UX design

UX design

Design-to-code translation (quick prototypes) Once you craft a high-fidelity mockup, you need to turn it into code. Previously, you have either to wait for developers to do it or learn how to code and do it yourself. Nowadays you can simply send your design to Claude and it will code it. I typically use Claude to generate an HTML + TailwindCSS prototype from UI specifications or UI screenshots. Here is how it works. You attach a screenshot of the UI you want to craft and let Claude do the heavy lifting for you.

Advancements in AI continue to generate excitement for those in tech and product-focused fields. Coming along for the ride with that excitement is proportionate anxiety for many, especially those in UX. New AI advancements and employer expectations raise various concerns that tend to fall under the larger banner of something like "will AI reduce the need for UX designers and researchers?".

I want to tell you about my favorite apple. It's incredible. It's hands down the most delicious apple of all time! When you see it hanging on a tree, its color invites you to come closer and take a bite. When it's ripe, the flavor is amazing, complemented with a delightfully pleasing texture. It's a fantastic fruit that fills you with delight.

Microsoft is busy rolling out new curvy and colorful new Office icons, and now it's revealing a set of design concepts it experimented with before finalizing these new icons. Some of the concepts are radically different from what Microsoft is shipping, with design explorations for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that more closely resemble the Office for Mac icons of the past.

Service design is evolving and we're quickly moving past static screens and pages toward dynamic, contextual experiences. In my previous article, Service Design in the Era of AI Agents, I discussed this evolution in detail. After reading it, many people reached out with one specific question: what exact design patterns will we use for GenUI apps? In this article, I decided to discuss specific foundational patterns for GenUI apps.

Every great product starts with a spark of creativity-and a lot of coffee. ☕ From the first sketch to the final prototype, product design is equal parts art and architecture. But even then, design often stalls-not because of a lack of talent, but because feedback, briefs, and ideas get scattered across tools. That's where product design templates come in. They give shape to your creativity, standardize what's repeatable, and keep your projects focused.

Each minute, millions of teens scroll through videos on social media platforms. These platforms are designed to connect people, but their overuse among young users is leading to serious, unintended consequences. The impact of social media on teen mental health has received significant media attention. After Facebook became available to American college students, their rates of depression rose by 7% and anxiety by 20%.

Unlike our flashy cousins, product/UX designers or the tech-savvy dev crowd, our superpowers are a bit more... well, understated. And if I'm being honest, I don't think content designers do a good job of articulating what they do, which is ironic, given that content designers are shaping the user experience in ways that are subtle, powerful, and, dare I say, heroic. Content designers solve user problems through simplified content crafting experiences that guide, inform, and engage users.

"One of the biggest problems we have to be aware of is alarm fatigue." That warning from a product manager became my introduction to scalable design. The problem was deceptively simple: a single alert might be well-designed, but displaying ten of them on one screen would quickly overwhelm users, causing them to miss critical information. Here's a quick test for your interface. Show it to someone for two seconds and ask: "What needs attention first?"

AI design tools are everywhere right now. But here's the question every designer is asking: Do they actually solve real UI problems - or just generate pretty mockups? To find out, I ran a simple experiment with one rule: no cherry-picking, no reruns - just raw, first-attempt results. I fed 10 common UI design prompts - from accessibility and error handling to minimalist layouts - into 5 different AI tools. The goal? To see which AI came closest to solving real design challenges, unfiltered.

A lot has been written about filters in the context of the user's journey, complex enterprise software, UI patterns, and UX patterns.

Many adults can remember acting out scenes as doctor and patient, or using sticks and leaves as imaginary currency. Those playful moments were not just entertainment-they were early lessons in empathy and taking someone else's perspective. But as children spend more time with technology and less in pretend play, these opportunities are shrinking. Some educators worry that technology is hindering social-emotional learning.

When you serve a large audience, you face a paradox: Too much change → you risk alienating loyal users who've invested years in your product. Too little change → you risk stagnation, where design can't support new features or keep up with competitors.

Designers often spend time learning tools, shortcuts, and workflows. Today, those tools are easier than ever to pick up. Anyone can learn Figma in a matter of weeks, and AI is further lowering the barrier. But tools don't make a designer great. What separates the average from the exceptional is taste, the ability to see why a design works and to make decisions that elevate your own work.

AI design tools are everywhere right now. But here's the question every designer is asking: Do they actually solve real UI problems - or just generate pretty mockups? To find out, I ran a simple experiment with one rule: no cherry-picking, no reruns - just raw, first-attempt results. I fed 10 common UI design prompts - from accessibility and error handling to minimalist layouts - into 5 different AI tools. The goal? To see which AI came closest to solving real design challenges, unfiltered.

AI agents often break shadcn/ui components with outdated docs or made-up props. The MCP server fixes this by giving live access to registries. In this tutorial, we'll set it up and build a Kanban board to show it in action. Chizaram Ken Oct 3, 2025 5 min read Learn how to structure Rust web services with clean architecture, Cargo workspaces, and modular crates for scalable, maintainable backends. Jude Miracle Oct 2, 2025 2 min read

Per The WebAIM Million report, low contrast text represents 79.1% of all errors on the 1M homepages they analyzed via automated testing. People with low vision often struggle with text that blends into its background, especially if they also have a color vision deficiency. And as people like you and me age, this becomes especially important. Ensuring a minimum contrast ratio between text and background makes it easier to read, even for those who see limited or no color.

Irina opens with an ATM example to illustrate how routine tasks can become inaccessible when design and language don't align with the user's needs. When you use a familiar ATM in your native language, there's no one waiting behind you or distractions. But remove just one element, like language familiarity or a clear interface, and the experience quickly shifts from simple to stressful.

Porsche revealed the interior of its upcoming electric Cayenne on September 30, 2025, and I'm experiencing the kind of cognitive dissonance that only comes from loving something I fundamentally disagree with. The cabin features what the company calls the largest continuous digital surface in any Porsche to date. Translation: screens everywhere. As someone who prefers minimal dashboard clutter, I should hate this. But Porsche's execution here is genuinely impressive, even if it represents everything wrong with modern automotive design philosophy.

This is for me. The styles in here are useful to me. They are things I find myself doing very often (or forgetting to do.) I'd like to be using this in most demos I make and dipping into it for any future project. I do hope y'all will find some value in it too of course, hence blogging about it, but as a guiding principal it's for me.

Part of the GreaterYellowstone Ecosystem's draw is its magnificent megafauna, especially its bears. Excited tourists who see grizzly or black bears sometimes pull over to snap photos or even leave their cars, endangering both themselves and the bears. The National Park Service and other agencies have long used signs to warn people away from roadside bears, but little research has been done on whether the messages work and why.