The Rise of AI Design Slop: Quantifying the Generic Web
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A study of 500 Hacker News submissions quantifies the rise of 'AI design slop,' revealing that two-thirds of new projects rely on a predictable set of generic, AI-generated visual patterns.
UX Design
User experience design principles including usability testing, empathy-driven design, user-centered thinking, and interface design patterns.
Reading List
Drunk CSS: An Empathy Nudge, Not Accessibility
A deliberately inaccessible “Drunk” CSS mode is an empathy nudge—not a substitute—for real accessibility testing with disabled users.
A Gallery Driving Mobile-First Web Design
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A curated gallery to push designers toward truly mobile-first web design.
Designing NotebookLM: A Scalable 3‑Panel UI for AI‑Native Creation
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NotebookLM proves that a dynamic, three‑panel, AI‑native UI—grounded in Inputs → Chat → Outputs—can unify reading, conversation, and creation while scaling fast through user‑driven iteration.
When to Use 'Your' vs 'My' in UI (and When to Drop Both)
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Use 'your' when the product talks, 'my' when the user talks—and drop pronouns when you can.
Mobile MoleCheck: Swipe to Flag Lesion Concern
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A mobile-optimized app lets you swipe to label skin lesion images as concerned, not concerned, or unsure.
Animate with Purpose—or Not at All
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Animate only when it helps—and keep it fast; otherwise, don’t animate.