The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2025/04/25

koomen.dev

AI horseless carriages

Why most AI features feel tacked-on and useless, even counter-productive.

notforprivategain.org

Not for private gain

Opposition to OpenAI’s proposed restructuring that would transfer control of AGI from a nonprofit charity to a for-profit enterprise.

character-ai.github.io

AvatarFX

Bring characters to life by simply uploading an image and selecting a voice. Characters speak, move, and emote with remarkable realism and fluidity.

danramsden.com

The purpose of UX Design

The faith placed in “design thinking” now seems diverted into “product thinking.”

terriblesoftware.org

The hidden cost of AI coding

AI coding tools boost productivity but may sacrifice the deep satisfaction developers experience when writing code by hand. What are we losing?