

UX Roundup: Simplicity | Error Prevention | Educational AI | Heuristic Evaluation with AI | AI 4x Better at Medical Diagnosis | Grok 4 and AI Prices | AI Video
The Simplicity Poof | Error prevention explained by Vikings | AI in education | Heuristic Evaluation with AI | UX career pivot | AI was 4x better than human doctors at diagnosing complex cases | Grok 4 sets new record for AI subscription pricing | Advances in AI Video


How to Develop Agency: The Number-One Career Skill for the AI Age
Cultivate your ability to effect change actively rather than reacting passively. Human agency with the courage to do something new, without being told, will separate the designers of the future from the assembly-line workers of the past, and the empowered learner from the spoon-fed student.


UX Roundup: UX Unicorns | Captcha Must Die | Flow in UX | Dark Design | Avatar Animation
Herds of UX unicorns | Captcha Must Die | Supporting the Flow state | If it feels like dark design, it probably is | HeyGen’s Avatar IV worked better with a photorealistic avatar than a cartoon character


GEO Guidelines: How to Get Quoted by AI Through Generative Engine Optimization
Being mentioned in AI answers is the new share-of-voice for brands and influencers. Being ignored by AI is like being on page 5 of a Google SERP in the old days.


UX Roundup: Field Observation of Sticky Notes | Performative Privacy | Response Time Delays | Jakob Fireside Session | Content Supremacy
Users posting sticky note reminders = bad usability | Performative privacy vs. practical privacy | Response time delays: Endlessly watching the spinner


Required Fields in Forms: Best Design Practices
Summary : Form design should minimize required fields, collecting only essential data. High-friction fields like phone numbers and...


UX Roundup: UX in the Street | AI Video | Infinite Scroll | Simplicity vs. Features | Logo as Coin | AI Blooper | Midjourney Animation
Street interview video about the consistency heuristic | AI auto-generates full videos | Infinite scrolling is a usability quagmire to avoid | Simplicity vs. features


Use the AI Transition Period to Transition Your Career
Summary: In the great UX pivot, you have 5 years to trade yesterday’s expertise for tomorrow’s relevance. Legacy UX skills won’t save you...