Every AI tool has a different superpower.๐
Once I stopped comparing them and started combining them, my productivity and more importantly, the quality of my thinking improved dramatically.
Here’s the AI stack I’m currently exploring in my design workflow:
๐ง Claude โ UX strategy, PRDs, user flows & design critique
๐ฌ ChatGPTย ย โ Brainstorming, UX writing & creative exploration
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๐๐-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ
๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐
AI can generate interfaces quickly, but the quality of the result depends on the quality of the design system behind it.
A structured, documented, and regularly maintained design system gives AI clear rules to follow instead of forcing it to make assumptions.
Here are five practical ways to prepare your Figma design … Read the rest
Design for human behavior
The biggest lie in UX?
“Our users will figure it out.”
No.
If users have to figure it out…
You’ve already lost.
Users don’t open your product to admire your UI.
They open it to complete a task.
And every second they spend thinking:
“Where do I click?”
“What does this mean?”
“Why isn’t this working?”
…is friction you created.… Read the rest
UX Skill Levels at Intercom
Explore competence areas and skills required for Product Designers.
Key areas:
1. Product leadership
2. Craft
3. Business literacy
4. Domain expertise
5. Autonomy and initiative
6. Communication
7. Growth mindset
UX Skill Levels:
https://lnkd.in/ge2MBfr9
More design resources:
https://lnkd.in/d4Pk3CQu
Imo while this matrix is a bit outdated, it is still one of the simplest yet most precise tools for defining … Read the rest
UX Designer & AI Behavior
UX Designers Must Shape AI Behavior
“๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป’๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐’๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.”
After reviewing recent senior design roles from ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐๐, one thing became very clear: the expectations for UX designers are changing faster than most of us realize.
These organizations aren’t just looking for experts in … Read the rest
UX Writing Principles
5 UX Writing Principles for Better User Experience
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐๐.
๐๐โ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Every tap, error, confirmation, and notification is a conversation with your user.
And every word either builds confidenceโฆ or creates friction.
Great UX writing isnโt about sounding clever.
Itโs about helping people move forward without having to stop and think.
A few … Read the rest
How To Make Teams Follow UX Guidelines?
Useful pointers to enforce design quality without a 4-pages-long UX checklist mandate โ
๐ซ Sprints are often 100% packed with tasks โ no time for QA.
๐ซ Following guidelines takes time that designers donโt have.
๐ซ Some guidelines will always be missing or incomplete.
๐ซ Checklists are often abandoned on remote fringes of Sharepoint.
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Guidelines work best when quietly … Read the rest
Prompt AI as a designer.
Storytelling Principles
8 Storytelling Principles Every Great Leader Should Know โจ
1๏ธโฃ WHY STORIES WORK
โ The brain remembers stories up to 20ร more than facts.
โ Stories activate multiple brain regions and create empathy, attention, and trust.
2๏ธโฃ HOW TO START
โ Grab attention from the first line.
โ Start with a question, moment, surprise, or conflict.
3๏ธโฃ BITS by Eileen … Read the rest
AI UX Audit Methods
4 AI-Powered UX Audit Methods for Faster, More Consistent Reviews.Save this for next UX project, audit, or design review.
Designers can generate interfaces in minutes with AI.
Auditing those interfaces properly is where most teams struggle.
Thatโs the real challenge.
AI speeds up creation, but without a structured audit process, usability
issues, accessibility gaps, and inconsistent experiences can easily slip … Read the rest