a website easier to read, or give a brand its own style. Designers spend a lot of time choosing fonts, testing combinations, and adjusting layouts. In 2026, many AI tools are helping make this process faster and… Continue reading Top 10 AI Tools for Typography and Font Pairing in 2026

From faster pencil to AI Experience Architect: a designer’s path

You can get there, but it’s about making the effort. The next decade of user experience work is not about prompting better, it’s about owning the systems, the white space, and trade-offs nobody has mapped yet. Most designers I talk to already use AI every day. It makes them so much faster. Sketching faster. Doing research faster. Writing copy faster.… Continue reading From faster pencil to AI Experience Architect: a designer’s path

Top 10 AI UX Tools for Smarter User Experience Design (2026)

AI UX tools are becoming part of normal UX Design work. Many designers now use AI tools to create layouts, wireframes, color palettes, user flows, and UX content. These tools help reduce repeated work. They also help beginners who are still learning design basics. UX Design is not only about making screens look clean. It… Continue reading Top 10 AI UX Tools for Smarter User Experience Design (2026)

What Makes a Logo Memorable? (Psychology + Examples)

Every brand needs a logo, but not every logo gets remembered. You have probably seen thousands of logos, on packaging, apps, storefronts, social media, and most of them left no impression at all. That is not because the designers were careless. It is because designing a logo that actually sticks in someone’s memory is harder… Continue reading What Makes a Logo Memorable? (Psychology + Examples)

Designing AI Agents: 4 Lessons from China’s Qwen Agent

Summary:  A study of Qwen’s AI agent reveals 4 design lessons: support discoverability, reuse familiar patterns, handle personal data carefully, and protect user autonomy. GenAI chatbots have made AI-as-personal-assistant feel within reach — and AI agents are the next step toward making that vision real. In consumer contexts, AI agents could theoretically handle daily requests,… Continue reading Designing AI Agents: 4 Lessons from China’s Qwen Agent

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

10 Guidelines for Designing Your Site’s AI Chatbots

Summary:  Helpful site-specific AI chatbots clearly state their capabilities, offer relevant prompt suggestions, and quickly signal they know what users are looking at. AI chatbots are increasingly becoming a standard feature on many websites. As more sites adopt them, the question is not only whether to have one — it’s how to design one so… Continue reading 10 Guidelines for Designing Your Site’s AI Chatbots

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

Professional CV Resume Templates – Best Of 2026

Clean resume templates and smart resume design help job seekers present their details in a clear way. A good resume keeps sections in order and makes it easy to read. In 2026, many people pick layouts with simple fonts, clear spacing, and short headings. These templates focus on name, skills, work history, and education without… Continue reading Professional CV Resume Templates – Best Of 2026

Preely Alternatives & Competitors for User Testing in 2026 

TABLE OF CONTENTS What is Preely? Preely is a usability testing tool focused on prototype validation, helping teams gather feedback on early designs before development. It’s particularly useful for testing flows and interactions quickly without requiring a live product. However, many teams start looking for alternatives when they need more advanced analytics, broader testing methods,… Continue reading Preely Alternatives & Competitors for User Testing in 2026 

Less Chat, More Answer: Site AI Chatbots Need to Get to the Point

Summary:  Users turn to site-specific chatbots for quick answers, not a conversation. Design responses that are direct, scannable, and easy to expand when needed. It’s easy to assume that a friendly, conversational AI chatbot might help build customer relationships or make a brand feel more approachable. However, the reality is that users who land on… Continue reading Less Chat, More Answer: Site AI Chatbots Need to Get to the Point

Introduction to the new HTML element <geolocation>

There is a new HTML element called geolocation. I checked it out and here’s what I learned. The <geolocation> element The <geolocation> element provides a button that, when activated, prompts the user for permission to access their location. Originally, it was designed as a general <permission> element, but browser vendors indicated that implementing a “one-size-fits-all”… Continue reading Introduction to the new HTML element <geolocation>

AI Can Help with Survey Writing, But It Still Requires Human Expertise

Summary:  AI can produce polished survey drafts quickly, but experienced human review is still needed to catch subtle survey-design flaws that weaken data quality. Generative AI chatbots are an appealing tool for UX researchers who are under pressure to quickly deploy surveys. When given a clear research objective and prompted to use survey-design best practices,… Continue reading AI Can Help with Survey Writing, But It Still Requires Human Expertise

TaxBuddy, Making Taxes Feel Less Taxing

[unable to retrieve full-text content] TaxBuddy — Making Taxes Feel Less Taxing Simplifying financial complexity through intuitive UX and Visual Design. Project Summary When we first began working on TaxBuddy, the goal was simple — to make the process of filing taxes feel less intimidating for everyday users. But soon, we realized the real challenge wasn’t just about simplifying steps, it… Continue reading TaxBuddy, Making Taxes Feel Less Taxing

Explainable AI in Chat Interfaces

Summary:  Explanation text in AI chat interfaces is intended to help users understand AI outputs, but current practices fall short of that goal. As AI chat interfaces become more popular, users increasingly rely on AI outputs to make decisions. Without explanations, AI systems are black boxes. Explaining to people how an AI system has reached… Continue reading Explainable AI in Chat Interfaces

Good Visual Design, Explained

Summary:  To create appealing designs, align type and elements to a grid, build a clear visual hierarchy, use color intentionally, and stay consistent with every design choice. In this 3rd article in the anatomy-of-good-design series, I explain visual-design principles that contribute to good-looking designs, with real-site examples. How something looks does affect the perception of… Continue reading Good Visual Design, Explained

Insights Aren’t Outcomes: Research Recommendation Breakage

Summary:  Research recommendations often fail to reach users. Without tracking adoption, teams rely on hope instead of evidence to confirm their work creates change. Many research teams do good work. They identify the right problems, recruit the right participants, and run studies that reveal what is really going on. The end product is often packaged… Continue reading Insights Aren’t Outcomes: Research Recommendation Breakage

Good from Afar, But Far from Good: AI Prototyping in Real Design Contexts

Summary:  AI prototyping tools follow general directions but lack the judgment and nuance of an experienced designer. Over the past few months, the UX design field has been flooded with AI-powered prototyping tools that generate interfaces instantly from natural-language prompts. Despite the massive marketing hype, our evaluation with real design scenarios revealed that these tools… Continue reading Good from Afar, But Far from Good: AI Prototyping in Real Design Contexts

Managed-UX Integration: A Team Model for UX Autonomy and Product Alignment

Summary:  In the managed-UX integration model, UXers report to UX leadership, stay connected to their peers, and work daily with product teams to drive outcomes. How Should UX Teams Be Structured? As product development grows more complex, so do the questions related to team models and reporting structures: Should UX professionals report to product managers?… Continue reading Managed-UX Integration: A Team Model for UX Autonomy and Product Alignment

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