AI
A guide to what prompt engineering really is, but how to make users feel like they're prompt legends anyway.
Deliverables
You’ve been dropped into a legacy beast: decade-old code, folklore “requirements,” and users who can’t afford surprises. Here’s what’s ahead—and how to make it past day 30 without breaking ops: observe, don’t shock; ship small; measure what matters.
Opinion
Embedded teams learn the mission, not just the requirements. When UX and dev build alongside their users, “contractor” turns into “partner,” and great tools become inevitable.
A guide to what prompt engineering really is, but how to make users feel like they're prompt legends anyway.
You’ve been dropped into a legacy beast: decade-old code, folklore “requirements,” and users who can’t afford surprises. Here’s what’s ahead—and how to make it past day 30 without breaking ops: observe, don’t shock; ship small; measure what matters.
Embedded teams learn the mission, not just the requirements. When UX and dev build alongside their users, “contractor” turns into “partner,” and great tools become inevitable.
How to tell if your product earned a manual—or just needs better design.
We’re entering the age of agentic AI—where software doesn’t wait for users, it acts. For UX designers, that means shifting from designing screens to designing partnerships between humans and machines that think for themselves.
UX isn’t just about users—it’s about managing the cast of characters behind the scenes. Meet the six stakeholder archetypes and how to turn friction into collaboration.
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How to tell if your product earned a manual—or just needs better design.
We’re entering the age of agentic AI—where software doesn’t wait for users, it acts. For UX designers, that means shifting from designing screens to designing partnerships between humans and machines that think for themselves.
A nostalgic, funny look at the eras of web design—from dancing hamsters and <blink> tags to parallax and Material Design. See how every trend, disaster, and “next big thing” shaped modern UX and what it taught us about adaptability.
UX isn’t just about users—it’s about managing the cast of characters behind the scenes. Meet the six stakeholder archetypes and how to turn friction into collaboration.
Listen up, Chuckles. I’m a UX Charismatic Force of Nature. You thought you didn’t need me. “We’ve got components,” you said. “We’ve got accessibility baked in. We’ve got a design system.” Cute. Then you tried to ship a product without me and suddenly everyone froze
AI is getting more human-like. UX needs to remember the human it left behind.
