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We question whether adding more tools actually improves our work or just adds complexity, exploring Caleb Sponheim’s PROVE framework for measuring AI value and Jad Joubran’s case for shipping less JavaScript. We also dig into community debates on why recording insights fails without synthesis, the risk of template-driven design, and whether desktop-era laws like Fitts’s still apply to touch interfaces.
From The Feed- How Baseline Can Help You Ship Less JavaScript (hello@smashingmagazine.com (Jad Joubran)) — Audit dependencies against native browser support to safely remove redundant code.
- How to Decide When an AI Tool Is Worth Keeping (Caleb Sponheim) — Measure AI tools against existing manual baselines to prove actual workflow improvement.
- The cybernetic application (Oliver Meredith Cox) — Apps fail because they lack the structural variety needed to match complex human thought.
- Fitts's Law and Hick's Law were written for a mouse. Do they even still apply on a phone? (r/UI_Design) — Desktop-era heuristics may be misleading for touch interfaces and need re-evaluation.
- What’s better as my cv title? (r/UXDesign) — Choosing a title involves balancing seniority perception against keyword density for applicant tracking systems.
- Tips for coming up with unique design variations (r/UI_Design) — Uniqueness requires taking risks rather than relying on safe, template-driven options.
- best call recording setup for user research in 2026? (r/UserExperience) — The real pain point is synthesizing insights, not recording, as current tools optimize for capture over understanding.
- Design @ ACME — Perre DiCarlo
- The Department Is Open: Building the PX PUSH Website — Lewis Webber
- Using and Styling the Dialog Element — Geoff Graham
- Dogfooding vs. QA vs. User Research — Therese Fessenden
- I Turned a Product Photo Into a 3D Object Using Claude Design — Nick Babich
- Has anyone found an AI survey generator that's actually useful? — r/UXResearch
- should designers code? — r/UXDesign
- Mobbin users: How to use it properly? — r/UXDesign
- is there anyone creating novel, uncommon ai UIs? — r/UI_Design
- Frustrated with AI results? — r/UXDesign
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The Feed & The Thread is a daily summary of UX articles found in the industry and some light-touch updates from the UX Community found in online forums. It’s brief, and meant as a light-touch overview of what’s happening across UX.
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