Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Vol. 1, Issue 13

AI Design Feeds

Design × Technology × Innovation

product-management

Your product is a theme park

A practical way to evaluate what to fix next.A ‘Dufan’ Theme Park Illustration (by Jumping Space Studio)Disclaimer: Some visuals in this article are AI-generated. I’m using them only to help explain the ideas more clearly. These visuals are not intended for commercial use, and I’m…

UX Collective 9 min read

Latest Stories

  • artificial-intelligence

    From playwright to stage manager

    MINDFUL AI DESIGNThe improv theatre guide to AI designThe show that went off scriptThis summer, Google released a fascinating research prototype — a demo of a “neural” operating system that generates itself on the fly.It looks comfortably familiar: an old-school desktop with windows, icons, menus,…

    UX Collective 14 min read
  • ux

    Escaping AI sludge, Figma Make prompts, UX for board games

    Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“AI is now omnipresent in our workflows, but it’s come at a cost: a sea of sameness. Lately, products have begun to look and feel homogeneous & indistinguishable, leading to diluted brands and increasingly sterile interactions. Big…

    UX Collective 2 min read
  • ux

    A Green Book for AI Apps

    A Green Book for AI appsWhere to build, where to borrow, and how to leave.NotebookLM’s visual interpretation of the 1946 edition of The Green BookI use software as a creative instrument: in workflows, publications, client systems, and in all the quiet machinery that keeps institutions…

    UX Collective 23 min read
  • devops

    Who’s Spotting You When You Automate

    Who’s spotting you when you automateDesigning for humans in high-pressure environments.A good spotter reduces your fear of a catastrophe. They’ve positioned themselves close enough to you, don’t interfere with your lift, and you know they’re watching to step in if needed. This certainty allows you…

    UX Collective 5 min read
  • artificial-intelligence

    2.5 billion prompts later, there is still no system

    AI prompts feel productive, but real AI success depends on systems thinking and design. Continue reading on UX Collective »

    UX Collective 1 min read
  • design-systems

    When agreement becomes impossible

    Evaluation, judgment, and the erosion of professional knowledge Continue reading on UX Collective »

    UX Collective 1 min read
  • Business

    OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents

    To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.

    Wired AI 1 min read
  • Culture

    Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris

    A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.

    Wired AI 1 min read
  • Security

    X Didn’t Fix Grok's ‘Undressing’ Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It

    X is allowing only “verified” users to create images with Grok. Experts say it represents the “monetization of abuse”—and anyone can still generate images on Grok’s app and website.

    Wired AI 1 min read
  • Gear

    ‘Physical AI’ Is Coming for Your Car

    What the latest tech-marketing buzzword has to say about the future of automotive.

    Wired AI 1 min read
  • board-games

    UX in board game design

    I treated my board game like a product and used UX practices to improve its UI—simplifying the game and maxing the fun.As a User Experience (UX) professional, it’s hard to ignore the correlation between UX and board game design. From defining personas, to prototyping and…

    UX Collective 9 min read
  • Business

    AI Devices Are Coming. Will Your Favorite Apps Be Along for the Ride?

    Tech companies are calling AI the next platform. But some developers are reluctant to let AI agents stand between them and their users.

    Wired AI 1 min read
  • Politics

    People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good

    Online detectives are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.

    Wired AI 1 min read
  • figma

    Figma Make prompts, with real examples

    What actually goes into a good prompt, and why most advice skips thisIf you’re trying to learn how to write good Figma Make prompts, you’ve probably hit the same wall I did.Most advice stays abstract.Be clear. Add context. Explain intent.None of that helps when you’re…

    UX Collective 8 min read
  • Gear

    Google Is Adding an ‘AI Inbox’ to Gmail That Summarizes Emails

    New Gmail features, powered by the Gemini model, are part of Google’s continued push for users to incorporate AI into their daily life and conversations.

    Wired AI 1 min read