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Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
Welcome to „The Future of UX“ - the podcast about the future of UX Design, where we explore how emerging technologies like AI, AR, VR, and the metaverse will impact user experience design. Join Patricia Reiners as they sit down with experts and thought leaders from the world of tech and design to discuss the latest trends, insights, and best practices in the field of UX. From the ethics of AI to the future of user interfaces, we'll dive deep into the topics that matter most to UX designers…
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- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#174 What Actually Gets Designers Hired in 2026 (and How I Build My Case Studies with Claude)
🚀 Case Study Engine course: waitlist presale from Monday, 2 November → Join the Case Study Engine waitlist Hiring managers decide in about five seconds what…
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#173 Quarterly: Claude Motion, Figma Agents, and Why I Moved My Business Into Claude Code
👉 Join the Case Study Engine waitlist: https://ai-for-designers.com/claudecodeportfolio-waitlist The waitlist opens first on 9 November, gets the lowest price…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#172 Meta Muse: The Cutest Trojan Horse in Tech
Meta's Muse is one of the best designed AI products of the year, and its little keychain, the Muse Charm, is coming by December. In this episode I look at what…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#171 Should We Be Scared of AI?AI Agents Hacked Hugging Face to Cheat on a Test
This summer, more than a thousand AI agents broke out of a test at OpenAI and hacked Hugging Face, because they were looking for the answers to an exam. A few…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#170 AI Influence Without Authority: 3 Meetings Every Designer Has Sat In, with Brittni Bowering
👉 Grab one of the last seat for AI for Designers: https://ai-for-designers.com AI is taking over more and more of the making. What's left for us as designers…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
🔵 AI for Designers open for Enrollment: Early bird available until Thursday
🔵 Open for enrollment: AI for Designers Early Bird Until Thursday: https://ai-for-designers.com A special episode, a little outside the usual rhythm. Doors…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#169 The New AI Identity: What Product/UX Designers Need Now
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 opening September Sep 28 → Sign up for the waiting…
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#168 Nobody Invites the UX Designer Anymore (UX Identity Crisis, Part 2)
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 opening September Sep 28 → Sign up for the waiting…
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#167 UX Has an Identity Crisis
UX Has an Identity Crisis, and AI Is Just the Inspection What is really changing in UX right now, the numbers behind it, and why AI is the inspection rather…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#166 The Great Role Shift: Design Engineers, Claude Design, and What It Means for You
Join the AI Workforce Challenge Sep 07 - Sep 14 LIVE ✨ Build your own agents and skills with Claude: Let's build together Show notes / sources AI in Design…
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#165 My AI Workforce in Claude Cowork: The Agents and Skills Behind the Scenes
7 Day Challenge, build your own AI workforce. Starts 7 September, seven days, one hour a day. 🔧 Sign up here I work 24 hours a week. If you opened my laptop…
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#164 How Fin (Intercom) Prototypes With AI with Domingo Widen
Domingo Widen is a Staff Product Designer at Fin (formerly Intercom), where he leads the Frontend Infrastructure team — the team that builds the tools, design…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#163 The Quarterly: My 24h Work week and What I'm Actually Working On (And What I Got Wrong)
In this first quarterly update I talk about the private company cohorts I'm building, the free Adobe Firefly workshop series, and three shifts I saw in the…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#162 The Case of the Vanished Judgment
A designer with 20+ years of experience sits in front of twelve competent, AI-generated screens... and can't evaluate a single one. Not because they're bad…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#161 700 Components in One Day: How Design Work Is Quietly Moving Into Code
A client of mine just rebuilt their entire Figma design system — roughly 700 components — as code components in Claude Code. It took one day. And now their…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#160 AI Customer Research: Why Designers Should Learn Claude Code with Caitlin Sullivan
Most designers think Claude Code is a developer tool. Caitlin Sullivan makes the case that it's one of the most underrated tools for customer research and…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#159 Beyond the Copilot: The 4 AI Patterns Every Designer Should Know
Most teams default to chat when they think about adding AI to a product. But chat is just one pattern — and often not the right one. In this episode, Patricia…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#158 Why Junior Design Jobs Are Vanishing (And What To Do About It)
Junior design jobs are disappearing and most people are blaming the wrong thing. In this episode, I break down what's actually happening to entry-level design…
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#157 Google I/O Takeaways for Designers
Google I/O 2026 happened. And a few things they announced will actually change how you work as a designer. In this episode I break down the 7 that matter most…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#156 Figma MCP, Claude skills, Agents
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 → Sign up for the waiting list 👉 0€ Training…
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AI for Designers Is Open: Everything You Need to Know
AI for Designers is officially open for enrollment for just a couple of days (or until it's sold out)- In this special episode of Future of UX, I’m answering…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#155 I Tested 50 AI Tools. I Kept 5. Here's Why.
