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Data-intensive apps for work don’t need to be UX-hostile and butt-ugly
UX Planet UX Planet • 4 days ago

Data-intensive apps for work don’t need to be UX-hostile and butt-ugly

Why are data-intensive apps in the enterprise, healthcare, and public sector so unusable and scary-looking?Proven design techniques such as user research, information architecture, design patterns,...

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Data-intensive applications used in sectors like healthcare and government are often poorly designed and difficult to use. This is despite readily ava...

How AI “remembers”, and what it means for you as a builder — Part 1
UX Planet UX Planet • 4 days ago

How AI “remembers”, and what it means for you as a builder — Part 1

AI BASICSHow AI “remembers”, and what it means for you as a builder — Part 1How context works and why it matters: an introduction for designers and developersYour aim as a builder designer or...

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AI models "remember" through context, which is all the information they receive to generate a response. Providing relevant context is crucial for maxi...

Why Your “Out of Stock” State is Losing You Users
UX Planet UX Planet • 4 days ago

Why Your “Out of Stock” State is Losing You Users

How the On app keeps users in ‘active buying mode’ when inventory runs outWe have all been there.You are browsing a store on your phone. You finally find the perfect pair of running shoes. The model...

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78 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Many e-commerce apps lose customers when a desired item is out of stock by simply prompting them to "Notify Me." This shifts users from an active buyi...

Part I: From scenic to semantic
UX Planet UX Planet • 4 days ago

Part I: From scenic to semantic

Designing in the age of intelligenceThe foundational shift driving a three part series. Scenic design guides users through structured paths. Semantic design interprets and responds to intent.For...

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76 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Digital design is transitioning from "scenic," which guides users through predefined visual paths, to "semantic," where systems understand user intent...

Distraction Tax in Digital Products
UX Planet UX Planet • 4 days ago

Distraction Tax in Digital Products

Measuring how notifications, motion loading, infinite scroll, and dense layouts quietly increase errors, time, and cognitive loadPhoto by Budka Damdinsuren on Unsplash“Distraction” is usually treated...

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76 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Digital products often impose a "distraction tax," not due to user behavior, but through interface design elements like notifications and infinite scr...

UX portfolio: Using craft and AI to rise beyond the crowd
UX Planet UX Planet • 4 days ago

UX portfolio: Using craft and AI to rise beyond the crowd

After reviewing many UX portfolios, a consistent pattern emerges: the strongest examples rely less on decoration and more on reasoning…Continue reading on UX Planet »

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75 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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The best UX portfolios emphasize reasoning and problem-solving over mere aesthetics or trendy AI elements. To stand out, focus on showcasing your thou...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 1 month ago

Beyond the Primary User: 3 Types of Smart-Home Users

Smart-home devices often serve multiple users with different needs and preferences. Designing for shared use can reduce unnecessary friction and dependency.

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75 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Smart home devices, widely adopted in households, are often shared but designed for a single primary user. This design overlooks how physical location...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 20 hours ago

Why AI-Generated Holiday Ads Fail — And What They Teach Us About Using AI in UX Work

AI holiday ads lack authenticity and emotional resonance, highlighting the need for human judgment and attention to users’ needs in UX and creative work.

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74 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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AI-generated holiday ads from brands like McDonald's and Coca-Cola have faced backlash for lacking authenticity and emotional resonance. This failure ...

Why AI is exposing design’s craft crisis
UX Collective UX Collective • Yesterday

Why AI is exposing design’s craft crisis

AI didn’t create the craft crisis in design — it exposed the technical literacy gap that’s been eroding strategic influence for over a decade.Dylan Field at Figma 2024 Config (Source: Figma blog)At...

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74 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Figma's AI design tools, while impressive, highlight a pre-existing gap in designers' technical literacy rather than creating a new crisis. The techno...

ChatGPT Images for Product Designers
UX Planet UX Planet • 2 days ago

ChatGPT Images for Product Designers

3 Great Use-Cases for Product PeopleContinue reading on UX Planet »

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74 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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ChatGPT can be a valuable tool for product designers by assisting with tasks like generating initial design concepts and creating visual aids. This ar...

