Everything tagged #opinion

I stopped shipping 50-screen Figma files and negotiated a new role instead. A designer's honest account of what vibe coding actually changed — and what it did not.

Novelty always dies; utility is what's left standing. Fifteen years of watching platforms rise and churn says generative AI's 'empowerment' moment is no different — and here's where that leaves designers.

A self-inflicted deskilling of the knowledge worker is underway, and it's showing up in the data now, not just in the confessions.

Clients are forwarding ChatGPT critiques of design work to their designers. Here is why that feedback is flawed — and a playbook to handle it.

AI is brilliant at producing outputs. But only humans can decide which problems to solve, why they matter, and how a design will make someone feel. That’s your zone of genius.

As designers, we must ask ourselves: do users truly care if a product is labeled “made better with AI✨”? More importantly, what does “better” mean to them?

Invisible UX is a design approach where user interactions occur seamlessly in the background, minimizing friction and cognitive load. It creates intuitive, efficient experiences by automating tasks without visible interfaces.

I was suddenly irrelevant. My skills were no longer useful. This really scared me. I really did not see a way I could get back doing what I once did so well.

Apple Event Team, take a bow. You guys are just incredible — even the last three “virtual” events have been nothing but amazing!

There is a word in Nepali, “Fokat”. I am particularly intrigued by this word — and how deeply it’s rooted in our culture. How easily we gather guts to ask somebody for a favor.