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Gestalt Principles for Visual UI Design Users parse a layout before they read its labels. Whitespace, borders, alignment, color, and motion...
2 weeks ago
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Gestalt Principles for Visual UI Design

from Jakob Nielsen on UX [alt+shift+b] in design

2 weeks ago
Users parse a layout before they read its labels. Whitespace, borders, alignment, color, and motion determine what belongs together. When these cues fight the content, users attach the label, price, warning, status, or action to the wrong object. Proximity, similarity, enclosure,...
UX Roundup: Design Guidelines Changing for AI | AI Anxiety | Toggle Switches | Hedonic Adaptation |... Design guidelines held steady for 30 years but are shifting with AI | Users who are anxious about AI...
3rd Aug 2026
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3rd Aug 2026
Design guidelines held steady for 30 years but are shifting with AI | Users who are anxious about AI use it more, not less | A toggle is a light switch, not a form field | The same design scores lower every year | What are the Erdős problems and why are they relevant for AI? | An...
2026 AI and UX Predictions: A Mid-Year Reality Check Summary: Halfway through 2026, AI is evolving faster than expected, but usability is struggling to...
2nd Jul 2026
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2026 AI and UX Predictions: A Mid-Year Reality Check

from Jakob Nielsen on UX [alt+shift+b] in design

2nd Jul 2026
Summary: Halfway through 2026, AI is evolving faster than expected, but usability is struggling to keep pace.
UX Roundup: Ecommerce Usability Fails | Social Media Less Social | Overseeing Agents | Your Team as... Summary: The two most conversion-killing ecommerce usability fails | Social media use remains strong...
1st Jun 2026
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1st Jun 2026
Summary: The two most conversion-killing ecommerce usability fails | Social media use remains strong but the platforms are becoming less about connecting with other people | The usability of overseeing AI agents | Team-building image idea: design video game characters | Professor...
UX Roundup: User Research Game | AI Photo Recommendations | AI Helps TA | Teaching Metacognition |... User researchers as role-playing game classes | AI posture recommendation feature in Huawei Pura 90...
4th May 2026
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4th May 2026
User researchers as role-playing game classes | AI posture recommendation feature in Huawei Pura 90 phones | AI helps teaching assistants provide better feedback to students | AI as a metacognitive coach | Recommending an entertaining short AI film | SpaceX’s plan for 100 TW...
Hamlet Remixed: Using AI to Convert Content into Alternative Formats AI can translate a single source across media, styles, and audience frames. That makes it possible...
2nd Apr 2026
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Hamlet Remixed: Using AI to Convert Content into Alternative Formats

from Jakob Nielsen on UX [alt+shift+b] in design

2nd Apr 2026
AI can translate a single source across media, styles, and audience frames. That makes it possible to reuse core material in formats better suited to different platforms and audiences. Shakespeare’s Hamlet serves here as a case study in a wide range of AI media transformations.
UX Roundup: AI is the Computer | Disrupting Filmed Entertainment | UX Trends | GOMS | Nano Banana 2... Summary: The AI is the computer | AI is disrupting the filmed entertainment industry | UX trends for...
2nd Mar 2026
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2nd Mar 2026
Summary: The AI is the computer | AI is disrupting the filmed entertainment industry | UX trends for 2026 | AI can use the GOMS UI analysis method | New image model: Nano Banana 2 | New music model: Lyria 3
UX Roundup: AI Judgment | Heuristic Evaluation | Consistent Brand Assets | New Music Model AI judgment may follow a scaling law | Scaling AI’s judgment of usability heuristics | Generating...
2nd Feb 2026
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2nd Feb 2026
AI judgment may follow a scaling law | Scaling AI’s judgment of usability heuristics | Generating consistent visual design assets with AI | New AI music model: Mureka O2
The Big Tough UX-AI Quiz 70 hard questions about the last year in UX and AI.
5th Jan 2026
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The Big Tough UX-AI Quiz

from Jakob Nielsen on UX [alt+shift+b] in design

5th Jan 2026
70 hard questions about the last year in UX and AI.
UX Roundup: UX Leaders Need Profits | In-depth AI | Emotional Avatar Animation | Construction Time |... UX should quest for profits, not a seat at the table | In-depth AI reviews of draft academic papers...
1st Dec 2025
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1st Dec 2025
UX should quest for profits, not a seat at the table | In-depth AI reviews of draft academic papers | Emotional lip-synching of avatars when singing | Time needed to build AI supercompute data centers | Discover user needs
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