UX Collective

The UX Collective (ISSN: 2766-5267) is an independent publication built to help designers think more critically about their work. Curated stories on user experience (UX), visual, and product design.

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The State of UX design in 2025

Things have been feeling differently for a while. That UX buzz, that peak we hit in the late 2010s, has faded. Historically, designers have always aimed to exert vast influence within their organizations, guiding the creative vision and making critical decisions that shape the product. That reality simply doesn’t feel palpable anymore when you look at the state of UX more broadly. UX is increasingly a byproduct of business objectives, not the driving force. What we have started to witness this y...

Dec 01, 2024•10 min•Season 10Ep. 1

The State of UX design in 2024

Much like late-stage capitalism, late-stage UX is characterized by its market saturation, heavy focus on financial growth, commoditization, automation, and increased financialization. Corporations exert significant influence over the economy and society, and designers can only push so far when advocating for user needs. How can we navigate this landscape as designers in 2024? Read the full report: trends.uxdesign.cc/2024 This is the 9th edition of The State of UX report by the UX Collective : a ...

Nov 26, 2023•17 min

The State of UX design in 2023

The 9th edition of The State of UX report is here: a critical look at our industry based on 761 articles published and shared with our 500k+ subscribers in 2022. In culture, as well as in design, things sometimes change at an accelerated pace, and a once-dominant social wavelength can suddenly start to feel dated. The year 2023 brings the culmination of various changes in the realms of technology, behavior, and society that have been underway since before COVID. As designers, instead of sim...

Dec 03, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 1

The State of UX design in 2022

The past two years have felt like two decades — and the pandemic isn’t over yet. From rethinking remote work policies to acknowledging the unintended impact of the products we build, designers in 2022 have a unique opportunity to rebuild our practice with a new perspective, incorporating all we’ve learned since the start of the pandemic. Since we began publishing this yearly report eight years ago, we have challenged ourselves to discuss the design industry beyond visual and tech trends , taking...

Nov 24, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Giving a damn about accessibility

Digital accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring that everyone has equal access to information, functionality, and experience on digital platforms. Many accessibility guides out there are either too prescriptive (making it seem like a checklist), too aspirational (painting a utopian picture that doesn’t drive action), or too charity-driven (driving the point that people with disabilities are to be pitied and painting the gaps as too enormous to ever be practically resolved). This hand...

May 19, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1