

Jakob Nielsen
Nov 7, 20247 min read
AI With “Computer Use”: Agents, Accessibility Fix, Facilitating Usability Tests
Summary : AI’s new capability to operate computers directly could redefine user experience, from aiding disabled users to automating...


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 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
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
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
Mar 18, 20247 min read
UX Roundup: Portfolio Without Experience | AI-UX Course | Jakob on UX Greece | Test with 5 Users | ImageGen Shootout
How to build a UX portfolio before getting your first UX job | Usability testing with 5 users: the comic strip


Jakob Nielsen
Jan 22, 20244 min read
UX Roundup: Domain-Optimized AI | Be a Test User | Heuristic Evaluation Template | Jakob Live
Optimizing AI answers for a specific domain and perspective | Participate in user-research studies yourself | Heuristic evaluation template.


Jakob Nielsen
Dec 1, 20236 min read
Being Taken Seriously as a Young UX Professional
A blend of heuristic evaluation and usability testing builds credibility. Young UXers should avoid being the sole UX talent in a startup.


Jakob Nielsen
Nov 29, 20237 min read
Usability Labs: Cool or Old School?
Richly illustrated historical overview of the transformation of usability labs from dedicated spaces to Zoom calls.


Jakob Nielsen
Oct 27, 202310 min read
Professional Growth for a Solo UX Practitioner
Strategy for a UX professional to gain skills and professional acumen despite being the only UX specialist in a company.


Jakob Nielsen
Aug 21, 202312 min read
Why and How to Execute UX (Part 2 of 2 of Jakob Nielsen’s UX Basics Article)
The definitive article on user experience, delineating the reasons for implementing UX and the main methods to do so. (Part 2 of 2)