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Close-up of a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer panel: pastel teal, pink and lavender buttons labelled Store, Memory select, Internal, Cartridge and Play, on a black case.
13 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 13, 2026

The synth everyone owned and few could program: a lesson for AI design

AI made quality available to everyone, and made it average. What sets work apart now is a decision you can see.An AI assistant helped m...
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Two readers, one page. The agent never sees the surface you designed; it reads the structure underneath.
12 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 12, 2026

Secret agent bot: accessibility matters for the agents even if you can’t see them

Two readers, one page. The agent never sees the surface you designed; it reads the structure underneath. AI assisted.The semantic struc...
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AI-generated UI, What the AI era owes you, Amazing Glass, Jev for UX
12 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 12, 2026

AI-generated UI, What the AI era owes you, Amazing Glass, Jev for UX

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“Today, my house and life are painfully void of craft. I live in a new bui...
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A period engraving of a weaver working at a large wooden hand loom in a workshop, operating it by hand.
09 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 9, 2026

What the AI era owes you

A handloom weaver in 1820 could not have named a single job his trade would turn into. Neither can anyone today.No one is going to save...
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A woman labeled “Real user” stands beside an almost identical digital version of herself labeled “Synthetic user.” The synthetic figure appears as a blue holographic image with a wireframe grid and pixelated edges.
09 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 9, 2026

Synthetic users are making me rethink “imperfect research”

Why I’m reconsidering a principle I’ve believed for years.I’ve always believed that imperfect research is better than no research at al...
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Illustration of a UX designer evaluating synthetic user profiles generated by AI, representing the debate around AI-generated personas, synthetic users, and the role of real human feedback in UX research.
09 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 9, 2026

Are synthetic users (really) the future of UX research?

Human-centered design demands a limited use of AI-generated personas, if at allA big debate among UX researchers is whether to use synt...
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The complexity never left the building. It changed hands, and nothing printed a receipt.
09 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 9, 2026

Tesler’s Law: complexity moved to a different part of the journey

The complexity never left the building. It changed hands, and nothing printed a receipt. AI assisted.AI did not remove the complexity o...
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Title card on a deep aubergine background. In large serif capitals: “Incidents are not accidents.” Below, in lilac italics: when safety is optional and capability is urgent, we only get what we designed and built for. A pale abstract spiral sits at the lower right.
08 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 8, 2026

AI: incidents by design

When safety is optional, and capability is urgent, incidents are not accidents. They are what we (consciously or not) designed and buil...
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Editorial concept showing a visible boundary between delegated AI work and accountable human judgment. Avoid robots, glowing brains, handshake clichés, and generic futuristic interfaces.
07 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 7, 2026

Bounded delegation: How much authority should AI have?

A practical model for deciding what AI can do, what humans must still own, and where product teams should draw the boundary.Image creat...
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Bike computer on handle bars showing metrics
07 Oct
Design & Systems
Posted by author-avatar metadiagram
October 7, 2026

How apps know us better than we do and influence our decisions

Explaining the Homo Metricus: someone who understands themselves based on scores in appsPhoto by
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