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Feb 20, 2025

AI is reshaping UI — have you noticed the biggest change yet?

AI is reshaping interactions as we know them, driving a new UI paradigm. Let’s break down how.

A screenshot of two Finder windows on a macOS system. The left window is open to the ‘Documents’ folder, displaying various files and folders, including ‘Kate-comments,’ which is highlighted and being dragged. The right window is open to the ‘Measuring Usability’ folder, showing files like ‘2014–2–3-MeasuringUX.pptx’ and ‘ROI for Usability…dition.pdf.’ A blue dashed arrow indicates that ‘Kate-comments’ is being moved from ‘Documents’ to ‘Measuring Usability.’

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Feb 5, 2025

The UX of emotion recognition: Can AI truly read feelings?

Facial expressions don’t always reveal true emotions — but that hasn’t stopped AI from trying to analyze them anyway.

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Jan 25, 2025

Glanceable UX: turning information into instant understanding

Split-second impressions. Interfaces live or die by how quickly users can grasp their message. How to shape clarity in complexity…

This digital illustration features a collage-style composition combining various tools, icons, and abstract elements. It includes a screwdriver, pencil, and wrench, alongside a gear icon, a pixelated bow, an eye, and overlapping window frames, all in a vibrant pink and blue palette. The central figure appears obscured by these overlapping objects, creating a surreal, tech-inspired aesthetic.

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Jan 15, 2025

Shaping minds: how first impressions drive AI adoption

Make-or-break moments. The first interaction with an AI system — whether it’s a website, landing page, or demo — shapes the mental model…

The illustration shows a person with a neutral expression, and a series of bubbles appear to emanate from their head, connecting visually to a robot on the left side. Surrounding these bubbles are additional circular shapes containing neutral face emojis

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Jan 2, 2025

AI and cognitive offloading: sharing the thinking process with machines

Our brains are wired to offload effort, and tools like AI systems are taking this to a whole new level. This natural ability to share our…

A conceptual diagram of distributed cognition. At the center is “Cognition,” represented by circular nodes, connected to “Tools” and “World” through labeled arrows. The process flows from “Perception” to “Action,” indicating interaction with the external environment. Surrounding the elements are labels such as “Material Distribution,” “Social Distribution,” “Temporal Distribution,” and “Past System States,” highlighting how cognition is distributed across tools, people, and time

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Jul 28, 2024

Designing for forgiveness: How to create error-tolerant interfaces

Exploring how to design interfaces that feel intuitive and forgiving, even when users make mistakes.

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Jun 26, 2024

AI anxiety and how to design for it: Resources and best practices

Every third adult is feeling AI anxiety. By understanding it through fear acquisition theory and designing user-centered, transparent AI…

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May 24, 2024

The Z-Inspection: a method to evaluate an AI’s trustworthiness

Achieving AI’s full potential relies on trustworthiness, necessitating a focus on transparency, fairness, and security.

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May 12, 2024

AI product design: Identifying skills gaps and how to close them

This image outlines challenges in AI system design within the Double Diamond model, divided into four phases: Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver. Each phase highlights specific issues such as articulating AI capabilities, prototyping behaviour, designing interactions, and managing AI performance. Challenges also include foreseeing AI effects, avoiding the Uncanny Valley, and accountability for AI errors, emphasizing the complex process from initial problem identification to final solution

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May 7, 2024

AI visual language: How to help users spot AI-powered features

While sparkles have effectively monopolized the identification of AI, concerns about accessibility and intuitive communication have risen…

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Tetiana Sydorenko

Tetiana Sydorenko

Product designer building AI cybersecurity products at @RedSift • Say hi https://www.linkedin.com/in/tia-sydorenko/

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