Why accessibility overlays are not a good
Category: DESIGN CENTRAL
AI Product Designer
AI Product Designer Learning Stack and Roadmap
01 — UX Fundamentals
→ Nielsen Norman Group Norman Group: https://lnkd.in/gvq5zNjq
→ IxDF – Interaction Design Foundation Design Foundation: https://lnkd.in/gbWU_uXC
02 — Product Thinking
→ Product School: https://lnkd.in/gQ_QT-Yy
→ SVPG Articles: https://lnkd.in/gR-jPpsx
03 — SaaS UX & Product Patterns
→ Mobbin: https://mobbin.com/
→ Page Flows: https://pageflows.com/
→ SaaSFrame: https://www.saasframe.io/
04 — Design Systems… Read the rest
Systems Thinking and Design Thinking
Systems Thinking and Design Thinking.
To build a world-class product, you have to zoom in on the human experience (Design Thinking) and zoom out on the broader ecosystem (Systems Thinking).
Here is the 5-phase blueprint to take a product from concept to millions of live users:
🗺️ Phase 1: Context & Ecosystem Mapping (Systems Thinking)
Before you sketch a single … Read the rest
AI UX Design structure
Most AI products don’t fail because the model isn’t powerful enough.
They fail because the experience around the model wasn’t designed properly.
A lot of teams start with prompts, chat interfaces, and AI features.
Very few start with the full AI UX structure.
If you’re designing an AI-powered product, think beyond a simple chatbot.
You need:
• 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅 to … Read the rest
Plan For Product Designers
First 30/60/90 Days Plan For Product Designers and UX Leads. With checklists, guides and Notion templates to get started in a new role — still relevant in AI world ↓
First 90 Days For Product Designers (+ Notion), by Arturo Ríos
Article: https://lnkd.in/e4eYWfiT
Notion template: https://lnkd.in/eE_-Eg53
90-Day Plan: Design Job Survival Guide (Google Doc checklist), by Niki Tisza
https://lnkd.in/daHkRnqA
Find … Read the rest
Design critique with Claude Design
Most AI design critiques fail for one simple reason: We ask AI to critique everything at once.
Prompting AI “Review this design and tell me what’s wrong” sounds reasonable, but it usually produces a generic mix of accessibility, visual, content, and interaction feedback.
I get much better results with Claude Design by splitting critique into 4 focused passes:
1️⃣ Accessibility … Read the rest
UX Writing vs. Content Design
UX Writing vs. Content Design. How they are different, what responsibilities and deliverables they entail — and the expectations that companies have ↓
In a design / UX team:
✍️ UX WRITERS work in a design team, writing and refining UI copy.
– Their primary focus is on the way the copy looks and sounds.
– Responsible for translating an … Read the rest
Useful Courses
Useful Courses And Workshops For Designers, with video courses, workbooks and certification for UX, design systems, Figma and accessibility ↓
✤ Video Courses and Live UX Trainings
Product Design Masterclass, by Filippos Protogeridis
https://www.designary.com/
Figma + AI Masterclasses, by Christine Vallaure de la Paz
https://lnkd.in/eMfTB2KH
How To Measure UX and Design Impact, by Vitaly Friedman
https://measure-ux.com
Design Patterns For AI … Read the rest
AI in Design Systems
The State of AI in Design Systems (https://lnkd.in/g2tZgRVm), an incredible field study with 150+ techniques across 20 design systems, specifically focused on how design systems implement and distribute AI tooling — MCP server, LLMs.txt, skills, AI docs etc. — for design system contribution and consumption. Wonderful work by Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent.
Useful takeaways:
1. More design system teams now … Read the rest
Decreasing customer churn through UX
Decreasing customer churn through UX requires fixing momentum losses via data backed design approach in optimizing onboarding clarity, accelerating time-to-value, and streamlining navigation paths.
Onboarding and Activation
- Simplify the flow: Reduce initial screens and use progress bars so users quickly reach their first “aha!” moment.
- Remove friction: Cut unnecessary form fields and steps during the first 7