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“Let’s take a critical view of unmoderated user testing. What if there is potential value in the interaction between humans that adds that extra layer to research findings? What if we risk missing something important when introducing remote unmoderated testing? And what happens when people get paid quite a lot to do not too much?”
The illusion of unmoderated UX testing →
By Sanna Rau
Editor picks
When software has integrity →
Three stories of tools that refused to sell out.
By Allan MacDonaldIs addiction the responsibility of UX? →
The most effective intervention for screen addiction.
By Daley WilhelmThe AI bubble isn’t bursting — it’s diffusing →
Or is there a bubble at all?
By Ian Batterbee
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DIA’s identity and its typeface made of pulsating particles →
Make me think
Blame as a Service (BaaS) →
“Just as Software as a Service lets companies rent specialized technology services instead of building it, Blame as a Service (BaaS) lets companies rent scapegoats instead of becoming them.”Good enough is a strategy →
“Your competitors aren’t building perfect code either. If you spend 6 months building the theoretically perfect architecture, they’ll ship something “good enough” in 2 months and eat your lunch. You’ll have beautiful code that nobody uses. Tech debt is the cost of moving fast enough to win.”Needy programs →
“If you’ve been around, you might’ve noticed that our relationships with programs have changed. Older programs were all about what you need: you can do this, that, whatever you want, just let me know. You were in control, you were giving orders, and programs obeyed. But recently (a decade, more or less), this relationship has subtly changed. Newer programs (which are called apps now, yes, I know) started to want things from you.”
Little gems this week
When the dark pattern is a glaring green checkmark →
By Fabrizia Ausiello
Empathizing with a cartoon snake →
By Blake Lemons
Ornament and culture →
By Joe Alterio
Tools and resources
Dear LLM, here’s how my design system works →
How to get production-ready code from AI.
By Oleksandra HubaI trust you not — or How to build trust with AI products →
Trust me, I’m (not) a robot.
By Mary BorysovaGestalt psychology in design →
Patterns your brain can’t unsee.
By Maxim Kich
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