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Publisher and Editor in Chief of UXmatters, passionate UX design consultant, and a life-long progressive Democrat

Sonora, CA
Joined January 2009
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New on UXmatters, November 2, 2026: uxmatters.com/ The Generation Effect in AI Workflows | Designing AI-Driven User Experiences Without Sacrificing HCD | Vibe Testing: AI-Driven UX QA | Design’s Favorite Lie About How Good Ideas Win | Designing UIs for Multiple Roles
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New on UXmatters, October 19, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Restructuring a Live Site & Migrating an IA | Designing for Different Meanings of Independence | UXD for Agentic AI: When the UI Disappears | UXD as Business Strategy | UXD for Healthcare Software
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New on UXmatters, October 5, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Designing for User Adoption of AI Experiences | UX Debt of AI: Great Models But Poor Experiences | Hidden ROI of UXR & UCD | Hyperpersonalization Without Creepy Surveillance | Autonomy-Preserving Guidance & Adoption
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New on UXmatters, September 21, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Designing Beyond Clutter: When Visible Isn’t Recognizable | Measuring What Matters: IA Metrics | When AI Gets Physical | From UX Strategy to Scale: XD Services | Secure by Design: Developing Banking Apps
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New on UXmatters, September 7, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Diffusion of Responsibility on Human-AI Teams | When Design Meets Code: Protecting HCD Intent for Front-End Systems | Turning Customer Feedback into Roadmaps | UXD for Industries | UX Strategy for Scalable Ecommerce
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New on UXmatters, August 17, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Designing IA for an AI-Mediated Web | Paradox of the AI Designer | The UI Tax of Being Everything | Designing Trust: UXD Principles for Fintech Apps | Checkout UX: Making Delivery Options Clear & Friction Free
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New on UXmatters, August 3, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Bias Cascade: 1 Cognitive Bias Invites 5 More | Designing Platform UX for Every Mind | Design for Neurodivergent Users: A 1.9T Market | AI, Analytics, Economics, & Product Experience | Design for Users Who Don’t Explore
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New on UXmatters, July 20, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Designing Our Humanity in the Age of AI | IA Debt: Permanent Costs of Postponing Decisions | Designing for Hesitation | A Design Paradox: The Same UI Creates Different Experiences | How Backend Logic Shapes the UX
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New on UXmatters, June 1, 2026: uxmatters.com/ What Puts the Design in AI? Behavior, Pt 4 | Designing for Doubt: Preventing Automation Complacency in AI | AI & UX: Era of Invisible UI | Why UXD Services Matter for Business Growth | Designing User-Centered CRM Systems
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New on UXmatters, May 18, 2026: uxmatters.com/ New Frontier of AI-Native Design Systems | Designing Stable UIs | Stakeholder’s Guide to IA | How to Lead Data-Driven UXR That Determines Product Direction | Designing an Ecommerce Site That Converts
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New on UXmatters, May 4, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Designing AI-1st Products | The Future of UX Research: AI-Powered Tools | The Design Problem Every Team Sees But Still Pretends Isn’t Real | How AI Can Improve Government & Public Service Sites | User Onboarding Excellence
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New on UXmatters, Apr. 29, 2026: uxmatters.com/ Designing the Judgment Layer to Govern AI | Learned Helplessness in AI-Assisted Work | Designing Explainable, Governable Agentic AI | UXD Principles for Ethical Growth & Transparency | Adaptive, Context-Based Design
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New on UXmatters, Apr. 6, 2026: uxmatters.com/ UX Researchers: Ethical Arbitrators for Agentic AI | Journey Mapping for AI Agents | AI Is Reshaping UXD for MVPs | Using AI UX Tools Wrong Is Making Designers Worse | Conversion-Driven Vs User-Centered Design
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Designing with Peripheral Vision in Mind | Cross-Platform IA: Consistency from Web to Voice | 6 Questions to Ask Before Designing AI Interfaces | Design as Delivery Architecture: A Playbook for Enterprise UX | Balancing Modern UX Design Through Ancient Philosophy
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uxmatters.com/ New on UXmatters, Feb. 23, 2026: Card Sorting in the Age of AI | Embracing Boredom | Designing for Consumer Trust Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Why UXD Imperfections Are Actually an Asset | Creating Clickable Figma Prototypes with Lovable and Cursor
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uxmatters.com/ New on UXmatters, Dec. 1, 2025: Invisible Collaborators: AI Agents—Future of Creative Teamwork | Interview with Scott Burleson | Why Good UX Design Shouldn’t Be Manipulative | UX Research: Balancing AI Automation & Human Oversight | New SEO Growth Formula
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uxmatters.com/ New on UXmatters, November 17, 2025: Emotional Map of UI Zones | Accessibility & AI: Designing for Inclusion | Trust in AI: Designing Experiences Users Believe In | Vague Communication Breeds Misalignment | UX Strategy & Enterprise-App Development
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New on UXmatters, Nov. 3, 2025: AI: Transforming UXD & Product Experience Planning | Why Language Matters in AI Ethics | Future-Proofing Your UX Skills for Evolving UX Landscape | Accessibility Is Compliance Essential | Design Tweaks' Impacts on Behavior
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uxmatters.com/ New on UXmatters, October 20, 2025: Facing Realities of AI Transformation for UX Designers | What Puts the Design in AI? Behavior Pt 1 | Designing AI Experiences Beyond the UI | Common Web Accessibility Mistakes & How to Fix Them | Emotional UXD & Branding
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uxmatters.com/ New on UXmatters, October 6, 2025: Cultural Proximity & UX | Designing Ethical UX: Behavioral Economics & IoB | Agentic AI & User Journeys: A Psychological Framework | Evoking Emotion & Engagement w/Microinteractions | Reimagining Access to Justice w/UXD
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