AI tool overwhelm is real. Every week there's a new demo, a new hype cycle, a new tab you open twice and never touch again. In this episode I share the five…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#154 AI Evolution: The Darwin Moment in UX
Before UX, before Figma, before any of this . Patricia studied biology. And that lens changes how she sees what’s happening in design right now. Because this…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#153 Claude Design: I Tested It So You Don't Have To
Claude Design launched April 17, 2026 and it's Anthropic's most designer-relevant release yet. In this episode, Patricia walks through three real experiments…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#152 Claude Cowork for Designers in 30 min (5 Real Workflows, Step by Step)
Claude Cowork is one of the most underestimated tools for UX designers right now. In this episode, Patricia breaks down exactly what Cowork is, how it's…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#151 The Empathic Web: When interfaces start responding to your emotions with Sebastian Löwe
What if websites could understand how you feel? In this episode of Future of UX, Patricia talks with Sebastian, Director of UX Design at Virtual Identity…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
Quarterly Update: The AI Shifts Designers Should Watch Now
In this quarterly update, Patricia shares the few AI shifts designers should actually pay attention to right now—beyond the noise. We talk about Claude Skills…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#149 Designing AI Features: The 3-Step Framework Product Teams Need with Bansi Mehta
In this episode of the Future of UX Podcast, I’m speaking with Bansi Mehta, founder of Koru UX Design. We talk about one of the biggest challenges product…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#148 Understand Claude in 20 Minutes: Skills, Plugins, Code & What Designers Should Actually Use
Everyone is suddenly talking about Claude… but most people are still a bit confused about what it actually does. In this episode, I break down the key features…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#147 Why designers need to think like founders with Felix Haas
AI is changing how we design and build products faster than ever. In this episode of Future of UX, I’m talking with Felix Haas, who is currently working at…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#146 Junior Designers, If I Were Starting My Design Career Today, I’d Do These 3 Things
In this episode of Future of UX, I’m sharing the three things I would do if I were starting my design career today as a junior UX/UI/Product Designer. And I’m…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#145 From Pixels to Power: Why Designers Must Become Builders with Morten Rand-Hendriksen
What if the future of UX isn’t about better interfaces — but about moving beyond interfaces altogether? In this episode, I’m joined by Morten Rand-Hendriksen…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#144 Something Big Is Happening with Matt Shumer: Agentic AI, Hype & What UX Designers Should Really Do
In this episode, we unpack a viral AI essay that compares today’s AI moment to February 2020 the calm before global disruption. The author argues that AI has…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#143 Synthetic Users, AI Interviews, and the Future of UX Research with Julian Della Mattia
In this episode of Future of UX, I’m joined by Julian Della Mattia, Senior User Insights Manager at DuckDuckGo. I first came across Julian through his…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#142 OpenClaw and the UX Shift from Interaction to Delegation
AI tools that talk are familiar by now. AI systems that act are something else. In this episode of Future of UX, Patricia takes a closer look at OpenClaw, an…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#141 Dive into 5 Future-Ready UX Meta Skills You Need by 2030 and How to Build Them Today
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 → Sign up for the 5 week bootcamp ✨ Free ✨ Design Trend report 2026 Get access…
Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design#140 AI Project Case Study with Flore de Crombrugghe
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 Open Jan 26' 2026 → Sign up for the waiting list n this episode of…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#139 AI Updates for Designers
✨ Free ✨ Design Trend report 2026 Get access to the trend report (40min video) Keeping up with AI updates has basically become a full-time job. New models…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#138 Big UX Trends 2026: The Shifts Designers Can’t Ignore
2026 is not just another trend year for UX. It’s a transition phase. ⚡️ Trend report Get access to the trend report (40min video) In this episode, I’m sharing…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#137 Generative UI: Lessons from Google Labs Disco
Generative UI is quietly changing how digital products work — and Google Labs’ experimental browser Disco is a perfect example of that shift. Not what buttons…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#136 The Big Shifts in UX, AI & Tech 2025
