Summary:  The GUI’s success wasn’t about any single invention, but a synergy of 4 elements: Window, Icon, Menu, and Pointer, through a 60-year history of usability improvements. But the era of WIMP is drawing to an end with a radical shift toward Generative UI and World Models, in which static menus are replaced by fluid, intent-driven AI interactions. (I made all the comics in this article with Nano Banana Pro.) The evolution of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) represents

Summary : Year of the Fire Horse | Reversing creative workflows | AI coding wins complete dominance | Usability scaling continues | 40 years of being right become 40 years of being wrong | Usability Engineering book passes 30,000 citations | Award-winning AI video UX Roundup for February 16, 2026: Happy Year of the Horse! (xx)     Year of the Fire Horse Happy Year of the Horse! But it’s not just any old horse this year, it’s the fire horse, a combination that only comes aroun

Summary:  Short and easily digested versions of Jakob Nielsen’s 18 predictions for UX and AI in 2026: A 10-Page comic book and a series of 10 posters. My 18 predictions for UX and AI in 2026  turned into a very long article of almost 10,000 words. I recommend reading the full thing, because details matter. But if you’re pressed for time, here are three fast ways of getting an overview: Music video about AI & UX in 2026  (YouTube, 5 min.) A 10-page comic strip A series of 10 s

Summary : New video with 2026 predictions for AI & UX | AI analyzing usability test recordings | Character consistency still difficult | Google DeepMind documentary film | Amazon’s ecommerce agent Rufus does well | AI renews drug prescriptions | Problems using Mechanical Turk for user research   UX Roundup for January 19, 2026. (Nano Banana Pro) 2026 Predictions: The Music Video The article with my 18 predictions for AI and UX in 2026  is very long (almost 10,000 words), so I

Summary:  Three storylines from different categories of product design: apps, websites, and consumer electronics, all told in comic-strip format. Different cartooning styles are used to convey varying levels of detail, including a humorous version told through animal characters.   I made all the comics in this article with Nano Banana Pro. I have a systematic 12-step process for planning, running, and analyzing a usability study . Unfortunately, the write-up of the full proce

Summary:  Google's Nano Banana Pro takes AI image generation mainstream, making professional visual communication accessible to everyone. Integrating with Gemini 3 Pro's reasoning engine, it creates professional infographics, comic strips, and visual resumes instantly. While imperfect, with occasional typos, excessive verbosity,  and generic default styling, it outperforms competitors for practical applications. This advancement will transform how we explain complex informati