Philipp Brunner May 31, 2026
Designing Empty States in Complex Applications: 3 Guidelines
Empty states provide opportunities for designers to communicate system status, increase learnability of the system, and deliver direct pathways for key tasks. This article provides guidance for designing empty-state dialogues for content-less containers.
Nielsen Norman Group
Should we be kind to machines (for our own sake, really)?
We know AI isn’t conscious. We know it has no feelings, no preferences, no skin in the game. We say “please” and “thank you” anyway.
Medium • Dora Czerna
A Behavioral Model of User Onboarding
Why onboarding succeeds when motivation, capability, and context align in the user’s current moment.
Learning Loop • Anders Toxboe
Real designers don’t care about AI
A practical designer’s rant on why you shouldn’t get distracted
Medium • Melody Koh 🤔
Weekly links curated by Philipp Brunner, UX and product designer
