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jacquescorbytuech.com

What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications

Over the last five years the on-device model began summarizing, reordering and, on some surfaces, rewriting it.

bit.ly

pdf.to.design: static PDF → editable Figma designSponsored

Turn any PDF into a perfect Figma design—fully editable layers, extracted images & text, processed locally for privacy.

heyneuma.com

A designer’s guide to opening Xcode for the first time

The MCPs that make Claude Code useful for iOS, and a working app on your phone by the end of the afternoon.

uxdesign.cc

Designing for AI means designing like it’s 1999

That means looking back at the unfinished, handmade web to reinvent how we design for AI—and who we become—now.

nngroup.com

What to do after a design critique ends

Most designers invest in running critiques but skip the followup. That missing step is often why feedback culture breaks down.

uxdesign.cc

You are no longer the user. You are the principal.

The human is the principal. The agent is the operator. The architecture is the substrate they meet on.

shapes.gg

Figma Agent: a first look

An integrated AI tool inside of Figma, with permission to go wild in your canvas. Let’s put it to the test.

uxdesign.cc

7 things that Vibe Design can’t replicate

Vibe design with intention, eyes open.

impeccable.style

Impeccable: Design skills for AI harnesses

1 skill, 23 commands, and curated anti-patterns for impeccable frontend design. Works with Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex CLI.

medium.com

What we lost in the AI chat stream

Most of the chat is iteration, not insight. The real cost is the thinking we stop doing.

bit.ly

A smaller screen needs a different storySponsored

Why adapting a website for mobile is rarely just about making things smaller — insights from Readymag’s marketing designer.

stateofaidesign.com

AI in Design Report 2026

How design teams are adapting to AI across tooling, craft, and org.

blog.mozilla.ai

The interface is no longer the product

The deck, doc, or dashboard becomes the output, not the source of truth.

justadesignlist.com

Just a design list

A slow, curated index of design studios and independent practices. 814 entries across 54 countries.

css-tricks.com

Stack Overflow: when we stop asking

It still hits like a ton of bricks to see the steep decline in Stack Overflow questions. What does that mean about learning in our industry?

hostilevolume.com

Hostile volume: begin the suffering

A volume setting experience designed for maximum frustration. Can you beat the audit?

lukew.com

Collaborative steering

It's cool to work together. So how does that work with AI?

smashingmagazine.com

Ten data-backed truths of UX ROI

Facts that link user experience directly to revenue, retention, and long-term growth.

webframp.com

The workflow collision

Your team’s workflow and your agent’s lifecycle want different things.

emilkowal.ski

Train your judgement

Settling for good enough is not good enough.