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Tanya Donska Tanya Donska
Updated on June 11, 2026

AI Makes Bad Design Look Good Enough

Every design era has its embarrassing phase. Ours is happening right now, and we’re calling it efficiency.

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Tanya Donska Tanya Donska
Updated on June 10, 2026

The UK Is Training 10 Million People to Use AI. That’s the Problem.

Instead of pouring money into training for AI tools, what if we built interfaces that didn’t require training in the first place?

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Priyanka Kuvalekar Priyanka Kuvalekar
Updated on April 14, 2026

Why UX Research Powers Better Agentic AI

An AI system can be technically dazzling, but users will still abandon it if it’s hard to use or feels untrustworthy. User research is how you bridge the gap between technical power and adoption.

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Priyanka Kuvalekar Priyanka Kuvalekar
Updated on January 16, 2026

How to Design Conversational AI Interfaces Users Actually Trust

Trust is crucial to designing a voice AI users actually want to use. These are the factors you have to get right.

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Sara Vienna Sara Vienna
Updated on January 13, 2026

3 Hard Questions You Should Ask Before Adding AI to Your Product

Just because you can build something with AI doesn’t mean you should. Our expert explains the questions you need to ask up front.

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Sondre Ager-Wick Sondre Ager-Wick
Updated on December 18, 2025

The Next Revolution in AI Design Won’t Be an Interface

Designers need to change their approach to allow users to fully unlock the potential of AI agents.

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George Toh George Toh
Updated on December 09, 2025

How Smart Screens Are Poised to Reshape Your Working Habits

A new generation of technology will enable batching for effective task management.

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Ben Lande Ben Lande
Updated on November 11, 2025

How to Design for Conversation-First Web Experiences

As users increasingly prefer chat-driven interfaces, how should web designers respond?

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Frank Erler Frank Erler
Updated on November 10, 2025

AI Is Changing How We Think About the Digital World

AI is changing the way users engage with information. Design principles will inevitably follow suit.

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Alex Sauer-Budge Alex Sauer-Budge
Updated on September 10, 2025

Why the Future of Fintech Must Put Ethics First

As fintech embraces agentic AI tools, ethics must become a primary consideration to avoid scaling dysfunction.

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