UX News
A look at what's going on in the field of user experience.
Tetris had to cheat to feel random
, UX Collective - Medium
Nobody can see a probability distribution. You only ever see a sequence, and sequences are where human intuition falls apart.
The model is behaving impeccably. Your information architecture isn’t.
, UX Collective - Medium
What a 1960 study of city maps explains about AI context.
The sycophancy trap: what happens when feelings become the metric
, UX Collective - Medium
A framework for emotional design that survives contact with an engagement dashboard
Villains plan. Heroes react.
, UX Collective - Medium
What product teams should borrow from the people who want to take over the world.
GPT-6 Astra for UI Design
, UX Planet - Medium
GPT-6 Astra is the latest and most powerful AI model from OpenAI. The model has already received a lot of praise for its capabilities. In…
Figma Design Critique Using Claude Code
, UX Planet - Medium
Claude Code recently got a new plugin /design that lets you craft designs right in Claude Code. But you can also use this plugin to…
How to Audit and Extend Your Figma Design System with Claude Code
, UX Planet - Medium
Claude Code recently got a new plugin /design that lets you craft designs right in Claude Code. I’ve described the entire process of…
Fable 5.1 for Product Designers
, UX Planet - Medium
Anthropic just updated its most advanced AI model, Fable. The new model, Fable 5.1, demonstrates even better results than its predecessor…
Nine Design Fixes for Your UX Research Reports
, MeasuringU
We’re known in the industry for metrics, for methods, and for defining UX research measurement.
But while we believe in using data to drive decisions, we also know that changing minds is not something you can just enter into an Excel formula.
Five Ways to Use Rapport When Moderating
, MeasuringU
@media (max-width: 782px) { .mu-nofloat-mobile img { float: none !important; display: block; margin: 0 auto 1.25em; } } What makes a good moderator? There is more to it than reading a script.
While AI moderation is getting a lot of headlines, humans will still be moderating sessions. Some teams (including ours) are experimenting with AI moderation for lower-stakes, higher-volume studies (verbal surveys). But when it’s hard to get a participant, and you need to get as much as you can out of their time and yours, the quality of a good moderator pays dividends.
