

Jakob Nielsen
Jul 22, 202410 min read
UX Roundup: UX Salaries Drop | Retain Talents | Logo Memorability | Nigeria | Midjourney Personalization | AI Investments
UX salaries down by 12% in a year | To retain top talents, assign them to experiment with AI


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 18, 20243 min read
3 Generations of Experience Technology
Summary: Past, present, and future user experience: lean-back, lean-forward, and be-inside. A combination of AI and gaming will create a...


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 16, 20246 min read
High UX Salaries have Held Steady for 26 Years
Adjusted for inflation, salaries for UX professionals have been about the same from the earliest salary data in 1998 to the new 2023 data.


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 15, 20247 min read
UX Roundup: Perceived Speed | AI Ideation | Deterministic vs. Probabilistic UX | McKinsey AI | No-Scroll Google | AI Imposter Syndrome
Perceived fast response times improve the user experience | Many ideas in no time from AI | Deterministic UI vs. probabilistic AI UX


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 12, 20247 min read
UX Roundup: 10 UX Insights | Dark Design | Y Oslo | Low-Latency Voice | Movie Posters | Hero Videos
Top 10 foundational UX insights | 76% of online services use dark design patterns | Low-latency voice communication | Video as hero images


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 10, 20248 min read
The Decade of AI Super-Acceleration
AI's rapid advancement is caused by 3 factors: raw compute, algorithmic efficiency, and "unhobbling." Result: 10,000x AI boost every 4 year


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 8, 202410 min read
UX Roundup: Survey Response Options | Ideogram | Deepfaking User Test Videos | AI IA | LDM = Large Design Model | Web History | AI Writes 10% of Science Papers
Discrete response options best measure users’ subjective satisfaction | Disguising test users | Shopify AI helps merchants' IA | LDM GenUI


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 3, 202410 min read
SuperGeek vs. SuperUX: Can the Two Meet?
AI-accelerated teams of the world’s best programmers will be tiny but create $100M/person in startup company value. How can UX keep up?


Jakob Nielsen
Jul 1, 20249 min read
UX Roundup: UX Secrets | Figma AI | AI Style Variation | Dark AI | Respect for UX | User Research & AI | Claude 3.5
No secrets in UX | Figma GenUI | Image stylistic variations in generative AI | AI used for dark design | How to get respect for UX


Jakob Nielsen
Jun 27, 20242 min read
UX Buzzwords Visit Planet Honest
57 overused buzzwords about user experience and user interface design: official definitions vs. what they often mean in practice!


Jakob Nielsen
Jun 24, 20248 min read
UX Roundup: 1-Year Anniversary | Learn AI in 18 Minutes | Generative UI Prototyping | Uizard v.2
1-year anniversary of Jakob Nielsen’s email newsletter | Engaging short video about generative AI basics | AI makes UI prototypes in 48 sec


Jakob Nielsen
Jun 20, 20248 min read
Native AI Workflows
Optimal AI benefits require an architectural shift in UX to transition from AI-enhanced add-ons to foundational AI-centric designs.


Jakob Nielsen
Jun 17, 20249 min read
UX Roundup: UX Superhero | Pivot to AI-UX | Luma Dream Machine | Midjourney Niji | Apple AI | Leonardo Phoenix
When UX professionals gain superpowers | UX-STRAT conference pivots to AI-driven future | Luma Dream Machine generates better AI video


Jakob Nielsen
Jun 13, 20244 min read
(Experimentation + Iteration + Testing) × Learning = Great UX
Exploration, refinement, and evaluation are keystones of exceptional user experience design. Repeated cycles of design trials max the result


Jakob Nielsen
Jun 10, 20246 min read
UX Roundup: UX Portfolios | Linkrot | Midjourney User Testing | AI-Sourced Articles | Cheaper AI
Target UX portfolios at busy hiring managers | Linkrot eats away at Web connectivity | Midjourney to start usability testing