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Article — 23 February 2026 — 3,133 words

Words and pictures in the history of user experience and the future of artificial intelligence

Society — Technology — User experience

ASCII art of the sparkles emoji, representing a text-based artificial intelligence interface

Modern artificial intelligence tools are largely rooted in text-based interactions. But the history of user experience, information and even humanity shows us that AI will have to go beyond text if it’s going to become relevant.

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Article — 28 November 2019 — 520 words

The false paradox — accessibility and aesthetics

Accessibility — User experience

Accessibility icon (depicting a person in a wheelchair) with an arrow depicting forward movement

Accessibility and aesthetics are not in conflict, despite the claims of some.

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