If a prototype isn’t tested with real users, does it make a sound?

day two of #MindfulDesignAdvent and a free lesson for all of you. one of my favs from the course, you can now watch the COGNITIVE ECONOMY lesson for free! our brains are weird and fun and understanding how we conserve mental energy is super interesting and important: piccalil.li/mindful-desi...

Week notes, not weekly notes. Friday arvo ramblings from the WFH front-lines. jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...

@jesseyuen.bsky.social weedsuptomeknees.uk/2025/07/02/a...

Tis winter solstice, The sun will be back soonish, Until then, chin up

Lately finding it impossible to scroll within Facebook marketplace ads on the app without accidentally firing off the “Hello, is this still available?” message due to its strategic position and seemingly hyper sensitive nature. Filed under #deceptivepattern, fuck you Meta, RIP Gumtree.

🦊 Responsive design turns fifteen today! WHAT IS TIME ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/respon...

I'm vibe coding. I'm sorry. I will figure out how to repay Mother Earth for all the water and energy I'm wasting, I promise.

Big news - a new UK Government Design Principle: Minimise environmental impact services.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/02/a...

Last night my 10yo suggested that based on my grumpy mood, it seems like I've had enough social media for the day, the dopamine rush is clearly wearing off and that perhaps I should put my phone down and pick up a book instead. The kids are going to be ok.

So, for what it's worth: I don't think AI is taking over jobs because it's better than people or even good at its job. I think it's taking over jobs because it's cheaper than people and bosses like cheap and aren't necessarily aware of the (very high) risk of bad, dangerous quality output (7/7)

If a person exercises in a forest but forgets to wear their Apple Watch, does it even count towards their movement goals?

Ssshhh, it's a bit of a secret but there is a hidden Z-axis in an Impact vs. Effort matrix and it goes by many names: "stakeholder appeal", "perceived sexiness" or perhaps "shiny new thing factor". This axis often hides just enough out of sight to remain invisible to the naked eye.

Hey ex GOV.UK pals - someone painstakingly converted a really old book on form design best practice into a web-based publication. From memory it was a book about designing paper forms. Any ideas? @frankieroberto.com @timpaul.co.uk @adamsilverhq.bsky.social @cjforms.bsky.social

My 10 year old daughter as she compares AI assistants to help to build her first website: “Claude is definitely a girl, I love her. Chat GPT is boy and is soooooo boring.”

"Hey Alexa, who's your favourite Beastie Boy?" Friday evening ramblings from a tired human after a big week. jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...

No one prepared me for how much laundry I would do as a fully remote employee. The washing machine is basically my best mate - we hang out all day.

My weekly update: a reflection on comfort zones, learning, growth and revisiting familiar yet somewhat painful phases of life.

Installed Cursor AI, and to test the waters asked it to refactor the scss in my personal site. First observation, Cursor AI loves a bit of Lobotomised Owl. * + * Nice one! Second observation, I’ve created a code review job for myself that wasn’t there beforehand. Can I trust the suggested changes?

Has a design sprint ever produced an idea that didn’t already exist in someone’s head, Miro board, Figma file or note pad?

Artificial Intelligence and the Ionosphere: a summary of this weeks internet wanderings. jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...

A mate and I have been experimenting with sending downbeat tunes via shortwave radio to the Ionosphere and back to Earth. weedsuptomeknees.uk/2025/01/23/l...

Tributes and beginnings: And ode to Vicky Teinaki. jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...

Just got 20 of these printed.

Mozilla is pronounced like Tortilla.

The YouTube comment section on vintage jungle tunes/mixes is by far, the most positive corner of the internet.

In the spirit of keeping the web weird, I'm taking a nostalgic trip though my nonsense web noodling on expired domains and via the Wayback Machine. First up: Brapbrapbrap dot com Link: web.archive.org/web/20150926...

There’s something so satisfying about hanging out the sheets. The basket seems so full but then it empties really quickly! Unlike a basket full of socks, amirite? That sucks the life right out of me.

Have we discussed the new Google sign-in page yet? I feel for all the screen magnifier users scanning around in a sea of white trying to find the input. www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24...

The only 2023 Post-it I plan to leave up in my office for 2024: a reminder to set and measure the most important metric of them all.

There are 2 things I’m loving about Bluesky. Feeling in control of content again and a sense of starting over fresh.

Thoughts on the courses at Interaction Design Foundation? If you were recommending an online learning resource for ux/ucd type stuff for your team, what would it be?

Hello Bsky! I have no idea how to find my people. Maybe they will find me?