With the ever-growing capabilities of AI, product design is witnessing a great deal of advancement in increasing work efficiency and precision. We must, however, learn to judge which of these AI tools are indeed worth using and which may cause more harm than good. Learn more about this and much more, including accessibility and agility in building products, in this month’s edition of Designers’ Digest.
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AI users - innovation or misinformation?
New AI tools are promising to make UX research easier and quicker for designers and other product-minded individuals in verifying hypotheses and validating product ideas. Are these promises, however, fulfilled by automatically generated user interviews and tests conducted with so-called “AI users”? Learn more about the harmful effects of replacing real users with their synthetic counterparts and how we must carefully approach such radical, new solutions.
Read more about virtual users in UX research: AI Users Are Neither AI Nor Users
How emojis may harm accessibility
An increasing number of new websites are using emojis in place of words or icons to underline emotion or convey meaning, sometimes completely replacing words in sentences. Have you, however, considered the effects of such UX writing? Find out how screen readers interpret emojis in text, how they may have a high-risk impact on the accessibility of our products and what to consider when opting to use them in our designs.
Read more about the accessibility of using emojis in product design: Accessibility vs emojis
Generate UI within seconds with high precision
Uizard’s Autodesigner tool is bringing a new level of innovative technology to wireframe building and professional design while saving much valuable time. Although AI is still far from replacing product designers’ jobs, it is becoming increasingly helpful as a support in everyday working life. Find out more on how to design your own projects or modify your existing ones within seconds!
Read more about Uizard’s Autodesigner AI tool: Text Prompt to UI Design is Here and it’s Amazing! (and Terrifying)
MVP vs EVA
Is building minimum viable products overrated? Everyone knows the MVP - a product which fulfills the minimum criteria for bringing value to a user. However, have you heard of the EVA - essential value achieved? This alternative method of building products might just be much more prone to bringing product success, and just like minimum loveable products, they might be a next-level alternative to MVPs. What do you think, is EVA the future?
Read more about the advantages of Essential Value Achieved: MVP is too risky, use EVA instead
The UX of subtitles
Whilst we often overlook subtitles, they are increasingly important to all users of different backgrounds and needs, not just individuals who are hard of hearing. We are witnessing subtitles appear more and more often with a trend of increased subtitle use. This especially happens in the case when users watch videos in public settings and are unable to actively listen to the sound associated with them. Find out how a subtitle’s design may influence how content or a product conveys emotions with this article on its influence on user experience.
Read more about how subtitles influence user experience: Missing a point: the UX of subtitles
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