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
Jun 6, 20242 min read
End of Monoculture UI
Escape from the smartphone being the end all of user interface design. Bigger screens with richer data display hold much potential for UX.
Jakob Nielsen
Jun 3, 202417 min read
UX Roundup: First Mouse | Dark AI | AI Spend Grows | Most Drivers Think They’re Above Average | 4 Clicks = 4 AI Models
First computer mouse in museum | Beware dark AI design | 293% y/y growth in companies’ AI spend | Most drivers think they’re above average
Jakob Nielsen
Apr 15, 20247 min read
UX Roundup: Synchronizing Captions | SUS Survey | First Mac GUI | Student/Beginner Portfolios | Solve the Easy Problem | More UX Songs
Auto-sync makes YouTube captions easier to create | SUS questionnaire user satisfaction is too long | Revolutionary first Mac GUI
Jakob Nielsen
Mar 25, 20248 min read
UX Roundup: Have AI Check You | Toast Notifications | GUI Course | Boring UX | Human Designer vs. AI Design
Turning the tables: Use AI to check your work | Toast notifications are a burnt GUI widget | Do people prefer human or AI design?
Jakob Nielsen
Mar 15, 20248 min read
UX Roundup: AI Saves Fuel | Checkboxes Must be Square | Good Books | AI Jobs Grow | Perplexity Grows
Saving fuel by AI-optimized airline routing | Apple violates 40 years of GUI standards | Recommended reading about storytelling and non-UX
Jakob Nielsen
Feb 29, 20247 min read
Accessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI = Individualized UX
Traditional accessibility methods have been tried for 30 years without improving usability for disabled users. Generative UI may be better.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 27, 20239 min read
3 Wishes for AI UX
AI requires three transformative shifts: tight UX in AI development, a hybrid interface of GUI plus prompts, and Super-AI integration.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 22, 20234 min read
Navigating the Web with Text vs. GUI Browsers: AI UX Is 1992 All Over Again
Only after GUI browsers launched in 1993 did the web explode. AI needs a similar GUI revolution in usability.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 11, 20238 min read
UX News: Discount Envy | AI for All | GUI Toggle Design | Tradeshow User Research | Lightweight UI
Coupon-code fields make ecommerce shoppers green with discount envy | Guidelines for toggle switch design | User research at tradeshows
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 1, 20238 min read
Classic Usability Important for AI
AI products are fraught with basic usability errors, violating decades-old UX findings. Simple fixes will save AI users much pain.
Jakob Nielsen
Jul 27, 20234 min read
Direct Manipulation: A Fundamental Element of Graphical User Interfaces
With direct manipulation users control visual objects through physical gestures, incremental reversible actions & real-time feedback.