UX trends, Android’s bad reputation, is flat design over?

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Fabricio Teixeira

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UX Collective

3 min readDec 11, 2023

The characteristics of late-stage UX:

Automation: AI automates an increasing part of our jobs and reduces demand for designers in certain markets.
Saturation: Supply of designers outstrips demand. Market is still uncertain.
Commoditization: Focus on scalability and standardization over differentiation and delight.
Financialization: Greater influence of financial health, shareholders interests, and business metrics in design decisions.
Disintegration: Lack of trust in digital products makes users either skeptical, complacent, or susceptible to exploitation.

Read the report: entering late-stage UX →

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