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Michael F. Buckley

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Figma’s not a design tool — it’s a Rube Goldberg machine for avoiding code

The absurdity of spending countless hours crafting interactive designs for a medium no one will ever use.

5h ago

A cartoon depicting a man sitting at a table with an elaborate machine to eat breakfast.

5h ago

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UX is like diet and exercise — essential, yet easily ignored

In our quest for success, we chase quick fixes — whether through drugs or technology — gaining convenience but risking consequences.

Mar 9

A plate arranged with colorful vegetables forming the letters “U” and “X,” featuring broccoli, bell peppers, and melons.

Mar 9

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Should Figma utilize gamification to help designers level up?

How an adaptive onboarding experience could empower designers and accelerate their growth

Mar 3

Mar 3

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Designers are using AI all wrong

How AI can bridge the communication gap by shifting from automation to collaboration

Feb 24

Scrabble board with the words “choose” “your” “words”

Feb 24

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When empathy becomes the enemy of productivity

How UX inflexibility stalls progress, frustrates teams, and creates unnecessary roadblocks

Feb 24

When empathy becomes the enemy of productivity

Feb 24

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The utility-over-usability effect explains why bad UX persists

The more essential a product is, the more users tolerate poor usability

Feb 17

Usability vs. Utility Quadrant Diagran

Feb 17

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How we choose to use AI is the new marshmallow test

AI is testing more than our intelligence — it’s testing our discipline, ambition, and willingness to think for ourselves.

Feb 10

Cute child looks at single marshmallow on table.

Feb 10

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The paradox of UX personalization

AI-driven UX curates familiarity, but in doing so, it narrows the path to new experiences.

Feb 2

A mixtape cassete.

Feb 2

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AI-generated art is postmodern art

The art world embraced absurdity — until AI joined the game.

Jan 26

A banana duck taped to a wall.

Jan 26

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In the future, humans will exclusively create content for AI

Intelligent machines were meant to enhance human creativity, but in time, human creativity will exist only to sustain them.

Jan 17

Closeup view of womans face lit by binary code

Jan 17

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Quality won’t save designers from AI

How the evolution of analog products and the rise of throwaway culture can offer insights into the future of digital design.

Dec 13, 2024

Rusty old fridge outdoors

Dec 13, 2024

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Are We Living in a Simulation Created by a Primordial Consciousness?

Reframing the origins of the universe through the Primordial Consciousness Simulation Theory (PCST).

Dec 8, 2024

Glass shhere containing the cosmos.

Dec 8, 2024

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The political paradox of UX professionals

The clash of modern and postmodern design while balancing universal accessibility with subjective perspectives.

Nov 21, 2024

Arrows pointing right while in the shape of a left arrow.

Nov 21, 2024

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Deceptive UX as an accelerant for transformation

How manipulative design can drive digital platforms toward collapse and reinvention.

Oct 17, 2024

Red gasoline can

Oct 17, 2024

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Can a simple icon save our democracy?

In the battle against misinformation, the solution lies in greater transparency, not censorship.

Oct 14, 2024

Caution icon over the top of the American flag

Oct 14, 2024

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Let experts do their jobs

What the corporate world can learn from academia’s respect for expertise and autonomy

Oct 8, 2024

Bird escaping from cage.

Oct 8, 2024

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When to trust your gut over the data

How cultural conformity influences user preferences.

Oct 1, 2024

Spider on a leaf.

Oct 1, 2024

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Goodbye, UX designer. Hello, UX manager 👋

Solving the UX identity crisis and earning respect by retiring the ambiguous UX designer title

Sep 26, 2024

Neon sign with the words “goodbye.”

Sep 26, 2024

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PayPal’s generic brand refresh is a symptom of a troubling cultural shift

The rise of minimalist corporate rebrands reflects a fundamental transformation in our lack of creativity and identity as a culture

Sep 24, 2024

Sep 24, 2024

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What Betty Crocker can teach us about AI and UX

How making tasks easier can lead to a negative user experience

May 21, 2024

Vintage Betty Crocker Ginger Cake Mix box featuring an image of a cake slice with white icing. The box highlights “Just add water, mix, bake” and lists main ingredients along with the manufacturer, General Mills, Inc.

May 21, 2024

Michael F. Buckley

Michael F. Buckley

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