UX Collective
Sparkle buttons, Autonomy by design, AI reckoning in UX, Figma with MCP
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.“Open any product you pay for and look at the top right corner. There is a sparkle. Behind it is a panel that slides in from the right, says “Ask anything”, and offers three suggestions you did not ask for. Close it and it comes back after the next update, sometimes with a new name.”Nobody asked for the sparkle button →By Jon SabutisEditor picksWho gets to name the future? →A field guide to AI’s boys’ club.By Nicole Alexandra MichaelisAutonomy by design →How gamification and AI can respect (or rewrite) our choices.By Melinda JacobsThe AI reckoning in UX was 20 years in the making →The field has done this to itself twice before.By Dan MaccaroneThe UX Collective is an independent design publication that elevates unheard design voices and helps designers think more critically about their work.Does Apple’s HomeView reduce effort, or ask for our attention? →By Heenesh PatelMake me thinkStruggle together →“i learned programming and design by trying, failing, and trying again. when i hit a wall, i figured out how to climb it. read something i barely understood. took things apart. asked someone for help. started over. it became l