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✦The screens are getting demoted✦Easily animate loaders with the arc tool and Figma Motion✦I handed a UX review over to AI. Here’s what happened.✦AI can fake your portfolio. It can’t fake the second question.✦The feature trap✦Research shouldn’t end in a deck✦How to apply Nir Eyal’s Hook Model to AI products, safely✦Transitioning from Graphic Design to UX✦How to Turn a CSV into Interactive Charts with Claude Code✦The weakest channel✦Why designing solutions isn’t enough and strategy is the only thing that saves you✦AI: The Mediocrity Amplifier✦Spec Driven Design — Method and tools✦Netflix CPTO on AI and the future of product and tech roles | Elizabeth Stone✦How Rejection Made Me a Better Designer
✦The screens are getting demoted✦Easily animate loaders with the arc tool and Figma Motion✦I handed a UX review over to AI. Here’s what happened.✦AI can fake your portfolio. It can’t fake the second question.✦The feature trap✦Research shouldn’t end in a deck✦How to apply Nir Eyal’s Hook Model to AI products, safely✦Transitioning from Graphic Design to UX✦How to Turn a CSV into Interactive Charts with Claude Code✦The weakest channel✦Why designing solutions isn’t enough and strategy is the only thing that saves you✦AI: The Mediocrity Amplifier✦Spec Driven Design — Method and tools✦Netflix CPTO on AI and the future of product and tech roles | Elizabeth Stone✦How Rejection Made Me a Better Designer
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Top storyThinking·10 hours ago

The screens are getting demoted

As AI advances, user experience design shifts from creating screens to questioning their necessity, with AI performing tasks previously requiring multiple user interface steps.

UX Collective
12 min read

In this edition

Stories from Thursday, 23 July 2026

UX Collective
Thinking

AI can fake your portfolio. It can’t fake the second question.

AI can fake a portfolio, but it cannot replicate the live, unprepared moments in an interview.

1 day ago·13 min read
UX Collective
Thinking

The feature trap

Product teams often confuse building with validating, responding to cues rather than actual problems.

1 day ago·7 min read
UX Collective
Thinking

Research shouldn’t end in a deck

Research should not end with a presentation deck, but rather become a living artifact.

2 days ago·7 min read
UX Collective
Thinking

How to apply Nir Eyal’s Hook Model to AI products, safely

Nir Eyal's Hook Model applies to AI products through a four-step loop of trigger, action, variable reward, and investment.

2 days ago·18 min read
NNGroup (YT)
Video

Transitioning from Graphic Design to UX

Graphic designers can transition to UX design with new skills and knowledge.

3 days ago
UX Planet
Thinking

How to Turn a CSV into Interactive Charts with Claude Code

Claude Code helps turn static CSV files into interactive data visualizations.

3 days ago·7 min read

Curator's picks

Must read today

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Travis Kalanick Is Back | Building the Future of Industrial AI

Travis Kalanick discusses his vision for industrial AI and digitizing the physical world.

11 hours ago·92 min listen/watch

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I handed a UX review over to AI. Here’s what happened.

AI assists UX reviews but does not replace human expertise, requiring user input for accuracy.

UX Collective
6 min read

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Thinking

AI can fake your portfolio. It can’t fake the second question.

1 day ago·13 min read
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Thinking

The feature trap

1 day ago·7 min read

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Muzli

Why designing solutions isn’t enough and strategy is the only thing that saves you

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Video

Easily animate loaders with the arc tool and Figma Motion

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Run large language models at home, BitTorrent‑style

7 hours ago·1 min read
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AI: The Mediocrity Amplifier

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Spec Driven Design — Method and tools

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How Rejection Made Me a Better Designer