Jakob Nielsen
Sep 23, 20249 min read
UX Roundup: Learning User Testing | Writing with AI | AI Data Center Walkthrough | Runway Experimental UI | AI As Expert Tutor | Geographical Advantage Saudis | Motion Brush
Learn user testing through in-person sessions | Dialectic writing with AI | AI taking the lead to guide users
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 19, 20246 min read
AI Companions Reduce Loneliness
AI companions, like virtual friends, are helping people feel more connected. They offer modest but meaningful reductions in loneliness.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 16, 202411 min read
UX Roundup: AI Editing | Speaking This Week | Bad Innovation | Faster Midjourney | Feeling Less Rushed | Improving International Collaboration | OpenAI o1
From AI generation to AI editing | Innovation can be harmful | Is Midjourney getting faster? | AI may make workers feel less time pressure
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 12, 20248 min read
Gestalt Principles for Visual UI Design
Rooted in over a century of psychological research, the 9 Gestalt principles are essential for designing user interface layouts.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 9, 20245 min read
UX Roundup: UX Leadership Templates | Old Users | Bilingual AI | Wireframes | UX Tarot | AI Course
UX leadership templates | Designing for old users | Use AI to ideate bilingual content | Benefits of wireframes for early UI design
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 5, 20245 min read
Watch What Users Do, Don’t Listen to What They Say: Revealed Preferences vs. the Query Effect
Actions speak louder than words. Observation trumps inquiry. Reality defies expectation. Abandon self-reported bias and focus on observation
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 3, 202410 min read
UX Roundup: Jakob Live | AI in Education | Bill Gates on AI | Midjourney Styles | Flux Versions Compared
Summary : Jakob live on Internet Sept. 19 | AI helps education but teachers are poorly supported | Bill Gates thinks AI is easy |...
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 29, 20245 min read
Join the AI Revolution Now, or Forever Regret Missing Out
The transformative potential of the AI revolution is a career opportunity. Early engagement in AI creates joy and self-realization.
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 26, 202410 min read
UX Roundup: Why a Tiger? | Design Conference | AI Help Info | UX Degree or Keep Working? | AI Disinflation | IIT Top | AI Filmmaking | Hotshot AI Video
Why UX Tigers has a tiger brand | Major Design conference | Getting AI to provide help about itself | UX degree or keep working?
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 24, 20249 min read
UX Roundup: Top AI Consumer Services | Ideogram 2.0 | Midjourney for All | Amazon AI
Summary : Top 50 AI consumer services | Ideogram launches upgraded version 2.0 | Midjourney’s web user interface finally available to all...
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 22, 20247 min read
AI Optimism
AI’s impact on job markets will likely mirror previous innovations. The projected 10,000x increase in AI by 2027 will bring wealth and jobs.
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 19, 202412 min read
UX Roundup: Nagging UI Reminders | Typeface Manga | Little Tech | Form Fields | AI Conference | Midjourney IQ | Grok 2
Nagging UI reminders become a dark design pattern | Typeface manga | Number of fields on web forms | Image quality vs scene quality
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 15, 202420 min read
10 Foundational Insights for UX
Summary : UX has come a long way since its early beginnings at Bell Labs in the 1940s. As we enter Year 2 of the AI revolution, it’s...
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 12, 20247 min read
UX Roundup: Hindsight Bias | Rubric for Insightful AI | User-Contributed Photos | Black Forest AI
Stakeholders deem UX work to be “obvious” | Rubric for scoring insightful use of AI | Make it easy to see all user-contributed photos
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 8, 20246 min read
Innovator’s Dilemma Hits Design: Growing Capabilities of AI-Driven Amateur Design Tools
As AI-powered tools like Freepik and Canva advance and empower amateur designers, is the era of professional designers coming to an end?