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Jun 18

One skill separates the designers who survive 2026 from the ones who don’t

AI is putting the future of UX designers in jeopardy, unless they are willing to become builders, makers, and system thinkers.

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May 25

7 things that Vibe Design can’t replicate

Vibe design with intention, eyes open.

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Apr 20

The web trained AI to deceive. Now designers have to untrain it.

Your team may be shipping manipulative UX, and you may not be aware of it.

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Mar 24

Design debt is now as dangerous as technical debt

If you want to put AI adoption at risk, ignore the design debt at your own peril

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Feb 21

Why most AI products fail before the first user interaction

Most AI features fail because they start with hype, not humans.

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Jan 18

What design leaders must unlearn to lead in an AI-first world

The path to designing for AI is in questioning the fundamentals of what design stands for.

A designer shedding the past design artifacts and embracing the future of emerging tech

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Jan 2

10 UX design shifts you can’t ignore in 2026

Another year, another wave of “What to expect in 2026” guides. I’m sure you’ve already scrolled through a few.

10 UX design shifts you can’t ignore in 2026

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Nov 18, 2025

7 essential publications for designers and industry leaders

As a designer, how do you stay ahead of trends, tools, culture, processes, and what the horizon demands.

7 essential publications for designers and industry leaders

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Sep 13, 2022

Business and Design

Arin Bhowmick, Chief Design Officer at SAP, on the importance of adopting a business mindset for designers

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Apr 14, 2022

IBM Design wins four 2022 iF Design Awards

Story of the human centered design outcomes behind the iF Design Award 2022 winners.

IBM Design wins four 2022 iF Design Awards

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Arin Bhowmick

Chief Design Officer at SAP | Ex-IBM & Oracle | Building AI driven, scalable human-centered systems | Keynote Speaker | Board Advisor | People make design great

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