Curated Clicks – May 2025
A compilation of links I found particularly interesting or helpful during the past month. These are mostly related to UX design or research but can include other things that inspired me or I found fun.
Insightful Articles
UXers Need to Think Like Product Leaders
By adopting the mindset of a product leader, UXers can build support and buy-in within their company.
When Accessibility is an Afterthought in Figma Sites
A critique of Figma Sites and It’s accessibility oversights
WCAG 3: A New Approach to Accessibility Scoring
A look at the proposed changes to how accessibility will be measured in WCAG 3.
From “How Might We?” to “Why Should We?”
An argument for designing AI systems that foster meaningful, long-term relationships with users rather than just transactional interactions.
What Kind of Companies & Roles Should You Actually Apply To?
A strategic breakdown for job seekers on evaluating roles that truly fit.
My Articles
Design Thinking, Empathy, and the Case for the 100k Starting Salary
How design thinking and user empathy uncover systemic flaws in entry-level salary expectations and what to do about it.
The Business of Digital Manipulation: How Your Brain is Hacked to Create Addictive Digital Products
An in-depth look at the dark patterns and persuasive design tactics fueling digital addiction and how designers can resist them.
Why Chick-fli-A’s Drive-Thru Feels Faster (Even Though It’s Not)
A reverse-engineering of drive-thru system design, showing how perception, not speed, creates customer satisfaction.
Is the Feeling of Closure…Designed?: What Graduation Tells Us About Ritual
Explores how design choices shape the emotional weight of life’s milestones, using graduation ceremonies as a case study.
Research
The State of AI 2025
An annual snapshot of how AI is shaping development, design, and society.
Overlay Accessibility Research Tool
Research exposing the limitations of accessibility overlays.
Resources
Nate’s Newsletter
A curated newsletter with insights on UX, product, and systems thinking.
Design System in 90 Days
A guide to systematically building and scaling a design system.
FFFuel
A playful collection of free visual generators for SVG gradients, textures, and more.
How to use AI to generate design variations from an existing design
Perfectly described by it’s title, this resrouce shows you how to iterate using AI
Inspiration
SaaSPO
A curated gallery of inspiring SaaS website designs
Course: AI-Assisted Coding for Designers
I found this course to be helpful in getting started with AI-assisted coding. The course takes you through the steps of creating a quote generator using Cursor, a quote API, and Supabase. I used what I learned here and built a really simple content calendar as an exploration. For my project, I used Subframe to build the design then imported into cursor to add functinality. Check out the final design:
E1: Talk to Your Code
Learn how to use AI tools to understand and modify code through conversation.
E2: How Web Apps Work
A designer-friendly guide to understanding how web apps function under the hood.
E3: Just Enough JavaScript
Get a designer-focused crash course in JavaScript for dynamic interfaces.
E4: Version Control with Git
Master the basics of Git so you can confidently collaborate with developers.
E5: APIs and Supabase
Explore APIs and tools like Supabase to power your design prototypes.
E6: Plan and Ship Your App
Learn how to scope, design, and deploy a real app as a designer.