In this episode of Future of UX, Patricia breaks down the most important tech and AI shifts of 2025 — the trends that fundamentally changed how we design…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#135 People, Agents & Robots: How Work Is Changing for UX Designers
In this episode, we explore one of the biggest shifts happening in the world of work right now: the rise of people–agent–robot partnerships. I break down…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#134 The Economics Behind AI: What Designers Need to Know
In this episode of Future of UX, we explore the real economics behind today’s AI tools. Why are some tools stable while others quietly burn money? What does…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#133 What Hiring Managers Want in 2026 (and What They Don’t)
Design roles are shifting fast and AI is speeding things up. In this episode of Future of UX, we dig into what’s really changing in the UX world, which roles…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#132 Understand AI Agents in 20 Minutes
AI Agents are reshaping how we interact with technology — from simple assistants to fully autonomous systems that think and act on their own. In this episode…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#131 Quarterly AI & UX Update: Vibe-Coding, AI Design Ecosystems & the Rise of Agent Browsers
This episode mixes a few personal updates — balancing work, creativity, and life — with the top three AI trends every designer should know about this season…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#130 Halloween Special: UX AI Horror Stories and What UX Designers Should Actually Be Worried About
In this Halloween special of Future of UX, we explore the disturbing side of digital design where clever UX crosses into manipulation, AI tools launch without…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#129 OpenAI Atlas vs. Comet vs. Dia: AI Browsers and the Future of UX –
In this episode of Future of UX, we dive into the next big shift: web browsers that don’t just open websites — they understand, summarise, act. We cover the…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#128 Vibe Coding Is Useless Without Strategy: Why Random AI Prototypes Don’t Work
What if you could build a working prototype just by describing it? That’s the idea behind vibe coding a new way of designing where intent replaces execution…
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#127 How ChatGPT Apps Could Redefine UX Design: When Apps Go Invisible:
What happens to UX design when apps disappear or rather, move inside ChatGPT? Please share your thoughts with me on Linkedin In this episode of Future of UX…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#126 Synthetic Users in UX Research: Hype, Reality, and the Future of Design
Curious to hear your thoughts .Please share them here: Linkedin In this episode of Future of UX, we dive into one of the most controversial topics in design…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#125 Ray-Ban Meta Glasses: UX Wins, Fails, and What’s Next
Smart glasses are back and this time, they actually look good. In this episode of Future of UX, Patricia Reiners breaks down Meta’s brand-new Ray-Ban Meta…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#124 Understand AI in 20 Minutes: What Every Designer Must Know
AI is moving incredibly fast. Every week there is a new tool, a new model, a new headline. For designers it can feel impossible to keep up. But you do not need…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#123 The 3 UX Skills That Will Still Matter After AI Takes Over
AI is changing the way we design fast. Tools are writing copy, generating wireframes and even running research. It is easy to wonder what is left for us as…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#122 AI Agents 2.0: Real-World Cases and the New UX Principles We Need
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 Enrollment starts Sep 01 ✨ → Sign up for the waiting list In this episode of Future of UX, we’re…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#121 Prompt-Driven Design: How to Use Prompts as a Creative Superpower
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 Enrollment starts Sep 01 ✨ → Sign up for the waiting list In this tutorial-style episode of…
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#120 The GPT-5 Upgrade: What It Really Means for UX & Product Design
AI for Designers: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 Enrollment starts Sep 01 ✨ → Sign up for the waiting list In this episode of Future of UX, I share…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#119 5 AI Shifts UX Designers Can’t Ignore
💻 ✨Waiting list for the AI Academy: 6-week Bootcamp to Learn How to Master AI as a Designer. Opening in September. → Sign up for the…
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#118 Designing for AI Agents: UX Patterns, Ethics & Tools
In this episode, we're diving into one of the biggest shifts happening in digital product design right now: AI agents. AI agents are no longer just answering…
- Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design
#117 Vibe Coding: When AI Turns Your Ideas into Code
We’re back from the summer break — and kicking off this season with one of the most exciting shifts happening at the intersection of design and development…