The design community is concerned that companies like Figma are using their users’ design resources stored in the cloud to train AI models, often without their explicit consent. This jeopardises the creative autonomy of designers, as not only data but also their working methods are collected and used. Our guest author Christopher Lueg writes about […]
When reading across mainstream media and scientific magazines, it’s hard not to buy into a collective frenzy that says that generative AI systems like ChatGPT are bringing about a “paradigm change” in the way we work with information in general and search in particular. Some scientists go as far as to compare the looming widespread […]
As someone who has been teaching usability and human-centred design for many years and in various countries, I am of course pleased that the term usability is now much better known than it was just a few years ago and that usability testing is now also increasingly expected, if not demanded. But it is unrealistic […]
“The digital transformation is not happening.” This finding applies to many areas. It means that while digital tools are being introduced for individual practices or services are being offered in a new digital form, more than 80% of the potential that has already been recognised today and successfully leveraged elsewhere is being ignored. The fact […]
Simple, easy-to-use interfaces should be a matter of course today. But machine logic is still too often in the foreground and leads to unnecessary barriers, criticise our authors. They would like to see more appreciation for successful user interfaces and thus also a contribution to social justice – a plea. Good usability means not only […]
It is often said that the measure of society is how it treats its weakest members. We know that “first come first serve” or “Es hät solang es hät” isn’t geared towards achieving equity plus more equitable approaches are readily available and they would not break the bank. Why do we keep seeing allocation approaches […]
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