UX Beginner

Is prestige not a good career strategy?

Plus: Throbbers, UX for AI,

Sep 4 • 

Oz Chen

July 2025

Stop hiding my controls

Plus: Meta AI shares private chats, Spelunking, and Design Ethics

Jul 8 • 

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June 2025

No more wireframes

Reflections on the death of the wireframe and career changes

Jun 26 • 

Oz Chen

2

Apple's new Liquid Glass is its broadest design update yet. Is it genius design or overrated?

A critical eye on Apple’s macOS Tahoe redesign, along with critical memes

Jun 16 • 

Oz Chen

3

AI rewards the designer who wants to use it more

Will beats skill

Jun 11 • 

Oz Chen

3

1

May 2025

Notion blows up its AI pricing; confusion ensues

Plus: 3 min portfolio upgrade, failed Apple commercial and Figma Make tutorial

May 30 • 

Oz Chen

3

Is the AI hiring freeze hitting UX jobs? Not for the reasons you might think

Plus: Director-level ICs, Todoist and Emotional Design

May 20 • 

Oz Chen

1

Figma goes FigmAI

Will Figma eat everyone's lunch? Huge product updates from Config 2025

May 13 • 

Oz Chen

6

1

How personal should you be in UX interviews?

Plus: Design reviews, UI kits and the iPad's spiritual ancestor

May 6 • 

Oz Chen

1

April 2025

How AI is reshaping design collaboration

First UX weekly roundup on Substack! Navigating AI backlash, career pivots & writing for UX success

Apr 29 • 

Oz Chen

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March 2025