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Nov 21, 2023

Developing UX/AI thinking for a new design world

Steven Spielberg’s movie reminded us of how far AI will bring us. UX/AI designers will remind us of our humanity in the designs of the…

Steven Spielberg’s movie reminded us of how far AI will bring us. UX/AI designers will remind us of our humanity in the designs of the future (image source: Yeo)

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Dec 8, 2023

The dark side of Figma’s Dev Mode

A cautionary tale of Figma and the series of events that led to its latest release at the Config23 Conference. Read to the end to see the…

The dark side of Figma’s Dev Mode: A cautionary tale of Figma and the series of events that led to its latest release in the Config23 Conference

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Jun 25

Rethinking Figma in an AI world

As AI pulls product development closer to code, Config 2026 reveals Figma’s high-stakes gamble to survive an era of agentic workflows in a…

At Config 2026, Figma is responding to AI pressure by expanding its canvas into code layers, motion, and shaders to prevent teams from bypassing design handoffs entirely. The real test for the platform is no longer about competing with other design tools but proving that a canvas-first workflow can stay relevant in an AI era of code-first, agentic software building. (image source: Figma)

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May 11

Rethinking design with your hands in the AI world

Why design isn’t found in a prompt, but in toil and the creator’s “thinking hand.”

In a world of automated perfection, the “thinking hand” reclaims the grit, soul, and human conviction that make design truly come alive. (image source: jonmiura)

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Apr 19

Rethinking the shape of design teams in an AI world

For our juniors, organisations and future generations to come.

As AI disrupts the design process and traditional hierarchies, organisations must shift to a “dual transformation” model that balances high-velocity atomic innovation with a stable tomato core. By using a Capability Link to bridge these structures, teams can scale breakthroughs while ensuring juniors develop the foundational mastery needed to become the next generation of seniors. (image source: yeo)

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Apr 1

Rethinking design awards in an AI world

Why design awards are still relevant and what needs to change

Winning design awards is part and parcel of the culture of design teams. With AI assimilating into the design process, award bodies now need to rethink their judging criteria and recognise the human beyond the automation with a new innovative perspective. (image source: hafizumer7886)

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Mar 14

How designers use the torus (or donut)

Celebrating Pi (π) day in 2026

How designers use the torus (or donut)

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Feb 28

The wisdom curve

What designers can learn from the pioneers of “Long Design.”

Toolsets have a shelf life; wisdom is evergreen. Exploring how designers can move past the ego to find meaning in the ‘Instructor Curve’ and the pinnacle of human needs (image source: Yeo using Google Gemini)

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Feb 16

Escaping the ennui in UI

How “vibedesign” created a vicious slope of AI slop (and how to get out).

In a world of AI-generated “vibedesign,” we are sliding down a vicious slope toward hollow aesthetics and creative ennui. To reclaim the soul of our craft, we must trade the “shimmer” of the prompt for the “friction” of true mastery (image source: Yeo)

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Jan 31

Beyond the Double Diamond: Integrating Leavitt’s Diamond into UX

Moving from “feature factories” to systems architecture

The Synthesis of Sparkle and Stability: Success in design requires more than just a rigorous process (the Double Diamond). It requires a resilient organizational setting (Leavitt’s Diamond) where People, Structure, and Technology are aligned to let the solution shine (image source: Yeo)

Darren Yeo

Darren Yeo

Design Innovator | UX/AI | Humanity-Centered Designer | SystemOps | Rethinking Design, Redesigning Thinking | Living, Breathing Experience

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