Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
“The UX design community erupted when Duolingo’s head of design declared that product experience (PX) is their new name. Normally, impact is not really felt when it’s a branding exercise, but this one felt personal due to the rejection of the word user experience.”
UX or PX? Why naming matters →
By Darren Yeo
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Editor picks
The real problem with research →
The power of research is overrated, while other aspects are overlooked.
By Maxim MestovskyIs this the death or dawn of human creativity? →
Celebrating AI as a creativity companion.
By Ian BatterbeeWe built UX. We broke UX. And now we have to fix it. →
Designing with strategic clarity, not just surface polish.
By Dan Maccarone
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Make me think
Stamina is a quiet advantage →
“While stamina is the ability to sustain focused effort despite pain or discomfort, you should also think of it as the ability to stay true to your values and commitments — to hold fidelity to a worthy purpose — especially when it’s hard to do so.”What killed innovation? →
“I entered the data visualization field in 2012, when D3.js had just come out and interactive graphics were going through a digital Renaissance. By the time I was fully steeped in the field in 2016, it felt like a new, experimental project was coming out every week — each one pushing the boundaries of how we think about, visualize, and communicate data. But fast forward a decade, and it feels like I’m seeing the same polished but predictable formats over and over.”Leadership over measureship →
“If you’ve ever had an app randomly interrupt your day to ask if you love it…If you’ve ever had a bossware-infected laptop demand you click your keyboard to prove you are working…Congratulations. You’ve experienced “measureship,” the management philosophy du jour that’s replacing leadership across the economy.”
Little gems this week
Do chatbots really need faces? →
By Riya
The cognitive cost of convenience →
By Michael F. Buckley
Whose design process? →
By Caio Barrocal
Tools and resources
5 tips for vibe coders (from a software engineer) →
How to keep you and your users safe.
By Michael J. FordhamHow to deal with biases around testing? →
It is time to shed light on the testing craft.
By Julia KocbekSemantic tokens and responsive scaling →
Efficient, consistent, and flexible typography for digital platforms.
By Oluwatosin Obalana
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