Regret is a feature, whether we admit it or not. Every product team obsesses over the moment of conversion. The click. The tap. The Confirm. We tweak button copy and screen layouts, like tiny changes will solve everything. But the user’s story does not end at confirmation. For many people, that is where the emotional work begins. If you have ever bought something at 1:00 a.m., subscribed to a tool you did not fully understand,…
If I am stuck on a UX problem, I do not open Figma first. I open a blank line in a text file. Here is the uncomfortable truth. If you cannot explain what you are designing in one sentence, you are probably not designing yet; you are decorating, guessing, or hiding behind process. This is the one-sentence UX test. It is simple. It is annoying. And it works. The Test Write one sentence that answers:…
If you’ve ever heard someone say, “Can you make it more UX?” when they really meant, “Can you make it look nicer?” you’re not alone. UX (User Experience) and UI (User Interface) often get mixed up because they’re closely connected. But they’re not the same thing, and confusing them can lead to products that look great and still frustrate people. This post will clear it up in plain language, with a simple example you can…
I wrote 2025 Goals and Onward last year to reflect on where I thought life and work were heading. As usual, I’m writing this a little late. It’s April, we’re already a third of the way into 2026, and I’m finally sitting down to write this. But maybe that’s the point. I’m less interested in perfect plans and more interested in a better approach. Part of that is admitting something I’ve fought for a long time:…
“UX is dead” is mostly a headline. What is real is that the easy parts of the job are getting automated, and the hard parts are becoming the job. In 2026, you can generate UI drafts, flows, and microcopy faster than ever. You can summarize research, spin up variants, and get to “something decent” in minutes. That is not hype. That is the new baseline. So if your value has been speed, volume, or being…