Bubble Launches AI Agent to Merge Conversational Coding with Visual App Building (2 minute read)
Bubble AI Agent combines conversational AI coding with visual drag-and-drop editing to build production-grade applications, addressing security and quality concerns that limit AI coding tool adoption. The platform allows users to switch between natural language prompts and visual editing with full control, targeting the 72% of surveyed users worried about security vulnerabilities in AI-generated code. To promote the launch, Bubble announced a $25,000 hackathon with Anthropic and revealed upcoming features, including an AI-enhanced Property Editor and mobile in-app purchase support.
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You Might Not Like Paint's Latest Feature in Windows 11 (1 minute read)
Microsoft is adding a new generative AI feature called Restyle to Paint in Windows 11, allowing users to transform images into different art styles, such as Pop Art. Currently available to Windows Insiders, Restyle integrates into the Copilot menu. It has drawn criticism from users tired of AI being added across Windows, as it requires a Microsoft account and is initially limited to Copilot+ PCs.
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Claude for Code: How to use Claude to Streamline Product Design Process (6 minute read)
Claude excels at code-adjacent design tasks, making it valuable for UI designers in three key areas. It can transform high-fidelity mockups into HTML prototypes by processing screenshots, though the preview may need browser verification for accuracy. It also streamlines design system work by converting Figma component specs into React components and transforming style guides into CSS variables or Tailwind configs. Claude can generate micro-interactions and animations, including Framer Motion snippets for effects like button hover states and transitions.
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The Design Space of AI Coding Tools (4 minute read)
A recent UC San Diego paper analyzed 90 AI coding assistants and identified 10 design dimensions across four categories: user interface, system inputs, capabilities, and outputs. The research traces three evolutionary eras—autocomplete (2021-2022), chat (2023-2024), and agents (2024-2025)—and revealed that industry products converge on speed and polish while academic prototypes explore novel interaction designs like multimodal inputs and explainability features. The paper maps these design dimensions to six user personas. It emphasizes that building these tools involves fundamental trade-offs between control versus convenience, simplicity versus capability, and access versus power.
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Fear of missing out on AI is overshadowing the fear of losing our humanity (5 minute read)
The focus around AI has shifted from fearing its impact to fearing missing out on its benefits. This drive for convenience and efficiency risks eroding human judgment, creativity, and the value of effort, especially among younger generations who rely on AI to bypass learning through struggle. As reliance grows, cultural standards decline, with “good enough” work replacing true depth. While AI mirrors our values, prioritizing speed over meaning could hollow out what makes us human.
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Animated Dashboard Gauges (Website)
JustGauge is a modern ES6+ JavaScript library for creating animated dashboard gauges using native SVG APIs—zero dependencies, resolution independent, and self-adjusting.
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The Easiest Way to Calculate ROI (1 minute read)
Value-based pricing becomes simpler when ROI is calculated after project completion rather than predicted. The approach leverages proven results from previous projects—such as clients achieving $100K-$300K revenue increases from brand identity work—to demonstrate value to new prospects. This method replaces uncertain predictions with concrete past performance, making it easier to justify higher prices and convince clients that similar results are achievable for them.
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Flow State Design: Applying Game Psychology to Productivity Apps (12 minute read)
Games excel at creating flow states through challenge-skill balance, clear goals, and immediate feedback, while productivity tools typically fail to engage users despite decades of research on flow psychology. Current task managers remain "state-blind," unable to recognize user context or adapt to energy levels, unlike games that constantly track and respond to player states. By applying game design principles, productivity apps can help users maintain flow states, making work genuinely engaging rather than feeling like drudgery.
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Machine Learning and Design Thinking are “basically” the same (6 minute read)
Backpropagation in machine learning closely parallels design thinking, as both rely on iterative improvement through feedback loops. Each involves making an initial assumption, testing outcomes, identifying and analyzing errors, refining the approach, and repeating the process. Concepts such as bias, underfitting, and overfitting translate naturally to design: bias reflects designer assumptions, underfitting represents overly generic solutions, and overfitting denotes designs too specific to controlled conditions. Both disciplines emphasize gradual, continuous refinement — learning from feedback to steadily improve outcomes.
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