“This began as a portrait study from reference before evolving into freeform exploration. I pushed the image even further with fantastical elements”
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Jetpack 16.3 WordPress Plugin Update Is A Winner via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Jetpack announced the release of version 16.3, a major update that adds three new blocks, expands existing features, improves accessibility and security, and reorganizes settings to bring related controls together in the user interface. Three New Blocks That…
UX & Research
Tesler’s Law: complexity moved to a different part of the journey
The complexity never left the building. It changed hands, and nothing printed a receipt. AI assisted. AI did not remove the complexity of software. It removed the interface that told you where the complexity went, and who is now paying for it. Larry Tesler is…
UX & Research
Are synthetic users (really) the future of UX research?
Human-centered design demands a limited use of AI-generated personas, if at all A big debate among UX researchers is whether to use synthetic users in their studies. There’s one group of researchers who consider it no less than an abomination, unethical to…
Paid Traffic
Xbox Wants What TV Has (As In, Ads); Meta’s Link Toll
Xbox gets into the TV biz; Meta is testing a new monetization model; and who wants to be a hold, anyway?
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AI In Regulated Paid Media: The Default Settings That Put Compliance At Risk via @sejournal, @timothyjjensen
Understand how to address both ad platform and organizational AI concerns for paid media advertisers in regulated industries