How do AI reverse image portrait searches hold up? — Reverse image searches are defined as, in essence, Searching for similar images. An image of choice is submitted to the AI search engine, which in turn scans the entire internet for either the same image and its source, or a similar image based on visual clues such as colors, subject…

In essence, AI break-ups are the worst UX ever — How it happened The knife-sharp message delivered to my inbox read: Unfortunately, your portfolio has not garnered enough attention from our clients. In light of this, we have taken the decision to end our collaboration. [Your bot.] Seemingly, my stats on that creative platform were not good enough to warrant any type of…

7 insights on new AI tools that allow for expanded digital image searches — 1. Searching for images based on a source image A reverse image search sources similar images based on an image uploaded to a search engine. Reverse image searches are also referred to as searching for a similar image. A visual search engine examines the submitted image for color, shape, texture, or topography, based on algorithms. Reverse image searches can…

Where user-delightfulness meets pragmatic interaction — {Author’s note: I have no affiliation with Airbnb. I am simply an Airbnb customer and happen to also be a UX designer looking at app interfaces with a curious eye.} Every now and then, a great UX accomplishment hits the mobile and desktop screens and makes us users interact with…

Hidden places where gentility and adventure converge — Thun, a small city of about forty-six thousand inhabitants in the western part of Switzerland lies at the tip of its namesake lake. The color of lake Thun is a deep blue silver jade, the lake’s shores are flanked by dramatic alpine peaks and by the great mountains of the…

How user-friendly and data-rich iconography motivates bicyclists, hikers, and nature lovers to spend much time outdoors — Switzerland is a small country. It’s roughly the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.* But thanks to Switzerland’s topography of alpine mountains and valleys dotted with rivers and lakes, a rich outdoor culture of hiking, biking, horseback riding, and walking has become the favorite pastime of many citizens and…

How to open up the conversation with your users — The 1st in a series on best writing practices for apps App writing is very much part of the design. Copy and design are intertwined disciplines when it comes to creating app content. Words need to flow seamlessly with the UI and design. They enhance and illuminate context and build…

How these light spectacles make us feel in awe — Sunsets are phenomenal. They captivate us beyond time. They provide us with end-of-day spectacles that are breathtaking and unparalleled in their beauty and rapture. A sunset happens for the duration of the time when the sun disappears below the horizon due to Earth’s rotation. The sun rays change their colors…

Why are they showing up on my feed? — An opinion piece A feeling of initial data overload If a social app was a room in my apartment, my Threads’ room would be my living room invaded by hundreds of unknown influencers and users. All of a sudden, they showed up in my flat because I answered the door by signing up to Threads. They…