Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 29
- 7 min
Accessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI = Individualized UX
Traditional accessibility methods have been tried for 30 years without improving usability for disabled users. Generative UI may be better.
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 26
- 6 min
UX Roundup: Top AI Tools | Fewer UX Firms and Teams | UX Fails in Apple Vision Pro | UX Job
Fewer specialized UX firms and corporate departments, but more UX jobs | Apple Vision Pro exhibits many usability flaws.
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 22
- 8 min
Multi-Craft Specialized Content in the AI Era
AI won’t replace human creativity, it will amplify it. Forget mass-market entertainment; the true revolution is in hyper-targeted content.
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 19
- 6 min
UX Roundup: AI Songs | 5-AI Combo | Jakob Live Thursday | AI User Interviews | 100 Articles
AI-generated songs: Long vs. short | Combining contributions from 5 AI tools into one design | Conducting user interviews at scale with AI
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 15
- 8 min
How I Developed the 10 Usability Heuristics
Jakob Nielsen’s 10 usability heuristics were defined from a factor analysis of a large set of usability principles.
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 12
- 9 min
UX Roundup: AI Narrows Skill Gaps | Apple Vision Pro | Jakob Live | Google Image FX | Hyperspecialized UX | Google Gemini | TV Shoot | OpenAI Growth | Overresponsible AI
A study of law students completing assignments shows that AI use helped weaker students the most, narrowing the skill gap
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 8
- 7 min
Individualizing UX: Ever Narrower User Targeting
User targeting in UX has progressed through 5 stages : target audience, personas, customization, personalization, AI individualization.
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 5
- 9 min
UX Roundup: AI As General-Purpose Tech | AI Can Do Card Sorting | Mental Models | ChatGPT Lazy Fix | New Song
AI is a general-purpose technology that can double economic growth | Comparing human card sorting with AI categorization
Jakob Nielsen
- Feb 1
- 8 min
What AI Can and Cannot Do for UX
AI can already perform many UX tasks. It will do more in the future, including maybe UI design. But AI will not replace watching users.