One of the concerns we often hear about Artificial intelligence (AI) is the effect its use could have on the way we work and on certain human skills, such as creativity.

Welcome to the 2024 UX Tools Map. If you’re here by chance, congratulations—you have stumbled upon the internet’s only immersive, illustrated guide to the UX software landscape! If you’re a repeat visitor (this is our 6th annual Tools Map to date), then it’s great to have you back for another year!

If you’re responsible in some way for a digital product or system, you should be doing usability testing — whatever your sector, industry or role.

Discover top YouTube channels dedicated to UX design, offering insights and tutorials to enhance your skills in creating intuitive and engaging user experiences. Here are some of the best channels for UX designers.

UX competitor analysis is a valuable user research method that focuses on understanding your products’ competitors, helping you better understand your market and goals. Idea Theorem™ has worked with many clients that required a UX competitor analysis to get actionable insights about their competitors’ strengths, weaknesses, and mistakes to avoid and know what they are doing right.

Focus outlines highlight the active interactive element on a web page. They’re crucial for accessibility, especially for keyboard users and those with motor impairments. If you ever tried navigating a website without a mouse, you can imagine how frustrating it is when you can’t see where you are. If not, imagine not seeing your cursor

Heuristic evaluation is a powerful tool in UX design, offering a structured way to identify and address usability issues in interfaces. But what exactly does it entail, and how can designers use it to improve user experiences?

AI’s new capability to operate computers directly could redefine user experience, from aiding disabled users to automating complex tasks. AI will soon be able to run usability studies, once it can observe the user’s actions and the computer’s response.

Creating a seamless user experience (UX) is not a one-step process; it’s a journey that requires careful planning, research, iteration, and collaboration.

This article records my conversation with Miranda Slayter, Principal Designer at Booking.com and Content Creator at UX Survival Guide. We chatted during the WaysConf conference in September 2024. We discussed how Miranda shapes Booking’s vision for the next five years, how she measures the success of her work, her take on the future of UX and Product Design, and her thoughts about dark patterns. Happy reading!