3 color contrast mistakes designers still make
UX Collective UX Collective • 3 days ago

3 color contrast mistakes designers still make

WCAG color contrast is more than just textMost designers know the basics of web accessibility and color contrast. We’ve memorized that “normal text” (24 CSS pixels and below) needs to meet a 4.5:1...

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74 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Designers often overlook that WCAG color contrast requirements extend beyond text to UI components, inline links, and data visualizations. Failing to ...

Design Audit with Google Gemini 3
UX Planet UX Planet • 3 days ago

Design Audit with Google Gemini 3

Gemini 3 Pro is a versatile AI model that can be used across a range of applications. Previously, I’ve demonstrated how it can help us…Continue reading on UX Planet »

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74 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Google Gemini 3 Pro can be a valuable tool for design audits, assisting with various applications. This article explores its capabilities in this area...

Lower the surprise: Applying The free energy principle to UX
UX Collective UX Collective • 4 days ago

Lower the surprise: Applying The free energy principle to UX

Our brain is a prediction machine that can’t be stopped. No matter how hard we try, it will still build expectations.If you’re reading this, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question I always...

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74 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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The Free Energy Principle suggests our brains constantly try to minimize the difference between expectations and reality to avoid surprises. This unde...

You’re Using ChatGPT 5 Wrong
UX Planet UX Planet • Yesterday

You’re Using ChatGPT 5 Wrong

3 Practical Ways to Get the Most Out of ChatGPT 5.2Continue reading on UX Planet »

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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This article offers three practical tips for users to maximize their experience with ChatGPT 5.2. It suggests adopting specific strategies to get bett...

Product Research with AI
UX Planet UX Planet • 3 days ago

Product Research with AI

Many people in the product community, including myself, actively share their experiences using AI tools to build products. However, far…Continue reading on UX Planet »

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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AI is increasingly being used in product development, with many professionals sharing their experiences. This article explores the practical applicati...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 2 weeks ago

What Users Value Most in Smart Homes and How to Design for It

Smart-home users are driven by 5 key motivations: convenience, safety, ambience control, cost savings, and access to actionable data insights.

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Smart home users prioritize convenience, safety, ambiance, cost savings, and data insights. Understanding these core values is crucial for designing s...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 2 weeks ago

Prompt to Design Interfaces: Why Vague Prompts Fail and How to Fix Them

Create better AI-prototyping designs by using precise visual keywords, references, analysis, as well as mock data and code snippets.

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Vague prompts lead to inconsistent and unpredictable results when designing interfaces with AI tools. To get better AI-generated designs, be specific ...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 3 weeks ago

Get the Responses You Want: Designing Diary Study Entries

Design diary entries that get high-quality responses by balancing closed, open-ended, and multimedia questions.

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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To get high-quality responses in diary studies, balance closed-ended, open-ended, and multimedia questions within diary entries. Closed entries requir...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 3 weeks ago

Designing Effective Contextual Menus: 10 Guidelines

Contextual menus reduce clutter and interaction cost but have low information scent. Prioritize clarity, consistency, and proximity to balance the tradeoffs.

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Contextual menus offer efficiency by grouping related actions and reducing clutter, but they can be confusing if not designed carefully. To ensure eff...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 4 weeks ago

Workshopping UX Research with Stakeholders

Three types of UX-research workshops help teams understand UX research, build empathy for users, and apply insights to design concepts.

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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UX research workshops are designed to help stakeholders internalize and apply research findings, moving beyond static reports to a shared understandin...

Norman Nielsen Group Norman Nielsen Group • 1 month ago

Insights Aren’t Outcomes: Research Recommendation Breakage

Research recommendations often fail to reach users. Without tracking adoption, teams rely on hope instead of evidence to confirm their work creates change.

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73 Reputation Score: A comprehensive quality metric evaluating source credibility, readability, headline appeal, visual quality, AI summary accuracy, content originality, sentiment analysis, information density, topic consistency, and content uniqueness.
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Research recommendations often fail to lead to actual change because teams stop after identifying problems and sharing insights. Without tracking the ...

Magnify: Scaling Influencer Marketing with Engin Yurtdakul

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